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2006-2007 Lady Cougar Basketball Recaps
February
17, OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
The Lady Cougars fell 87-65 to Ohio
Dominican, who received votes in the latest
NAIA Division II poll, in American Mideast
Conference South Division action to close
out the season. Katie Keller led MVNU
with 19 points as she
became the program's all-time leader scorer
in the final game of career. She
finishes with 1,726 career points to top the
previous mark of 1,718 set by Tara Seiter
from 1995-1999. Melissa Mastrodonato
added 14 points, while Rachel Fiely finished
with 13 points and six assists. Amy
Sebastian also posted a double-double with
11 points and 10 rebounds.
BOXSCORE
February
15, at Wilberforce University
MVNU had four players
in double figures as the Lady Cougars posted
a 72-60 American Mideast Conference South
Division victory at Wilberforce.
Melissa Mastrodonato led the way with 22
points and seven rebounds, while Katie
Keller added 16 points and four assists. Rachel Fiely
finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, and
four assists, and Amy Sebastian
contributed 11 points and eight rebounds.
BOXSCORE
February
10,
at Shawnee State University
The Lady Cougars shot just 38.6 percent from
the field as MVNU fell 84-70 at Shawnee
State in American Mideast Conference South
Division action. Katie Keller led all
scorers with 21 points for the Lady Cougars
as she nailed all eight of her free
throw attempts. Amy Sebastian added 15
points and five rebounds, while Rachel Fiely
and Jessica Lynn tossed in 11 and 10 points
respectively with five rebounds apiece.
BOXSCORE
February
6,
WALSH UNIVERSITY
MVNU notched its second straight American
Mideast Conference South Division victory as
the Lady Cougars knocked off Walsh 76-63 in
conference play. Katie Keller nailed
five three-pointers and finished with a
game-high 25 points to lead MVNU, while
Melissa Mastrodonato added 20 points and six
rebounds. Amy Sebastian finished with
12 points and six rebounds, and Rachel Fiely
handed out 10 assists to go with seven
steals, six points, and five rebounds.
Miranda Capuano also tossed in six points
off the bench, while Jessica Lynn scored
five points.
BOXSCORE
February 3,
UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE
The Lady Cougars knocked off Rio Grande,
which received votes in the latest NAIA
Division II poll, 76-67 in American Mideast
Conference South Division action.
Rachel Fiely led MVNU with a game-high 22
points, a career-high 11 rebounds,
and five assists, while Amy Sebastian added
16 points. Melissa Mastrodonato posted
a double-double with 12 points and 10
rebounds, while Miranda Capuano tossed in a
season-high 12 points off the bench.
Katie Keller also scored nine points.
BOXSCORE
January 30, at Malone College
MVNU dropped its sixth straight American
Mideast Conference South Division decision
as the Lady Cougars fell 77-67 at Malone.
Rachel Fiely led MVNU with a career-high 24
points to go with six assists, four steals,
and five rebounds. Katie Keller tossed
in 18 points with six treys, while Melissa
Mastrodonato tallied
10 points. Amy Sebastian also scored
seven points to become the 18th player in
school history to reach the 1,000-point mark
in career scoring. The Lady Cougars
went 11-for-20 from three-point range, but
MVNU shot just 37.1 percent from the field
overall.
BOXSCORE
January 27, at Urbana University
The Lady Cougars shot just 35.8 percent from
the field as MVNU fell 60-53 at Urbana in
American Mideast Conference South Division
action. Katie Keller led the Lady
Cougars with 16 points and four steals,
while Melissa Mastrodonato added 12 points
and eight rebounds. Rachel Fiely also
contributed 11 points and eight rebounds,
and Amy Sebastian tossed in eight points.
