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Southern Maine Beats Babson for Fifield's 300th GORHAM, Maine -- To win 300 games in 12 Division III seasons, you have to play a lot of NCAA tournament games. That's exactly what the Southern Maine women have been doing during Gary Fifield's 12 seasons as coach. That's how Fifield gained his 300th last night as the Huskies beat Babson, 56-43, in a Northeast regional first-round game at Hill Gymnasium With the victory, Fifield improved to 300-51 (an .855 winning percentage) at Southern Maine. The Huskies, seeded third in the Northeast, will try to reach their fourth consecutive Round of 16 berth Saturday in Salem, Mass., when they visit MASCAC champion and second-seeded Salem State in a 3 p.m. second-round game. Last season, USM reached the national championship game before falling to Washington University, 77-69. Second-seeded Salem and top-seeded Williams drew first-round byes. Bowdoin defeated Bates 49-44 for the right to play at Williams Saturday. Six-foot-1 senior center Tracy Libby scored 16 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked six shots to pace Southern Maine (25-3). Babson, the surprise NEWMAC champion, completes its season at 19-9. The win was the eighth in a row by Southern Maine. With her team trailing by 32-30 midway through the second half, Libby sparked a 13-2 run by the Huskies. She scored five of her team's first seven points during that stretch, one that eventually opened up a 43-34 USM lead with 7:28 to play. Julie Plant (14 points), Susan Ware (10 rebounds), Ali Hathaway (4 assists) and Destiny Demo all contributed baskets during the 13-2 run. Babson had led throughout most of the low-scoring first half, building a 19-14 advantage with 4:27 remaining on a basket by Shannon Campbell (11 points, 8 rebounds). Southern Maine scored the last seven points in the first half to lead by 21-19 at intermission. Single free throws by Babson's Kristen Hanson and Kerri Lally gave the Beavers their last lead of the game, 32-30, midway through the second half. BABSON (43): Botticelli 0-7 2-2 2, Hatch 0-1 0-2 0, Graham 3-5 2-2 8, Pineault 3-8 2-2 8, Campbell 4-14 3-7 11, Lally 1-4 2-4 4, Riley 0-0 0-0 0, Demaio 0-1 2-2 2, Gregoire 3-7 0-0 6, Hanson 0-1 1-4 1, Eddy 0-1 0-0 0, Conroy 0-3 1-2 1; TOTALS: 14-52 15-27 43. SOUTHERN MAINE (56): Ware 1-10 4-6 6, Demo 2-5 0-0 4, Plant 5-14 2-5 14, Hathaway 3-7 2-2 8, Libby 6-15 4-9 16, DeGraw 0-0 0-0 0, Hopkins 0-1 0-0 0, Kimball 2-3 0-0 4, Dominiczak 0-0 0-0 0, Elderkin 0-0 0-0 0, Zahm 1-3 2-5 4; TOTALS: 20-58 14-27 56. Halftime: S. Maine 21, Babson 19; 3-point goals: Babson 0-6 (Botticelli 0-4, Graham 0-1, Pineault 0-1), S. Maine 2-9 (Plant 2-9); Rebounds: Babson 40 (Campbell 8), S. Maine 44 (Libby 14); Assists: Babson 7 (Pineault 4), S. Maine 10 (Hathaway 4); Total fouls: Babson 23, S. Maine 19; Technical fouls: none; Fouled out: none; Att: 633.
