NOVEMBER 24, 2002
BOB ZIADIE
LADY MONARCH BASKETBALL TEAM CRUSHES MARYMOUNT
FOR TOURNEY TITLE
ARLINGTON, VA -- Last season, the King's College
women's basketball team saw its
dream season come to a screeching halt at the hands of Marymount
University in the NCA
A National Tournament "Elite Eight".
On Sunday, King's showed what may be a sign of
things to come when the fourth-ranked
Lady Monarchs routed the 17th ranked host Saints 79-52 in the
finals of Marymount Tip-Off Classic.
The Lady Monarchs took a 34-23 lead into the
half-time break but played a suffocating
pressure defense in the second half, limiting the Saints to just
one basket over the first 7:23 of the
second stanza. King's outscored
Marymount 23-2 during the span to build a 55-25 lead
with 12:56 remaining in the
contest.
King's was led by senior forward Jen Wozniak who
earned most valuable player honors
after scoring 18 points with eight rebounds in the contest.
Tiffini Varrasse added 14
points and five assists, while Nikki Kingston netted 10 points
and three bounds. Both players were also named to the all-tournament
team.
Katie Lala added eight points and nine rebounds
while Jennie Orelli chipped in
with eight points and five boards. Kristin Yeasted scored six points with
six rebounds as the Lady Monarchs
improved to 3-0 on the year.
Jodie Knotts scored 12 points to lead the Saints
while Annetta Benjamin added
10.
Last March, Marymount defeated King's 67-64 to
advance to the NCAA Division III
"Final Four".
