McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College women's basketball team fell in their final home game of 57-46.
The Bulldogs led 12-11 at the end of the first quarter, and then 27-23 heading into the break. In the second half, the Bulldog offense went flat and cold, and the visitors were able to outscore the Mac ladies, 34-19, to win by 11.
On the stat sheet, the Bulldogs forced the Spires into 23 turnovers, but they were only able to turn those miscues into just 20 points. On the glass, the Spires were dominant, pulling down 57 rebounds, 17 of them offensive, while the Bulldogs came down with 46.
The Bulldogs had only one player score in double figures, a 14 point performance off the bench from Ellie Gillen (Jr. Castle Rock, Colo.). Gillen was 4 for 9 from the floor, all of them three point baskets, and 2 of 3 from the free throw line.
Bela Raimondi, (Sr. Costa Mesa, Calif.), was the closest to double figures, finishing a point shy with nine.
Bulldog head coach,
Josh Nichols, commented on the loss saying, "Tonight we played flat on offense, which contributed to our offensive struggles. Defensively gave up too many offensive rebounds & they made some tough shots."
With the loss, the Bulldogs move to 8-7 overall, and 3-7 in conference play. They will wrap up the first semester portion of their season next Tuesday, when they go on the road for a non-conference matchup, in Lawrence, Kan., against the Haskell Indian Nations University Indians. Tipoff Tuesday is slated for 3:00 pm.
MC (46) – Gillen (14), Raimondi (9), Roberts (6), DeLuca (5), Tims (5), Holt (3), Potter (2), Branscum (2).