Gallaudet Advances, Downs St. Mary's 80-73 "It was a terrific win for the players and also for our fans," said Gallaudet head coach Kitty Baldridge. "It feels nice to win our first tournament game, but now we have to focus on our next opponent." St. Mary’s jumped out to a 37-30 halftime lead on the long distance shooting of guard Felicia Harris, who had 18 points at halftime (four three-pointers), and the inside play of center Erica Pearson. In the second half, SMC scored the first three points to extend its lead to 40-30 with just under 19 minutes to play. But in the second half, the Bison defense was draped all over Harris and three-point specialist Jen Francis, forcing the Seahawks to try to penetrate in the paint. The plan worked as Harris was neutralized (five points in the second half) and Pearson made only 3-of-10 second half shots. Meanwhile, Gallaudet went on a 15-2 run, taking the lead on a three-point play by Ouahid. Johnson found her scoring touch, hitting several off-balance shots, and Miller, who sat most of the first half with two fouls, started connecting from all over the court. "The second half was like a new game," said Baldridge. "We stopped thinking so much about what St. Mary’s was trying to do, and we started playing our own style. When we play with that kind of determination and confidence, we are successful." St. Mary’s came back to tie the game twice more, the final time coming at 48-48 with 13:32 remaining, but then Gallaudet pushed the lead to as many as 10 points before settling for the 80-73 victory. It was the final game for Pearson, the Seahawk center, who has enjoyed many duels with Miller on both the basketball and volleyball court over the past three years. During the pregame introductions, Pearson warmly embraced her rival at center court, and the gesture was repeated again after the game, drenched in salty sweat and tears for both. The contest marked the first time Gallaudet ever faced an opponent four times in one season. Oddly, the road team won every time, with Gallaudet winning 88-83 on Jan. 13, and St. Mary’s winning, 78-70, Feb. 10. In the CAC Championship game Feb. 28 in Washington, D.C., the Seahawks won 75-69, jubilantly cutting down the nets in celebration. Wednesday night, the Bison got to return the favor. Austin Advances Past Randolph-Macon Austin was led by junior center Rachel McNamara's 20 points. Senior forward Natasha Rodgers added 17 points and a team-high 10 rebounds while senior guard Marisa Hesse followed up with 15 points. Randolph-Macon senior guard Aimee Beightol and sophomore forward Jamie Tanner contributed 10 points apiece to lead the Yellow Jackets effort. With the victory, Austin advances to the NCAA Tournament's second round. The Lady Kangaroos will meet South Region top seed DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana on Saturday. DePauw earned a first-round bye as the region's number one seed. For Randolph-Macon, the contest marked the second loss to Austin College in NCAA Tournament play in two years. Austin ended Randolph-Macon's 1997-98 season, 64-52.
Colby-Sawyer Wins First Tournament Game After going down early in the first half, the Chargers, with just under eight minutes in the half, went on a 17-5 run, completing the first frame on an 8-0 run. The Chargers' first lead came with just 2:40 remaining as junior Cheryl Carr buried one of Colby-Sawyer's many free throws on the night. As a team Colby-Sawyer shot 84% from the line, draining 26 of 31. No player missed more than one shot. "They [Colby-Sawyer] are a tremendous foul shooting team, and they stayed composed when they were down in the first half," noted Hunter coach Jackee Meadow. The second half belonged to the Chargers as they flirted with double figure leads for most of the half and completed the game with the largest lead of the night, 14 points. Colby-Sawyer was led by its three senior captains Krissi Diachisin, Melissa Eckman and Alison Gulubicki. Diachisin paced the team with 18 points and eight rebounds, while Eckman and Gulubicki recorded 13 and 12, respectively. The Hawks of Hunter were led by Shevon Collins and Diana Olaya who both recorded 15 points on the evening. Maria Kavourias also contributed greatly as she scored 12 points including three shots from beyond the three-point marker. Meadow remarked, "We are a very young team and this was a great learning experience for us. Hopefully this will make us stronger next year."
Bowdoin Outlasts Bates, 49-44 Bates came out of the gate and used a tough full-court press to build a 20-11 lead with 5:51 left in the first half. Bowdoin responded as Monika Dargin scored six points in a 12-0 run to give the Polar Bears a 23-20 lead at the half. Dargin scored nine of her 11 points in the first frame to boost Bowdoin. Both teams shot miserably from the floor and both recorded their lowest scoring outputs of the season. Bates hit 19 of 70 shots (.271) while Bowdoin was just a shade better, knocking down 18 of 51 attempts (.352). Bates managed to build a six-point lead when Kate McLaughlin made a steal and converted a fast-break lay-up for a 42-36 lead with 5:49 left in the game. Good took over the game from that point, scoring six-straight unanswered points to tie the game at 42-42 with 4:41 left in the game. Good scored 10 points in a 13-2 run to end the game for the Polar Bears. McLaughlin was the only Bates player to score in double figures as she netted 10, while Emily King scored nine points and grabbed nine boards. Alli Marshall and Jamie Bennett proved crucial down the stretch for the Polar Bears as Marshall grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds while Bennett added five points and 10 rebounds. Bates (20-5)
FG FT Reb
Min. M-A M-A O-T A F Pts.