BOXSCORE
January 25, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MARION
MVNU snapped its five-game losing streak
with an 86-53 non-conference win over Ohio
State-Marion. Every player who dressed
for the game scored at least three points
for the Lady Cougars, who had 29 assists and
just six turnovers. Katie Keller led
MVNU with 18 points and six assists, while
Melissa Mastrodonato added 14 points and six
rebounds. Amy Sebastian finished with
11 points and seven rebounds, and Rachel
Fiely handed out a career-high 12 assists to
go with nine points and six rebounds.
Katy Childress tossed in a career-high nine
points off the bench, while Jessica Lynn
tallied seven points. Julie Haumschild
also contributed six points, seven rebounds,
and three blocked shots - all career highs.
BOXSCORE
January 23, at Cedarville University
The Lady Cougars suffered
their fifth straight loss as MVNU fell 76-63
at NAIA Division II No. 4 Cedarville in
American Mideast Conference South Division
play. Katie Keller led the Lady
Cougars with 18 points, while Rachel Fiely
added 14 points and seven assists.
Melissa Mastrodonato posted a double-double
with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Amy
Sebastian finished with 10 points.
MVNU was out-rebounded 46-31 in the game and
committed 21 turnovers.
BOXSCORE
January 20, WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
MVNU dropped its fourth overtime decision of
the year as the Lady Cougars fell 90-87
in double overtime to
Wilberforce in American Mideast Conference
South Division action. Melissa
Mastrodonato matched her career high with 22
points before fouling out, while Katie
Keller added 19 points and six assists.
Amy Sebastian posted a double-double with 17
points, a career-high 14 rebounds, and four
assists, and Rachel Fiely finished with 14
points, five assists, and a career-high nine
steals. Katy Childress also tossed in
a career-high seven points off the bench,
while Jessica Lynn registered six points, a
career-high six rebounds, and four assists
in her first career start.
BOXSCORE
January 16, at Ohio Dominican University
The Lady Cougars shot 50.0 percent from the
field and made 11 three-pointers, but MVNU
fell 92-72 at Ohio
Dominican, who received votes in the latest
NAIA Division II poll, in an American
Mideast Conference South Division contest. Katie Keller
led the Lady Cougars with 22 points, while
Amy Sebastian added 16 points and six
rebounds. Rachel Fiely and Melissa
Mastrodonato each scored 14 points with
Fiely handing out five assists and
Mastrodonato blocking three shots.
MVNU committed 22 turnovers and was
out-rebounded 53-23.
BOXSCORE
January 13, TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
MVNU rallied from a
12-point first-half deficit to send the game
to overtime, but the Lady Cougars managed
just one point in the extra session as MVNU
fell 71-63 in overtime to Tiffin in American
Mideast Conference South Division action.
Rachel Fiely led the Lady Cougars with 19
points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and
three steals, while Melissa Mastrodonato
finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, and
four blocked shots. Amy Sebastian
tossed in 12 points, while Katie Keller
finished with 10 points and a career-high
eight rebounds.
BOXSCORE
January 9, at University of Rio Grande
After trailing just 47-41 at the half, the
Lady Cougars scored just 16 second-half
points as MVNU fell 82-57 in American
Mideast Conference South Division action at
Rio Grande. Katie Keller led the Lady
Cougars with 16 points and moved into third
place on the school's all-time scoring list
with 1,515 points. Melissa Mastrodonato
added 11 points and six rebounds, and Rachel
Fiely finished with 10 points and three
assists. MVNU shot just 38.3 percent
from the field including just 26.9 percent
in the second half.
BOXSCORE
January 6, SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY
MVNU shot a blistering 61.8 percent from the
field as the Lady Cougars cruised to a 90-68
victory over Shawnee State, who entered the
game tied for first place in the American
Mideast Conference South Division and
receiving votes in the latest NAIA Division
II poll. Katie Keller led
MVNU with 24 points, a
career-high eight steals, and five assists,
while Melissa Mastrodonato tossed in a
career-high 22 points to go with six
rebounds and five blocked shots.
Rachel Fiely added 20 points, eight assists,
five rebounds, and four steals, and Amy
Sebastian tallied 18 points. Jessica
Lynn also dished out a career-high seven
assists off the bench.
