Bulldogs Win Big on Senior Day

Photo by Jakob Komel

McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College women's basketball team extended their current winning streak to four games with an 87-47 win on Senior Day over the Southwestern College Moundbuilders.

The Bulldog jumped out to a quick lead, and road the momentum to a 19-14 lead at the end of the first quarter. They continued to extend the lead in the second quarter, winning the period 22-13 and went into the locker room at halftime up 41-27.

When the Bulldogs and Builders met in Winfield back on January 5, the Bulldogs were up by double digits at the break, but then scored only 2 points, and didn't make a field goal in the third period to let the Builders back into the game. This time the Bulldogs left no doubt. They out-scored the Builders in the third quarter 20-12 and led 61-39 as the teams headed into the final 10 minutes of action.

The Bulldogs saved their best for last, and sent their seniors out in style winning the fourth quarter 26-8, finishing the game with a 40 point advantage. After the game, the Bulldogs honored seniors Brittany Roberts, Maison Moseley, Ja'Kia Wells, Victoria Ates, Kyrstin Branscum, Dy'mond McElrath, and Katherine Saul.

Key Statistic

The Bulldogs forced the Builders into 28 turnovers, and turned those miscues into 28 points.

By the Numbers

The Bulldogs made 28 of 69 shots from the field (41%), and 5 of 22 from deep (22%).

At the charity stripe they were 26 of 31 (83%).

The Bulldogs dominated the paint, out-scoring the Builders 54-26.

Five Bulldogs scored in double figures.

The Bulldogs won the turnover battle 12-28, and out-rebounded the Builders 42-38.

Bulldog Leaders

Points: Brittany Roberts (20)

Rebounds: Brittany Roberts (11)      

Assists: Dy'mond McElrath (4)

Steals: Ja'Kia Wells (4)

Blocks: Kyrstin Branscum, Ja'Kia Wells (1)                                      

Coaches Quote:

"A great way to send our SR's out this afternoon. We defended really well today and offensively I thought we moved the ball to get really good looks. We put a lot of pressure on them and was able to jump the passing lanes to get some easy transition buckets. Brittany volunteered to come off the bench today and it's nice having a double-double off the bench. Madelyn, Tatum, and TJ also played well off the bench. Maison had a great all-around game as well. Big week next week for us."– Coach Nichols

 Next Up

 With the win, the Bulldogs are now 16-12 overall, and 13-9 in KCAC play. The big week Coach Nichols referred to are games on the road against Sterling College and Tabor College. They go to Sterling for a 6:00 game on Wednesday and then they wrap up the regular season with a road trip to Hillsboro on Saturday to play Tabor.