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Lady Cougar Basketball Game Recap
Lady Cougars Drain 14 Treys to Roar Past
Carlow 100-38
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
Game Boxscore
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (1-26-2010) - The Mount
Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team matched its season high by
nailing 14 three-pointers and the Lady
Cougars also equaled their season best by
forcing 31 turnovers which they turned into
49 points as MVNU posted a 100-38 American
Mideast Conference victory over Carlow (Pa.)
University in the Physical Education Center
on Tuesday night.
The Lady Cougars (12-5, 5-4 AMC), who
received a vote in the latest NAIA Division
II poll, jumped out to a quick 16-6 lead
over the first six minutes as junior wing
Kelli Pollock nailed a pair of treys and
sophomore guard Sierra Fletcher and junior
forward Kellie Jokela each added a
three-pointer of their own as MVNU went
4-for-6 from beyond the arc.
 After
the visiting Celtics (6-15, 2-10 AMC) closed
the gap to 19-13 at the 11:51 mark, the Lady
Cougars closed the half on a 38-12 run to
take a commanding 57-25 lead at the break.
MVNU forced 16 first-half turnovers which
the Lady Cougars turned into 26 points.
Meanwhile, MVNU committed just three
turnovers of its own.
Fletcher led the Lady Cougars with 12
points, four assists, and four steals in the
first half. Junior guard Lauren Johnson,
junior center Amanda Himes, and sophomore
guard Gabby Fowler (left) also
added eight points apiece. MVNU shot a
blistering 55 percent from the field
(22-for-40), 64.3 percent from three-point
range (9-for-14), and 57.1 percent from the
free throw line (4-for-7).
"We got off to a good start and staked
ourselves to an early lead,” said MVNU coach
Steve Gregory. "By the end of the half, that
small lead grew into a large lead. We shot
the ball well in the first half behind the
three-point line. They decided to play us
zone and our perimeter shooters stepped up
and hit shots.”
Shelby Rodgers paced Carlow with 10
first-half points and five rebounds, while
Trenecia Carroll tossed in six points off
the bench. The Celtics shot 37 percent from
the field (10-for-27), 25 percent from
three-point range (2-for-8), and 75 percent
at the free throw line (3-for-4).
Rodgers hit a three-pointer to start the
second half for Carlow, but that would prove
to be the last highlight of the night for
the Celtics. From that point on, the Lady
Cougars outscored Carlow 43-10 the rest of
the game on the way to the 100-38 victory.
Freshman wing Camaranne Myles hit a pair of
free throws with 1:18 left to help MVNU hit
the century mark for the first time since a
121-21 shellacking of Ohio State
University-Marion on December 4, 2007.
"The second half was more of the same,” said
Gregory. "I don’t know that it was great
defense in the second half. I think there is
some truth in the fact that they just missed
a lot of shots in the second half.”
 Freshman
guard Jessi Drayer (right) had
a big night to lead MVNU off the bench as
she scored a game- and career-high 19 points
to go with five steals. Fletcher added 18
points, five assists, and five steals, and
Himes posted a double-double of 15 points
and 14 rebounds in just 22 minutes of
action. Fowler also matched her career high
with 11 points to go with a career-high five
assists. Every player on the roster scored
for the Lady Cougars with the exception of
freshman Courtney Swart, who instead grabbed
a career-high 11 rebounds and blocked three
shots to make her presence felt. Pollock and
Johnson finished with eight points apiece,
and Jokela added seven points and five
rebounds.
MVNU shot 46.3 percent from the field
(38-for-82), 41.2 percent from three-point
range (14-for-34), and 66.7 percent from the
free throw line (10-for-15). The Lady
Cougars committed just nine turnovers and
forced 31 miscues which they turned into 49
points. The MVNU reserves also outscored
Carlow as a whole with 44 bench points.
"Jessi stepped up and showed why she was
such a highly-decorated high school player
last year,” said Gregory. "She is a
playmaker and can shoot the three-pointer.
It was good to see her play well tonight.”
"Amanda and Sierra both did their usual
damage and helped us get out to a big lead,”
Gregory added. "Gabby shot the ball well,
and Kellie also stuck some nice mid-range
jumpers against their zone. Courtney was a
rebounding machine along with Himes. It was
nice to see everyone play and play well at
that.”
Rodgers led Carlow with 16 points and eight
rebounds, while Carroll was the next highest
scorer with six points. Danielle Lindsey
also grabbed nine rebounds before fouling
out. The Celtics shot just 25.9 percent from
the field (14-for-54) including going just
4-for-27 in the second half (14.8 percent).
Carlow also went 5-for-20 from three-point
range (25 percent) and 5-for-15 at the free
throw line (33.3 percent).
The Lady Cougars will look to add to their
two-game winning streak when the team
embarks on an important American Mideast
Conference road trip to New York this
weekend. On Friday, MVNU will play at
Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College with a 6:00
p.m. tip before playing at Houghton (N.Y.)
College on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
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