McCrave 37 3-11 0-1 3-9 5 2 6
Taylor 17 2-8 0-0 1-1 0 1 5
Dutille 28 0-7 4-4 1-5 0 1 4
Thurston 33 3-8 0-0 1-1 1 3 6
King 29 4-14 1-5 6-9 0 3 9
McLaughlin 23 5-14 0-0 3-6 0 4 10
LaPointe 11 1-3 0-0 1-3 1 0 2
Williamson 20 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 2
Dulude 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Dockery 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
TOTALS 200 19-70 5-10 16-34 9 15 44
FG% .271, FT% .500; 3-point goals: 1-15, .066 (Taylor 1-6, Dutille 0-1, LaPointe 0-1, McLaughlin 0-1, Williamson 0-2, McCrave 0-4). Team rebounds: 6; Blocked: 1 (McLaughlin). Turnovers: 12 (McCrave 4, LaPointe 3, King 2, Dutille 2, Thurston, McLaughlin). Steals: 14 (McCrave 4, King 3, Dutille 2, LaPointe 2, Williamson, McLaughlin). Bowdoin (19-5) FG FT Reb Min. M-A M-A O-T A F Pts. Good 34 4-13 6-6 1-7 3 0 14 Mayol 23 1-4 1-2 0-3 2 1 4 Marshall 31 0-5 0-0 2-11 1 1 0 Dargin 26 5-9 0-0 1-2 1 0 11 Myers 28 3-9 0-0 2-6 0 3 6 Maxwell 7 3-4 0-0 0-2 0 1 6 LaRochelle 14 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 Farmer 16 1-2 1-2 1-1 0 4 3 Bennett 21 1-4 3-4 4-10 0 2 5 TOTALS 200 18-51 11-14 11-43 8 13 49 FG% .352, FT% .785; 3-point goals: 2-9, .222 (Mayol 1-3, Dargin 1-3, LaRochelle 0-1, Good 0-2). Team rebounds: 4; Blocked: 2 (Farmer, Dargin). Turnovers: 26 (Mayol 7, Good 6, Myers 5, Marshall 4, Dargin 4). Steals: 9 (Good 2, Mayol 2, Myers 2, Dargin, Maxwell, Bennett).
St. Thomas Upsets Wartburg, 67-41 The contest was never in doubt as the Tommies jumped to a 27-8 lead in the first 14 minutes of the game. Molly Hayden led UST with 18 points, while Missy Pederson added 14, Mary Thomes 11 and Paige Olsen 10. No one made it into double figures for Wartburg as the Knights shot just 26.8% for the game, getting only five field goals in the first half and six in the second half. St. Thomas dominated the boards 38-27.
