Women's Basketball | 12/3/2011 10:35:00 PM
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Hillsboro, Kan. – With a strong defensive effort that held the Blue Jays to under 30.0 percent shooting, the McPherson College women’s basketball team defeated Tabor College, 62-52, Saturday night at Tabor Gymnasium in Hillsboro, Kan.
With the victory, the Bulldogs improve to 6-5 overall and 2-0 in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference play, while the Blue Jays go to 2-8 overall and 0-2 in league action.
Individually,
Elice Frey (Riley, Kan.) paced the McPherson offense with her sixth double-digit performance of the year with 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field. Frey also led the Bulldogs with a game-high nine rebounds.
Kt Porter (Wichita, Kan.) chipped in 10 points as all 10 Bulldogs that saw action scored at least two points.
McPherson opened the game with a 13-2 run, capped off by back-to-back points in the paint by Frey and
Taylor Puttergill (Tryon, Neb.) at the 16:22 mark. The Bulldogs kept their foot on the gas, extending their lead to 30-13 ten minutes later on a
Madison Chambers (Wellsville, Kan.) layup.
Tabor, however, led by Hannah Paust outscored McPherson 9-6 over the next six minutes to cut the Bulldogs lead to 36-24 at the half.
The Bulldogs, who struggled offensively to open the second half, saw their lead cut to six, 44-38, with around 12 minutes remaining in regulation following a My-Chal Duncan free throw. However, sparked by a
Tori Verdieck (New Castle, Colo.) layup in traffic, the Bulldogs blew the game wide open with a 15-3 run that spanned six minutes of the second half. The stretch gave McPherson a game-high 59-41 lead with 5:58 left.
Tabor chipped away at the lead with a 9-for-12 effort at the three throw line down the stretch, but it was too little too late as the Bulldogs claimed the 10-point victory.
Overall, McPherson shot 46.2 percent (24-of-52) from the field, including 61.5 percent (16-of-26) in the first half, and 44.4 percent (4-for-9) from beyond the 3-point line. Additionally, MC held a 40-34 advantage in rebounding.
Paust led Tabor with 17 points, as the Blue Jays shot 28.8 percent (17-of-59) from the field.
McPherson returns to action on Thursday, Dec. 8 when they host Sterling College at 6 p.m. (CT).
