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News
Lady Cougars to Face Geneva in NCCAA
Region Semifinals
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (2-25-2008) -
The Mount Vernon Nazarene
University women’s basketball team will
begin its quest for a berth in the National
Christian College Athletic Association
National Tournament when the Lady Cougars
will travel to Geneva (Pa.) College on
Thursday for an NCCAA East Region semifinal
game that will tip off at 7:00 p.m.

MVNU will enter postseason play with a
17-11 overall record - the most wins for the
program since the 2000-2001 team went 20-12
and ironically won the second of the
program’s two NCCAA national titles. The
Lady Cougars are led by freshman post Amanda
Himes, who averages 16.8 points and 8.1
rebounds while shooting 50.8 percent from
the field and blocking a team-high 26 shots.
Junior guard Rachel Fiely adds 13.2 points
and is closing in on the school’s
single-season assist record with 143 assists
so far to go with 57 three-pointers. Junior
post Melissa Mastrodonato contributes 9.1
points and 5.6 rebounds, and freshman wing
Kelli Pollock is second on the squad with 37
treys.
The Golden Tornadoes of Geneva have
compiled a 20-5 overall record to this
point. Senior forward Allyson Clarke leads
the way by averaging 18.3 points and 10.9
rebounds while shooting 50.3 percent from
the field. Junior forward Renee Rawding adds
17.3 points with 59 three-pointers, while
senior guard Lauren Uranker contributes 10.3
points. The Golden Tornadoes average 62.8
points per game and shoot 37.9 percent from
the field.
The winner of this game will advance to
face top-seeded Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.)
College unless the Lady Raiders win the
American Mideast Conference Tournament which
gets under way on Wednesday and continues
through March 4.
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