Gwynedd-Mercy Beats Susquehanna in
OT Following Pearson's free throws, Susquehanna's 6-2 junior center Karyn Kern caught a long outlet pass from senior swingplayer Karrah Henry at the top of the key and kicked it out to the right wing for what looked like an open three-point look for sophomore two-guard Jen Antolick. But Antolick bobbled the pass and was forced to shoot an off-balance two-pointer instead, which hit the rim. Freshman swingplayer Mary Anne Wade came off the bench to lead Gwynedd-Mercy with 18 points -- hitting three big treys -- as it improved to 24-4 and advanced to Saturday's 2 p.m. second-round game at region top-seed Scranton (25-2). Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Player of the Year and 6-1 junior center Michelle Costa also had 16 points and a game-high 17 rebounds, while Pearson finished with 12. Susquehanna uncharacteristically put four players in double figures, although senior power forward and scoring leader Kristen Venne typically led the pack with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Venne finished her career with 41-straight games in double figures, and 98 of 100 all-time, while scoring 1,929 points and grabbing 894 rebounds. Junior two-guard Lisa Stack also had 11, while senior small forward Sandy Jenkin and junior center Karyn Kern had 10 apiece. Kern also pulled down 12 rebounds, but had an off night shooting as she went just 4 of 13 from the field after entering the game as the NCAA Division III field goal percentage leader at 66.8%. The team's back-to-back losses denied 12th-year Crusader head coach Mark Hribar his second-straight bid at becoming just the second coach to win 200 games at Susquehanna. He is now 199-104. "We score about a third of our points from the free-throw line, and when we don't get to the line like tonight (only eight free throws the whole game), it really changes our game a lot," said Hribar. "It was a very, very physical ballgame." Pearson had another big bucket in regulation, driving the right baseline to give her team a five-point lead at 55-50 with 5:11 left. But Susquehanna fought back to tie at 55 on five-straight points, with Antolick tying it on a trey with 4:15 left. Wade and Jenkin would match each other's jumpers for the final points of regulation, with Jenkins' jumper from the right corner tying it at 59 with 2:42 left. Neither team could capitalize on numerous possessions the rest of the way to take the lead. Freshman point guard Gina Maieron's shot just inside the midcourt stripe at the buzzer hit the rim. In the overtime, tight defense and physical play continued. Gwynedd-Mercy drew first blood and would build a quick three-point lead with 1:53 gone. But once again, Susquehanna would answer with four-straight points as both Jenkin, and then her freshman reserve Amy Harrington, hit a pair of key jumpers from the left corner -- the last giving he Crusaders a 63-62 lead with 2:09 to play. It would be Susquehanna's last points of the game as Pearson scored the final three. The first half was marked by up-and-down play as both teams looked to run and there were only eight fouls called in the half. Costa flourished in the first 20 minutes, scoring 15 points and grabbing eight rebounds -- the most important being a jumper with :35.7 left to give her team a 31-30 halftime lead. Susquehanna lost nine of its 10 games this season when it trailed at the half. While Gwynedd-Mercy was able to get scoring inside, the taller Griffins made it difficult for Susquehanna vaunted one-two punch of Kern and Venne as they scored just six apiece in the first half on a combined 6-for-15 shooting. Stack picked up the slack from the perimeter, leading her team with nine first half points. Hribar and Susquehanna have now lost their last four NCAA tournament games -- the last three by a combined five points. 1ST 2ND OT1 TOTAL Gwynedd-Mercy 31 28 7 66 Susquehanna 30 29 4 63 SCORING -- Gwynedd Mercy: Mary Anne Wade 18, Michelle Costa 16, Rachel Pearson 12. Susquehanna: Kristen Venne 18, Lisa Stack 11, Sandy Jenkin 10, Karyn Kern 10 REBOUNDS -- Gwynedd Mercy: Michelle Costa 17, Danielle Tepper 12. Susquehanna: Kristen Venne 13, Karyn Kern 12 ASSISTS -- Gwynedd Mercy: Gina Maieron 5. Susquehanna: Susan Trella 6.
William Smith Bench Wears Out Hartwick 62-47 The Herons, the East Region’s third seed, missed their first 13 shots of the game, as the Hawks, the sixth seed, took a 9-0 lead before William Smith finally tallied its first field goal over seven minutes into the game. The Herons clawed their way back into the game, rounding out the first half with a 14-2 run to take a 26-19 advantage into the locker room. William Smith held Hartwick scoreless for the first five minutes of the second stanza, while netting seven points to its credit, taking a 41-19 lead. The Heron’s lead never dipped below 20 in the final 14:35 of the contest. William Smith once again used its depth to wear down the opposition, outscoring the Hawks' reserves 30-6. Sophomore forward Beth Ann Roche led the Herons with a career-high 13 points off the bench, while junior guard Liz Brown added 11. On the boards, sophomore forward Mollie Masten, Brown, sophomore guard Brianna Tindall and first-year forward Leah Cornwell each grabbed a team-high five caroms. Tiffany Hurley and Alicia Sarzynski each posted double-doubles for Hartwick. Hurley scored 11 points to go with a game-high 14 rebounds, while Sarzynski scored 13 points and collected 11 errant shots. Stephanie Winn scored a game-high 14 points.
