Area Women's College Basketball Players Square Off

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Published on November 20 2014 4:47 am
Last Updated on November 20 2014 4:47 am
Written by Millie Lange

SAINT MARY OF THE WOODS, Ind. -- The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College women's basketball team opened up its 2014-15 home season with a 93-71 victory over Lincoln Christian College Saturday afternoon.

The Pomeroys not only won their 2014-15 home opener, but they also christened the new Jeanne Knoerle Sports and Recreation Center with the first victory in the brand new facility.

The Pomeroys had five players score in double figures with junior Shelby Parmer leading the way. Parmer recorded 18 points and led the team, defensively, with seven steals. Fellow junior Grace Ziegler, Altamont High School graduate, recorded 12 points, while sophomore NaShaunda Rayford, sophomore Kennedy Nelson and junior Desiree Irizarry each recorded 10 points. Nelson also led the Pomeroys on the glass with eight rebounds.

After the pregame festivities were through and the first jump ball was tossed, Nelson took the first shot at the 19:46 mark. The first points scored came from Rayford as she drained a three-pointer with 19:21 on the clock. The Pomeroys never trailed in the first half of the game, and their largest lead of that half came with 1:39 on the clock, as a free throw by Irizarry gave SMWC a 21 point lead. The Pomeroys ended the first half with a 50-30 lead.

The second half was closer, but SMWC’s large first half lead sealed the game for SMWC. The Pomeroys scored 43 second half points, while LCU scored 41 to give SMWC the 93-71 victory. Zeigler led the way for SMWC in the final 20 minutes with eight points. She also finished with seven rebounds.

The Pomeroys finished the game shooting 33 percent (35-of-105) from the field and 17 percent (8-of-47) from three-point range.  LCU shot 42 percent (27-of-65) from the field and 20 percent (2-of-10) from three-point range.

Effingham High School graduate Tatiana Colclasure and Emily Borst combined to score 57 points for Lincoln Christian. Colclasure tallied 30 points hitting 13 field goals and two free throws. She also pulled down six rebounds.

The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College women’s basketball team moved to 2-2 on the year after falling to Earlham College Wednesday, 103-83.

The Pomeroys had three players record double-digit scoring, with junior Desiree Irizarry leading the way with 19 points. Fellow juniors Shelby Parmer and Ziegler weren’t far behind with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Parmer recorded a game-high eight assists, while freshman Jordan Lloyd grabbed a team-high four rebounds. Irizarry led the team in steals with three and also recorded one block.

The Pomeroys jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead to start the game, as Irizarry and senior Alaura McKemie made back-to-back 3-pointers. It would be SMWC’s largest lead of the game. With 8:20 on the clock, SMWC led by five, but Earlham began to chip away at the Pomeroys lead. EC regained the lead at 7:02 and headed into halftime up 53-45.

Earlham picked up where they left off in the first half and held a double-digit lead for the remaining 13:02. The Pomeroys finished the game shooting 34 percent (28-of-82) from the floor and 26 percent (10-of-38) from 3-point range. Earlham did most of their damage from the floor, as they shot 54 percent (43-of-80) from the floor yet just 21 percent (3-of-14) from 3-point range.