DECEMBER 2, 2006
DESALES WOMEN USE BIG SECOND HALF TO DOWN KING'S,
69-53
CENTER VALLEY - The host DeSales University
women's basketball team overcame a four-point half-time deficit by
outscoring King's College 43-23 over the game's final 20 minutes as the
Bulldogs posted a 69-53 Freedom Conference victory Saturday in Center
Valley.
With the win, DeSales improved to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in conference
play. King's, which lost its third straight game, slipped to 4-3 and 0-2
in league action.
King's used nine first-half points each from Jenna Palumbo and Andrea
Hochstuhl to build a 30-26 lead at the break. Palumbo would then score
the first points of the second half to give the Lady Monarchs a 32-26
lead. After a bucket by Brittany Atzert gave King's a 39-33 advantage
with 15:43 remaining, DeSales would counter with a 8-0 run to assume a
41-39 lead on a traditional three-point play by Kirby Lutz with 13:40 on
the clock.
After Palumbo gave King's a 46-44 lead with 11:03 left on a
three-pointer play of her own, the Lady Monarchs would go cold as
DeSales outscored King's 25-7 the rest of the way.
Palumbo led King's with 19 points, including four three-pointers, before
fouling out with 1:09 remaining while Hochstuhl added 11 points and nine
boards before she too fouled out with 5:51 left in the contest. Kaitlyn
Fiorino added seven points while Lauren Kendra contributed in with six
points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Kaitlyn Malshefski chipped in with
six points and three boards.
Kirby Lutz paced the Bulldogs with 20 points and seven rebounds while
Amanda Kuperavage netted 14 points, making 10-of-13 shots from the foul
line. LeighAnn Burke and Kim Rarick added 13 points each.
King's committed 22 turnovers compared to just eight for DeSales.
The Lady Monarchs will return to action Tuesday in Chester with a 7:00
p.m. game at Widener University.
DESALES UNIVERSITY 69, KING'S COLLEGE 53
KING'S COLLEGE (4-3, 0-2 Freedom)
Jenna Palumbo 6-15 3-3 19; Andrea Hochstuhl 4-9 2-2 11; Kaitlyn Fiorino
2-7 3-6 7; Kaitlyn Malshefski 2-3 2-4 6; Lauren Kendra 1-7 3-6 6;
Brittany Atzert 1-3 0-0 2; Jessica Paettie 1-4 0-0 2; Lauren Mazzola 0-1
0-0 0; Casey Heitman 0-2 0-1 0.
Totals 17-51 13-22 53.
DESALES UNIVERSITY (4-2, 2-0 Freedom)
Kirby Lutz 9-19 2-6 20; Amanda Kuperavage 2-7 10-13 14; Kim Rarick 4-7
2-2 13; LeighAnn Burke 5-14 2-2 13; Kaila Wiand 3-12 0-0 8; Erica Sovak
0-3 1-4 1; Rose Katz 0-1 0-0 0; Kelly Magrann 0-2 0-0 0; Caitlin Miller
0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 23-67 17-27 69.
King's College................... 30 23 - 53
DeSales University............ 26 43 - 69
3-point goals-King's College 6-20 (Jenna Palumbo
4-10; Lauren Kendra 1-4; Andrea Hochstuhl 1-1; Lauren Mazzola 0-1; Casey
Heitman 0-1; Kaitlyn Fiorino 0-3), DeSales University 6-17 (Kim Rarick
3-4; Kaila Wiand 2-7; LeighAnn Burke 1-4; Erica Sovak 0-2). Fouled
out--King's College-Andrea Hochstuhl; Jenna Palumbo, DeSales
University-None. Rebounds-King's College 43 (Lauren Kendra 15), DeSales
University 43 (Kirby Lutz 7; LeighAnn Burke 7).
Assists-King's College 9 (Lauren Kendra 6),
DeSales University 11 (LeighAnn Burke 3). Total fouls-King's College 21,
DeSales University 21. A-475