Meyer and Mallernee Combine for 47 in Capital Win Capital exploited Hope with its inside games as posts Kendra Meyer and LeAnn Mallernee tallied 26 and 21 points respectfully. The bigger Capital won the battle on the boards, 39-26. The Flying Dutch cut the Capital lead to 10 points with three minutes left to play, but was unable to get it below double digits. Tara Hosford led the Dutch scoring with 18 points, 16 of them in the second half. Kristin Koenigsknecht added 15 points.
Wheaton Beats Lakeland, Wash U. Up Next Wheaton avenged a 55-45 loss to Lakeland in the season opener. The host Muskies outscored Wheaton, 15-4, in a span of 9:22 and led 19-11 with 6:56 left in the first half. Wheaton answered with a 14-4 run to tie the game at 25-25 with 1:07 left before intermission. Lakeland led 28-25 at halftime as point guard Teri Johnson made 3 free throws in the last minute. Cole, a four-time All-CCIW selection, scored 9 first-half points with 2 baskets following steals and finished with 16 points for the game, and Hulya Erden, a 5-7 sophomore from Istanbul, Turkey, scored 9 first-half points and finished with 15 for Lakeland. Wheaton co-captain Heather Pancake, an All-CCIW second team pick, had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals in the first half, and forward Jill Dewane had 6 points and 4 rebounds for the Muskies. The Crusaders outscored Lakeland, 33-22, in the second half and turned the game around by scoring the first 8 points of the second half, and after a total run of 14-4, including consecutive three-point field goals by Cole and sophomore forward Rachel Horgen, Wheaton led 39-32 with 13:06 left in the second half. Wheaton led 49-40 with 3 minutes left, its best advantage of the game. Lakeland cut the lead to 49-45 with 2:22 left, but Wheaton made 3 free throws, and Horgen followed a missed free throw with a rebound basket as the Crusaders rebuilt the lead to 55-47 with 53 seconds left. Horgen, a two-time All-CCIW honorable mention selection, totalled a game-high 21 points, and hit 3 of 5 three-pointers and 9 of 17 shots, and had 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Cole added 16 points on 6 of 14 shots and 5 of 6 free throws, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals, and Pancake contributed 6 points, 7 rebounds, a game-high 6 assists, and game-high 5 steals. Center Jenna Will scored 3 points, grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, and blocked 3 shots. Freshman guard Stacie Clark totalled 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. Off the bench, guard Kate Elsen contributed 4 points, 4 rebounds, and a steal, and center Shannon Hunt grabbed 5 rebounds. Wheaton shot .344 from the field (21-61), made 5 of 10 three-pointers and 11 of 16 free throws, and outrebounded Lakeland, 44-42, with 19 offensive rebounds. Wheaton committed 15 turnovers, and the CCIW's best defensive team also stole the ball 18 times from the Muskies. Dewane led Lakeland with 16 points and 9 rebounds, and Erden finished with 15 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Meredith Wilmet contributed 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Lakeland shot .358 from the field (19-53), made 12 of 18 free throws and missed all 5 of its three-point field goal attempts. The Muskies committed 18 turnovers and had 14 steals. Wheaton plays next in the second round of the national championships, Saturday, March 6, in St. Louis, Missouri, against defending national champion Washington University (25-0).
