2003-2004 Lady Cougar Game-by-Game Recaps and Boxscores
February 21, MALONE COLLEGE
MVNU closed out its season with a 76-60 American Mideast Conference South
Division loss to Malone. Susan Adams led the Lady Cougars with 20
points and six rebounds as she became only the third player in school
history to top the 1,500-point mark in a career. Katie Keller added
16 points, while Erin Arnett finished with seven points and a game-high
nine rebounds off the bench. Miranda Capuano also contributed eight
points and six rebounds off the bench. BOXSCORE
February 19, at Walsh University
The Lady Cougars suffered their seventh straight loss as MVNU fell 70-54
at Walsh in American Mideast Conference South Division action. Susan
Adams led the Lady Cougars with 17 points, while Katie Keller finished
with 14 points and three assists. Allison Linak added 11 points off
the bench, and Amanda Rowe grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. BOXSCORE
February 14, URBANA UNIVERSITY
MVNU let an 11-point halftime lead slip away as Urbana outscored the Lady
Cougars 50-23 in the second half to pull away for a 78-62 American Mideast
Conference South Division victory. Susan Adams and Katie Keller each
scored 15 points for MVNU with Adams grabbing a team-high nine
rebounds. Allison Linak added nine points off the bench, and Jenny
Slack finished with eight points. BOXSCORE
February 10, at Tiffin University
The Lady Cougars dropped their fifth straight game as MVNU fell 77-65 at
Tiffin in American Mideast Conference South Division action. Susan
Adams led the way for the Lady Cougars with a team-high 15 points and five
rebounds, while Amanda Rowe also scored a career-high 15 points on
7-for-10 shooting from the field. Jenny Slack added 13 points, and
Katie Keller finished with 10 points and five rebounds. BOXSCORE
February 5, UNIVERSITY OF RIO
GRANDE
MVNU fell 73-57 to Rio Grande in American Mideast Conference South
Division play. Susan Adams led the Lady Cougars with 15 points and
six rebounds, while Katie Keller finished with 12 points and six
rebounds. Jenny Slack added nine points, and Beth Ryder tossed in a
career-high eight points off the bench. Erin Arnett also grabbed a
team-high nine rebounds. BOXSCORE
February 3, at Ohio Dominican
University
The Lady Cougars dropped a 69-60 decision at Ohio Dominican, who received
votes in the NAIA Division II poll, in American Mideast Conference South
Division action. Allison Linak led MVNU with a career-high 25 points
off the bench on 7-of-9 shooting from beyond the three-point arc.
Susan Adams also added eight points, nine rebounds, and four assists.
BOXSCORE
January 31, CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY
MVNU trailed 54-12 at the half and fell 102-53 to Cedarville, ranked fifth
in NAIA Division II, in an American Mideast Conference South Division
game. Susan Adams produced the one bright spot for the Lady Cougars
as she scored all of her game-high 28 points in just 15 minutes of action
in the second half by going 12-for-15 from the field and 3-for-3 from the
free throw line in the final period. Katie Keller added nine points,
and Jenny Slack finished with seven points and a team-high seven rebounds.
BOXSCORE
January 29, at Shawnee State
University
The Lady Cougars had their modest two-game winning streak snapped as MVNU
fell 93-69 at Shawnee State, who was ranked ninth in the latest NAIA
Division II poll, in American Mideast Conference action. Susan Adams
led the Lady Cougars with 16 points and six rebounds, while Katie Keller
added 15 points. Erin Arnett chipped in with nine points, and Amanda
Rowe finished with eight points off the bench. BOXSCORE
January 24, WALSH UNIVERSITY
Katie Keller banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer as MVNU shocked Walsh
62-60 in American Mideast Conference South Division action. Keller
finished with a game-high 18 points to lead the Lady Cougars, while Susan
Adams posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Allison
Linak drilled a trio of three-pointers for nine points to go with a
career-high six rebounds off the bench, and
Erin Arnett contributed eight points. Ashley Banas also dished out a
game-high six assists, while Jenny Slack matched her career high with
seven rebounds. BOXSCORE
January 20, TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
A career-high 30 points and 11 rebounds by Susan Adams led the Lady
Cougars to a 78-68 American Mideast Conference South Division victory over Tiffin as MVNU
snapped an eight-game losing streak. Katie Keller also finished with
17 points and a career-high seven rebounds, while Jenny Slack added 10
points and five rebounds. Erin Arnett tallied nine points and nine
rebounds, and Ashley Banas dished out a game-high six assists. The
Lady Cougars were 26-for-28 at the free throw line (92.9 percent) for the
game. BOXSCORE
January 17, at Urbana University
After a strong first half, MVNU was outscored 46-24 over the final 20
minutes as Urbana, who received a vote in the latest NAIA Division II
national poll, pulled away for a 78-55 American Mideast Conference South
Division victory. Susan Adams led the Lady Cougars with 22 points
and eight rebounds, while Erin Arnett added 10 points and six
rebounds. Amanda Stevens also contributed eight points off the
bench. MVNU was just 3-for-22 from three-point range (13.6 percent)
in the game. BOXSCORE
January 15, WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
The Lady Cougars fell 78-65 to Wilberforce in American Mideast Conference
South Division play. Katie Keller led MVNU with 21 points, while
Susan Adams added 15 points and 11 rebounds. Amanda Stevens also
chipped in with 11 points off the bench, and Jenny Slack grabbed a
career-high seven rebounds. The Lady Cougars were out-rebounded
60-39 in the game. BOXSCORE
January 13, OHIO DOMINICAN
UNIVERSITY
MVNU suffered its sixth straight loss as the Lady Cougars fell 85-64 to
Ohio Dominican in American Mideast Conference South Division action.
