DECEMBER 12, 2004
BOB ZIADIE
KING'S WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL TEAM DOWNS ONEONTA IN HOLIDAY INN
CLASSIC TITLE GAME
(Yeasted
Named Tournament MVP)
ONEONTA,
NY -- Senior center Kristin Yeasted scored a
game-high 20 points with 11
rebounds and five blocks to
capture most valuable player honors as the King's College women's
basketball team posted a 49-40 victory over host
Oneonta State University
in the championship game of the 2004 Holiday Classic in
Oneonta, NY.
With the win King's, ranked
23rd nationally, improved to 9-0 on the season while
Oneonta falls to 7-2 .
The
teams played on even terms for the first 7:14 until freshman guard Lauren
Kendra scored to ignite a 17-7 run and give King's a lead it would
never relinquish. The Lady Monarchs would take a 23-9 lead on a
basket by Katie Lala with 1:45 left in the opening stanza. Oneonta
closed out with a 4-0 spurt to close to within 23-13 at the halftime
break.
In the second half Oneonta would begin to chip
away at the lead with an 11-3 run. Gabrielle Doemel would
eventually hit two free throws with
15:00 remaining to cut the King's lead to 26-24. The Lady Monarchs
would respond with a 10-3 spurt to go ahead 35-27 with 9:02 remaining. The
Red Dragons closed to within 40-37 but the Lady Monarchs ended the
game with a 9-3 run to seal the victory
Yeasted was
6-of-14 from the field but was 8-of-10 from the foul line. She was joined
on the all-tournament team by Lady Monarch teammates Beth Jordan and
Kendra. Jordan netted eight points with five assists and three
steals while Kendra netted three points with two steals but sparked a Lady
Monarch defense which held the Red Dragons to just 25.0 (12-of 48) percent
shooting from the field.
Lala added eight points and 10 rebounds while Ashley Whitehead chipped in
with six points. King's dominated the boards with a 46-30 rebounding
advantage.
The Lady Monarchs will be idle until January 4 when King's hosts unbeaten
and 12th ranked Messiah College at 7:00 p.m. in Scandlon Gymnasium.