Calvin Scores Final 10 Points to Win With the scored tied at 50-50, Calvin dug in to hold the Battling Bishops scoreless through the final 2:35 of the game while coming up with 10 points offensively to claim a 60-50 victory at the Calvin Fieldhouse. With the victory, Calvin advances to the second round of the NCAA III Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. The Knights (23-5) will travel to top-seeded Baldwin-Wallace (26-1) for a Saturday afternoon contest at 3:00 pm in BW's Ursprung Gymnasium. With its 23 victories, Calvin matches a school record for victories in a season for the third consecutive year. Calvin senior center Kerry Walters also achieved a historic milestone in the victory as she became the all-time leading scorer in school history, moving past Sarah Ondersma's total of 1,288 points by swishing a pair of free throws with with 17 seconds left in the game that boosted her final game total to 12 points and her career total to 1,290 points. The 1999 MIAA MVP, Walters had just six points on the night with the scored tied 50-50 but the South Christian High School graduate came up big down the stretch, nailing a 17-foot pull-up jumper with 2:18 left to play to give the Knights a 52-50 advantage. Walters then put Calvin up by six at 56-50, nailing another jumper with 49 seconds left that pulled her into a tie with Ondersma for the all-time scoring lead. Wesleyan than committed its 28th turnover of the evening wtih 20 seconds left with Walters picking up a steal on the play and then getting fouled with 17 seconds left, setting up her historic free throws. Calvin led 33-30 at halftime despite shooting just 38.7% from the floor. The first half featured three lead changes with neither team leading by more than five points. Leading 39-38 early in the second half, Calvin then used an 8-2 run over the next four minutes to take its biggest lead of the game at 47-40 with 8:56 left to play. The Knights suddenly went stone-cold from the field however as they would not convert a field goal attempt until Walter's jumper with 2:18 left. Calvin was able to muster three points from the free throw line but Ohio Wesleyan was able to outscore Calvin 10-3 during the span to pull into a 50-50 tie with 2:35 left in regulation. Calvin's defense took over down the stretch though as Wesleyan (21-7) committed three turnovers and misfired on three field goal attempts in the closing minutes as the Knights claimed the hard-fought win. Calvin hit just 35.5% of its field goal attempts on the evening but held Ohio Wesleyan to 32% field goal shooting including just 25.9% in the second half. Wesleyan also committed 28 turnovers to Calvin's 14 as the Knights collected 15 steals and blocked five shots. Junior Mindi Andringa led the Calvin scoring attack with 17 points with Walters adding 12 points, six rebounds and four steals and senior Jodi Toonstra scoring 10 points and collecting three steals. Junior Lauren Louters led the Calvin defensive effort with five steals and a blocked shot along with seven points, eight rebounds and two steals. Jess Viertlboeck and Katy Sturtz led Wesleyan with 14 points apiece with Sturtz hauling down a game-high 12 rebounds. Viertlboeck and Sturtz were held to eight points collectively in the second half however as the Knights were able to clamp down with their interior defense. Megan Couglin also had 10 points for Ohio Wesleyan. Calvin will now prepare to face a Baldwin-Wallace team that is ranked 7th nationally and is the top seed in the Great Lakes Region. Since a 76-63 loss to conference rival Capital on December 12, the Yellow Jackets have reeled off 20 straight wins. It will mark the third straight year that Calvin will face an Ohio Athletic Conference opponent in the second round of the NCAA III Tournament. It will also mark the second time in the last three years that Calvin and Baldwin-Wallace will meet in the NCAA's with Calvin recording a 58-55 victory at BW in the first round of the tourney in 1997.
Millet's Buzzer-Beater Gives Pacific Lutheran Win The West Region's No. 5-seeded Lutes, who improve to 20-5, travel to Indianola, Iowa March 6 for a second-round game against the regions No. 1 seed, Simpson College. California Lutheran, the No. 6 seed, ends its season with a 22-5 record. With sophomore guard Nicole Sanchez scoring seven of her team's first nine points, the visiting Regals surged to the early lead and maintained that advantage throughout the first half. They hit 11-of-16 shots from the field, good for 69%, and led 33-29 at intermission. They held that advantage through much of the final 20 minutes, and it wasnt until Pacific Lutheran junior forward Holly Morgenthaler scored on a rebound basket that the Lutes took their first lead of the contest, 47-46, that coming with 5:10 remaining. The teams exchanged baskets down the stretch until Sanchez hit a pair of foul shots to knot the game at 54-54 with 56 seconds remaining. With the partisan Pacific Lutheran crowd of 647 on its feet and screaming, the Cal Lutheran defense forced a shot clock violation from PLU, but then failed to convert an open shot on the other end. The Lutes got the rebound with eight seconds left, and after a timeout, Millet took a pass from Jessica Iserman and hit the game winner. While California Lutheran seemingly couldn't miss in the first half, it shot just 6-for-21 in the second half, or 28%. The Regals were impressive on defense, holding the Lutes to 34% shooting for the game, including 31% in the final half. Sanchez was outstanding throughout the contest, hitting 7 of 9 shots from the field, including 2 of 3 from three-point range, on the way to a game-high 18 points. Cal Lutheran's season-long leading scorer and rebounder, Missy Rider, was solid with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Millet led her team with 12 points and nine rebounds, while Morganthaler and sophomore guard Lucy Barker each chipped in 10 points. CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN 33 21 -- 54 PACIFIC LUTHERAN 29 27 -- 56 CLU (54): Lindseth 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-6 5-8 7, Rider 4-7 2-3 10, Flores 2-4 0-2 4, Sanchez 7-9 2-2 18, Carpenter 1-2 2-2 4, Placido 1-5 0-0 5, Brady 0-2 6-6 6, Miller 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-37 17-23 54. PLU (56): Morgenthaler 4-7 2-2 10, Millet 5-14 2-2 12, Hahn 0-2 0-0 0, Franza 2-7 4-7 8, Barker 4-11 0-0 10, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Ruud 0-3 0-0 0, Rogers 0-0 0-0 0, Banks 1-1 1-2 3, Keatts 1-3 0-0 3, Iserman 2-10 4-7 8. Totals 20-59 13-20 56.
