DECEMBER 7, 2003
BOB ZIADIE
VARRASSE, WOZNIAK EACH REACH 1,000TH POINT AS KING'S
DOWNS DEL-VALLEY
WILKES-BARRE - King's College senior standouts
Tiffini Varrasse and Jen Wozniak both reached the 1,000-point plateau with
15 and 12 points respectively as the Lady Monarchs posted a 89-55 victory
over visiting Delaware Valley College in a Freedom Conference matchup
Sunday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win, King's improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0
in conference play while Delaware Valley suffered its first defeat of the
year in falling to 5-1 and 1-1. The game was originally scheduled for
Saturday but rescheduled after heavy snowfall resulted in dangerous travel
conditions.
In a sloppily played first half by both teams,
King's took a 37-33 halftime lead despite foul trouble to Varrasse and
Wozniak. Varrasse netted five points in just 10 minutes of play while
Wozniak tallied just two points in 12 minutes. Senior forward Jennie
Orelli stepped up with nine points in the opening stanza while the Lady
Monarch bench all contributed as 11 different King's players scored in the
game's first 20 minutes.
King's would begin to assert itself in the second
half when Varrasse hit back-to-back buckets to give the Lady Monarchs a
53-44 lead with 13:35 remaining. After The Aggies canned a three-pointer
to cut the margin to 53-47, King's went on a 14-2 run keyed by eight
points from Beth Jordan to push the score to 67-47 with 7:05 remaining. After
an Aggie basket, King's closed out the game with a 22-8 run to remain
unbeaten in conference play.
Wozniak, who entered the game needing 12 points to
reach the milestone, scored her 1,000th point on a pair of foul shots with
12:44 left in the game and would leave for good shortly thereafter.
Varrasse, entered the game 15 points shy of the mark and netted her
1,000th point on a bucket with 5:21 remaining and was promptly removed
from the game.
In all, Wozniak played just 19 minutes in the game while Varrasse played
25 minutes. King's outscored Delaware Valley 55-22 in the second half.
Julie McGowan led the Aggies with 23 points while
Bridget Golden added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
King's will be idle until December 18 when King's
travels to meet Gwynedd-Mercy College.