BOXSCORE
January 4, CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY
After a 19-day layoff,
the Lady Cougars jumped out to a 29-15 lead
before falling 85-67 to Cedarville, ranked
seventh in the latest NAIA Division II poll,
in American Mideast Conference South
Division action. Amy Sebastian led
MVNU with 19 points, while Melissa
Mastrodonato finished with 12 points.
Rachel Fiely added 11 points and five
steals, and Ashley Brown contributed seven
points, five rebounds, and five steals.
Katie Keller also added seven points, while
Miranda Capuano tossed in six points off the
bench.
BOXSCORE
December 16, at Carlow (PA)
University
MVNU opened the game
with an 11-0 run and never looked back as
the Lady Cougars posted an 88-73
non-conference victory at Carlow.
Katie Keller led the way with a game-high 24
points and a career-high seven rebounds,
while Rachel Fiely was 9-for-10 from the
field on her way to a career-high 21 points.
Melissa Mastrodonato added 15 points, and
Amy Sebastian finished with 13 points.
Ashley Brown also contributed nine points
and five assists. MVNU committed just five turnovers in the
game while forcing 16 by Carlow.
BOXSCORE
December 9, URBANA UNIVERSITY
The Lady Cougars dropped a hard-fought 88-86
American Mideast Conference South Division
decision to Urbana in triple overtime
in a game that featured 15 ties and 12 lead
changes. After trailing the entire
first half and by as much as 11 points, MVNU
rallied to lead by as much as five points on
two occasions in the second half. The
Blue Knights sent the game to overtime with
a jumper with two seconds left and then
forced a second extra period with two free
throws with four seconds left at the end of
the first overtime. The Lady Cougars
missed two free throws with two seconds left
at the end of the second overtime, and
Urbana scored with 10 seconds left in the
third overtime for the win. Amy
Sebastian led MVNU with a career-high 31
points and 12 rebounds, while Katie Keller
tossed in 17 points. Melissa
Mastrodonato posted a double-double with 12
points and 10 rebounds, and Rachel Fiely
contributed 12 points, five assists, and
five rebounds. Ashley Brown also added
seven points and a career-high 11 rebounds.
The Lady Cougars were just 17-for-31 at the
free throw line and committed 23 turnovers
in the game.
BOXSCORE
December 5, MYERS UNIVERSITY
MVNU snapped its
six-game losing streak with a 76-53
non-conference win over Myers. Katie
Keller led the Lady Cougars with a game-high
21 points as she nailed five three-pointers.
Melissa Mastrodonato added 16 points and a
team-high seven rebounds, while Amy
Sebastian finished with nine points and six
rebounds. Rachel Fiely and Ann Terhune
contributed eight points apiece with Fiely
and Keller each dishing out five assists,
and Julie Haumschild blocked three shots in
just five minutes off the bench.
BOXSCORE
December 2, at Tiffin University
The Lady Cougars fell 62-54 at Tiffin in
American Mideast Conference South Division
action as MVNU
suffered its sixth straight loss.
Melissa Mastrodonato posted a double-double
in the defeat as she led all scorers with a
career-high 20 points to go with a game-high
11 rebounds. Rachel Fiely added 13
points, while Katie Keller tossed in eight
points. The Lady Cougars were
out-rebounded 45-27 and missed all 10 of
their three-point attempts in the game.
BOXSCORE
November 28,
at Walsh University
MVNU fell to its fifth straight defeat
as the Lady Cougars dropped a hard-fought
74-69 American Mideast Conference South
Division decision at Walsh. After
trailing by as much as 16 points in the game
and by nine points with 2:25 to play, MVNU
pulled within 71-69 with 1:08 left before
missing its final three shots. Katie
Keller led the Lady Cougars with a
season-high 26 points, while Rachel Fiely
and Amy Sebastian both added 12 points
apiece with Fiely grabbing a team-high nine
rebounds.
