FEBRUARY 19, 2005
KING'S WOMEN CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON
WITH 67-42 VICTORY OVER FDU
WILKES-BARRE -- Kristin Yeasted posted a
double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the King's College
women's basketball team to a 67-42 victory over visiting FDU-Florham in
the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win, King's improved to 22-3 overall and and 12-2 in the Freedom
Conference. FDU slipped to 14-11 and 6-8.
King's built a 29-17 half-time lead on 10 points and nine boards from
Yeasted. The Lady Monarchs also played solid defense in limiting the
Devils to just 22.6 (7-31) shooting in the first half.
In the second half, the Lady Monarchs would extend the lead to 45-22 on a
three-pointer from Jenna Palumbo and a pair of foul shots from Lauren
Bonanni with 13:33 left. From there the Lady Monarchs would cruise
to victory as the Devils would draw no closer than 47-33 with 9:40
left. From there, King's went on a 20-6 run and took a 28-point
lead, its biggest of the game, at 67-39 with 1:34 remaining.
Yeasted was 6-of-12 from the field and 6-of-8 from the foul line while
adding three assists. Palumbo netted 12 points with five steals while Beth
Jordan added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Colette Makoweic netted nine
points while Lauren Davison scored seven. Bonanni dished out four assists
while Lauren Kendra chipped in with four points, two assists, and two
steals.
FDU was led by Jessie Chalmers with 12 points and nine rebounds while Pam
Sagehorn followed with eight points and six boards. Ashley Flaherty
chipped in with eight points and five rebounds.
Second-seeded King's will next host third-seeded DeSales University in the
semi-final round of the Freedom Conference playoffs Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.
in Scandlon Gymnasium.