Susan Adams led the team with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Erin
Arnett and Katie Keller finished with 14 points apiece with Keller dishing
out a team-high five assists. Jenny Slack also tallied 13 points,
and Amanda Stevens grabbed nine rebounds off the bench. BOXSCORE
January 10, at Wilberforce
University
The Lady Cougars dropped a hard-fought 86-83 American Mideast Conference
South Division decision in overtime as Wilberforce banked in its first
three-pointer of the game at the end of regulation and went on to outscore
MVNU 16-13 in overtime. Katie Keller led the Lady Cougars with a
game-high 21 points, while Susan Adams finished with 15 points.
Amanda Stevens tossed in 14 points off the bench, and Erin Arnett posted a
double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Ashley Banas also
dished out a career-high eight assists. BOXSCORE
January 8, at Malone College
MVNU fell behind 26-2 to start the game and despite outscoring Malone
67-56 the rest of the way the Lady Cougars fell 82-69 in American Mideast
Conference South Division action. Katie Keller led MVNU with 15
points, while Jenny Slack added 14 points with four three-pointers.
Allison Linak and Amanda Stevens each finished with 10 points off the
bench, and Susan Adams contributed a team-high nine rebounds and six
points. Ashley Banas also dished out a game-high seven assists, and
the Lady Cougars nailed 14 three-pointers in the game. BOXSCORE
January 6, SHAWNEE STATE
UNIVERSITY
The Lady Cougars played one of their best games of the season, but MVNU
came up short 86-73 in an American Mideast Conference South Division loss
to Shawnee State, ranked fourth in the latest NAIA Division II poll.
Amanda Stevens led four players in double figures with 18 points off the
bench, while Katie Keller added 17 points. Susan Adams finished with
14 points and a game-high nine rebounds, and Jenny Slack tallied 13 points
and a career-high seven assists in her first start of the year. BOXSCORE
January 3, at Cedarville
University
MVNU fell 87-61 at Cedarville, ranked seventh in the latest NAIA Division
II poll, in American Mideast Conference South Division action. Susan
Adams led the Lady Cougars with 13 points, while Katie Keller added 11
points. Jenny Slack finished with 10 points off the bench, and Erin
Arnett grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. The host Yellow Jackets went
15-for-23 at the free throw line, while MVNU made its only free throw
attempt of the game. BOXSCORE
December 30, DENISON UNIVERSITY
The Lady Cougars put forth a valiant effort, but MVNU dropped a
hard-fought 72-67 non-conference decision to Denison. Katie Keller
led the Lady Cougars with 15 points, while Susan Adams added 14 points, 12
rebounds, and six assists. Erin Arnett also reached double figures
with 12 points, and Amanda Stevens contributed eight points and nine
rebounds. MVNU posted a 53-32 rebounding advantage in the game, but
the Lady Cougars shot just 37.0 percent from the field. BOXSCORE
December 29, KENYON COLLEGE
MVNU jumped out to an early 20-point lead and cruised to a 65-50
non-conference victory over Knox County rival Kenyon. Susan Adams
led the Lady Cougars with 12 points and seven rebounds, while Jenny Slack
went 4-for-4 from three-point range for 12 points off the bench.
