ALMA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS KALAMAZOO 61-51
On Wednesday evening, the Alma Women's Basketball team hosted league rival Kalamazoo College and came away with a 61-51 MIAA victory at Cappaert Gymnasium. The win improved the Scots to 7-12 on the season and 5-6 in league play, while the Hornets dropped to 0-12 in the MIAA and 0-18 overall in 2008-09.
Alma jumped out to an 18-point lead after one half at 41-23. The Scots shot a sizzling 67% from the field, on 18 of 27 shooting, while they held Kzoo to just 33% field goal shooting (eight of 24). Each team hit three shots from outside the arc in the first frame.
The Hornets did not quit and made a game of it, only to come up on the short end of the 10-point game. The second half was a sharp contrast in shooting as Alma struggled at just 29% (eight of 28) from the field, while the Hornets heated up. Kalamazoo was good on 10 of 21 shots (47%), including four of six from three-point range and the Hornets made the Scots fight to the finish.
While the Hornets had a slight 31-30 rebound advantage, the Scots were able to force 22 Kalamazoo turnovers to just 14 for the home team. Alma had a 10 to four advantage in defensive steals on the evening.
Jr. F Kathryn Bigelow (Alma,MI/Alma) led the Scots with 15 points and shared the team lead in rebounds with seven, with Jr. Stephanie Bradshaw (Livonia,MI/Churchill). Bigelow also led the sqaud with six assists and shared the team high in steals with three, with Sr. G Heather Keenan (Charlotte, MI/Charlotte)
Other scoring leaders on Wednesday evening included Bradshaw with 14 points and Jr. G Lacey Best-Rowden with 12. Jr. F Meagan Hoblet (Cadillac, MI/Cadillac) added eight points and a team-high two blocked shots.
Alma tries to reach the .500 mark in MIAA play on Saturday, when they host St. Mary's College. Tip-off at Cappaert Gymnasium is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
Posted: Wed, February 4th, 2009 at 7:44PM