Stone, Eisenhut Lead Saints Past Elmira The Saints, who made their only previous NCAA tourney appearance in 1983, will now play at NYU in the second round on Saturday. St. Lawrence improved to 23-5 with its second consecutive victory against the Soaring Eagles, a team the Saints turned back 56-54 in the NYSWCAA Championship game last weekend. The Saints built a 10-point halftime lead and fought off an Elmira comeback to record the victory. While the Saints did trail 4-0 early in the game, Stone, Cara Barbierri and Alicia Jordan hit consecutive baskets to give SLU a 9-6 lead 4:03 into the game and St. Lawrence never again trailed. Two baskets by Nicky Leary, who had ten points and nine rebounds in the game, keyed a 8-0 run late in the first half and the Saints were up 32-22 at the intermission. Elmira charged back midway through the second half as Chaelon Costello led a run which pulled the Eagles to within two at 38-36 with 9:37 to play, but Jordan fed Stone for a layup and Stone cashed in on the inside a minute later to give the Saints a 42-36 lead. Elmira made one more run to close within four at 47-43 with 2:43 to play, but Leary connected inside to push it back to 49-43 and Eisenhut scored four straight points with a field goal and two free throws to open a 53-43 lead with 1:14 to play. The Saints then salted it away at the foul line. The Saints held Elmira to 29% shooting from the field in the first half and 32% for the game, while SLU hit 48% from the field in the first 20 minutes to build its halftime cushion. Jordan added seven points for the Saints while Barbierri dished out five assists and had three steals.
Johns Hopkins Shuts Down Cabrini Perimeter After sprinting out to a 34-25 halftime lead, the Blue Jays appeared to put the game away with a 12-6 run to start the second half, extending the halftime lead to 46-31 with 9:40 to play. Junior guard Leslie Ritter and junior center Marjahna Segers both scored four points during the run for Hopkins, which then went cold from the floor while the Cavaliers began to close the gap. Senior center Melissa Posse, who scored a game-high 15 points and added 14 rebounds, scored six points during a 13-0 run for Cabrini over the next 4:08 to cut the deficit to 46-44 with just over five minutes remaining. Both teams turned up the defense over the next three minutes as neither team would score again until senior forward Felicia Schorr's 15-foot jumper ignited a 10-2 Blue Jay run over a span of 1:52 to push the lead to 56-46 with under a minute to play and the Cavaliers would get no closer than six the rest of the way. Posse led a trio of Cavalier players in double figures with her 15-point, 14-rebound effort. Freshman Erin Crawford added 12 points and six rebounds and freshman Mary Ellen Murphy added 11 points, but the Cavaliers hit just 2-of-25 from three-point range and were outrebounded, 61-39 to seal their fate. Cabrini entered the game as the nation's leading three-point shooting team with over seven threes per game. In addition to Vaccaro, Hopkins got 12 points from Ritter, 10 from junior guard Katie Fitzgerald, and eight points and 11 rebounds from sophomore Molly Malloy. The 12 points for Ritter pushed her career total to 1,003, making her the ninth player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points. In addition she picked up two steals to set a Johns Hopkins single-season record with 98. |
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