Erin Arnett and Allison Linak added nine points apiece, and Amanda Rowe
contributed seven rebounds and six points off the bench. MVNU's
bench outscored the Kenyon reserves 32-14 for the game. BOXSCORE
December 20, NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
The Lady Cougars rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to tie the
score before falling 79-76 to Notre Dame on a three-pointer with
three-tenths of a second left in the non-conference game. Susan Adams led MVNU with
17 points, while Katie Keller finished with 16 points and four
steals. Erin Arnett contributed 14 points and a team-high eight
rebounds, and Ashley Banas and Jenny Slack added nine and eight points
respectively off the bench. BOXSCORE
December 13, at University of Rio
Grande
MVNU dropped its American Mideast Conference South Division opener as the
Lady Cougars fell 88-68 at Rio Grande, who received votes in the latest
NAIA Division II poll. The host Redwomen used a 49-30 rebounding
advantage and shot 54.4 percent from the field to pull away for the
win. Erin Arnett paced MVNU with 18 points and six rebounds, while
Susan Adams added 17 points. Katie Keller finished with 12 points,
and Amanda Stevens and Jenny Slack each contributed nine points off the
bench. BOXSCORE
December 6, UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN-DEARBORN
After going 10 years between 100-point games, the Lady Cougars did it in
back-to-back games as MVNU downed Michigan-Dearborn 103-62 in
non-conference action. Susan Adams led five players in double
figures with 18 points, while Jenny Slack tossed in a career-high 16
points off the bench. Katie Keller and Allison Linak each finished
with 13 points with Keller dishing out a career-high eight assists.
Amanda Stevens also contributed 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench
as all 12 Lady Cougars who dressed scored. BOXSCORE
December 4, at Concordia (MI)
University
MVNU posted its highest point total in 10 years as the Lady Cougars used a
62-28 first half to cruise to a 100-66 non-conference victory at
Concordia. Erin Arnett posted a double-double with 21 points and a
game-high 14 rebounds, while Katie Keller also scored 21 points.
Susan Adams added 13 points and seven rebounds, and Miranda Capuano tossed
in 10 points. Lisa Weller also dished out a career-high eight
assists with eight points, while Ashley Banas registered a career-high
seven assists off the bench. BOXSCORE
November 22, vs. Missouri Baptist
University
The Lady Cougars dropped their fourth straight contest as MVNU fell 82-63
to Missouri Baptist in the consolation game of the Olivet Nazarene (IL)
University Invitational. Susan Adams, who was named to the
All-Tournament Team, led the Lady Cougars with 20 points and 10 rebounds,
while Ashley Banas tossed in a career-high 14 points. Katie Keller
also scored 12 points for MVNU. BOXSCORE
November 21, vs. MidAmerica
Nazarene (KS) University
MVNU came up just short against MidAmerica Nazarene, ranked 16th in the
NAIA Division II preseason poll, as the Lady Cougars fell 67-60 in the
first round of the Olivet Nazarene (IL) University Invitational.
Katie Keller led MVNU with 16 points, while Susan Adams added 11 points
and four assists. Jenny Slack also reached double figures with 10
points, and Erin Arnett grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to go with
seven points. The Lady Cougars were out-rebounded 44-30 and
committed 23 turnovers. BOXSCORE
November 18, GENEVA (PA) COLLEGE
The Lady Cougars rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit to take the
lead in the second half, but MVNU could not hold on as Geneva posted a
74-65 non-conference victory. Erin Arnett led the Lady Cougars with
21 points, while Susan Adams added 15 points and a career-high 16
rebounds. Katie Keller also tossed in 13 points, and Miranda Capuano
grabbed nine rebounds. BOXSCORE
November 14, GRACE (IN) COLLEGE
MVNU could not overcome a 28.3 percent shooting night from the field
(17-of-60) as the Lady Cougars suffered their first loss of the season
78-57 to Grace in a non-conference game. After trailing by just five
points at halftime, MVNU was outscored 46-30 over the final 20
minutes. Susan Adams led the Lady Cougars with 21 points and 11
rebounds, while Katie Keller added 16 points. BOXSCORE
November 11, CONCORDIA (MI)
UNIVERSITY
The Lady Cougars held off a furious late rally by Concordia as MVNU posted
a 76-74 non-conference victory. Susan Adams matched her career high
with 28 points to go with 12 rebounds to pace the Lady Cougars. Erin
Arnett added 20 points and nine rebounds, while Miranda Capuano posted her
first career double-double with 10 points and a game-high 13
rebounds. Lisa Weller also tossed in 11 points off the bench, and
Katy Barry dished out a career-high 12 assists. BOXSCORE
November 5, at University of
Michigan-Dearborn
MVNU successfully opened the season with an 84-55 non-conference victory
at Michigan-Dearborn. Freshman Katie Keller made her collegiate
debut a memorable one as she scored 39 points - one shy of the school
record - and nailed a school-record 12-of-15 three-point attempts to pace
the Lady Cougars. She finished just one three-pointer shy of the
NAIA Division II national record. Susan Adams added 11 points, and Amanda Rowe
tossed in 10 points. Katy Barry dished out a game-high 10 assists,
while Erin Arnett grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds. Miranda Capuano
also finished with 10 rebounds and seven points, and Lisa Weller nailed a
trio of treys for nine points. BOXSCORE