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NOVEMBER 16, 2007
KING'S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS OPENER TO TCNJ
ARLINGTON, VA -- The College of New Jersey went on a 13-6 run over the final 4:56 of play to post a 69-60 victory over the King's College women's basketball team in the opening round of the Marymount Tip-Off Classic Friday in Arlington, Va.
With TCNJ holding a slim 56-54 lead, Hillary Klimowicz hit a short jumper with 4:46 on the clock to ignite the Lion spurt. After a King's miss, Nicole Diaz drained a three-pointer to put TCNJ ahead 61-54 with 4:11 remaining.
King's would cut the lead to 61-56 on a pair of foul shots by Lauren Kendra, but Alyssa Michella answered with a three-pointer to stretch the Lion advantage to 64-56 with 3:25 left.
King's would draw to within 64-58 on a bucket by Kristen Baumes, but the Lady Monarchs would draw no closer.
Klimowicz led all scorers with 23 points and 13 rebounds, including 5-of-7 from three-point range. Michella added 16 points and nine rebounds FOR TCNJ while Kelsey Kutch chipped in with 12 points. The Lions also out-rebounded King's by a 48-32 margin.
King's was led by Kaitlyn Fiorino with 17 points while Andrea Hochstuhl followed with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Jenna Palumbo contributed 15 points and was 5-of-9 from three-point range. Baumes chipped in with five points while no other King's player scored more than two points.
The Lady Monarchs will face Salisbury University Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
THE COLLEGE OF NJ 69, KING'S COLLEGE 60
THE COLLEGE OF NJ (1-0)
Hillary Klimowicz 9-14 5-7 23; Alyssa Michella 6-18 0-0 16; Kelsey Kutch
6-10 0-0 12; Alexandra Gregorek 3-6 1-2 7; Erin Drulis 2-6 0-0 6; Nicole
Diaz 1-4 0-1 3; Lisa Koch 1-9 0-0 2; Karen Lassoni 0-3 0-1 0. Totals 28-70
6-11 69.
KING'S COLLEGE (0-1)
Kaitlyn Fiorino 6-13 2-2 17; Jenna Palumbo 5-13 0-0 15; Andrea Hochstuhl
3-11 8-11 15; Kristen Baumes 2-4 1-2 5; Sarah O'Doherty 1-3 0-0 2; Kaitlyn
Malshefski 1-2 0-0 2; Lauren Kendra 0-3 2-2 2; Krystina Durako 1-1 0-2 2;
Elyssa Nieddu 0-0 0-0 0; Jessica Paettie 0-1 0-1 0; Andrea Carroll 0-0 0-0
0; Julie Bidwell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-51 13-20 60.
The College of NJ............. 32 37 - 69
King's College.................. 29 31 - 60
3-point goals--The College of NJ 7-27 (Alyssa Michella 4-13; Erin Drulis
2-5; Nicole Diaz 1-2; Lisa Koch 0-5; Karen Lassoni 0-2), King's College 9-21
(Jenna Palumbo 5-9; Kaitlyn Fiorino 3-7; Andrea Hochstuhl 1-2; Lauren Kendra
0-2; Kristen Baumes 0-1). Fouled out--The College of NJ-None, King's
College-Sarah O'Doherty. Rebounds--The College of NJ 49 (Hillary Klimowicz
13), King's College 35 (Andrea Hochstuhl 13). Assists--The College of NJ 18
(Lisa Koch 6), King's College 11 (Lauren Kendra 3). Total fouls--The College
of NJ 17, King's College 16. Technical fouls--The College of NJ-None, King's
College-None. A-82