BOXSCORE
November 25,
at Westmont (CA) College
The Lady Cougars dropped their fourth straight game
as MVNU fell 81-57 at Westmont, an NAIA Division I school. Melissa
Mastrodonato led the Lady Cougars with 13 points and eight rebounds, while
Amy Sebastian finished with 12 points. Rachel Fiely contributed nine
points and five assists, and Katie Keller tossed in eight points. MVNU
committed 23 turnovers in the loss.
BOXSCORE
November 24,
at Azusa Pacific (CA) University
MVNU fell 79-63 in non-conference action at Azusa Pacific, ranked
14th in the NAIA Division I preseason poll, as the visiting Lady Cougars
committed 29 turnovers in the game. Amy Sebastian led MVNU with 20
points and nine rebounds, while Katie Keller scored 15 of her 18 points in
the second half. Ann Terhune also tossed in a career-high eight points
off the bench.
BOXSCORE
November 21,
MALONE COLLEGE
The Lady Cougars dropped their American Mideast Conference South Division
opener 81-69 to Malone as MVNU shot just 33.3 percent
from the field and was out-rebounded 53-32. Katie Keller led the Lady
Cougars with 16 points, while Amy Sebastian added 14 points. Rachel Fiely finished with 11 points, and Melissa Mastrodonato tossed in seven
points, grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, and blocked four shots.
Ashley Brown also dished out six assists.
BOXSCORE
November 18,
vs. Ohio Dominican University
MVNU fell in the championship game of the Muskingum College Tournament
86-78 in overtime to Ohio Dominican for the Lady Cougars' first loss of the
season. Katie Keller led MVNU with 20 points, while Rachel Fiely added
a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. Melissa Mastrodonato and
Amy Sebastian both finished with 13 points with Sebastian also grabbing seven rebounds. Keller and Ashley Brown were named to the
All-Tournament Team.
BOXSCORE
November 17,
vs. St. Joseph's (NY) College
The Lady Cougars continued their best start since
the 2000-2001 season as MVNU improved to 4-0 with an 82-42 victory over St.
Joseph's in the first round of the Muskingum College Tournament. Katie
Keller led the Lady Cougars with 20 points, while Miranda Capuano tossed in
12 points off the bench. Amy Sebastian and Rachel Fiely added eight
points apiece, and Ashley Brown dished out six assists to go
with seven points and six steals.
BOXSCORE
November 10,
GRACE (IN) COLLEGE
MVNU improved to 3-0 with a 72-62 non-conference victory over Grace in the
annual Homecoming game. Amy Sebastian led four Lady Cougars in double
figures with 17 points, while Melissa Mastrodonato scored a career-high 15
points to go with eight rebounds and two blocked shots. Katie Keller
tossed in 13 points, and Ashley Brown scored 12 points with four steals.
Rachel Fiely also contributed nine points, six
assists, six steals, and five rebounds.
BOXSCORE
November 7,
at Ohio State University-Marion
The Lady Cougars cruised to a 91-39 non-conference victory at Ohio
State-Marion as MVNU shot 48.6 percent from the field and forced 41
turnovers. Katie Keller led all scorers with 16 points, while Amy
Sebastian added 12 points. Rachel Fiely contributed 11 points and five
steals, and Jessica Lynn tossed in 10 points off the bench. The Lady
Cougars' reserves also out-scored the Ohio State-Marion bench 38-7.
BOXSCORE
November 3,
CARLOW (PA) UNIVERSITY
MVNU successfully opened the 2006-2007 season with a 72-47 non-conference
victory over Carlow. Rachel Fiely led the way
with a game-high 20 points and five rebounds, while Katie Keller tossed in
18 points with four three-pointers that enabled her to break the school's
previous career three-point mark of 184 treys. Melissa Mastrodonato
posted a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, and Amy
Sebastian tossed in 10 points. Miranda Capuano also grabbed seven
rebounds off the bench.
BOXSCORE
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