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Lady Cougar Basketball Game Recap
Lady Cougars Roar Past Wilberforce 80-58
in AMC Play
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
Game Boxscore
WILBERFORCE, Ohio (2-18-2010) - The Mount
Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team built a comfortable halftime
lead and cruised to an 80-58 American Mideast Conference road victory at
Wilberforce University on Thursday evening
in the Alumni Multiplex.
 The
Lady Cougars (18-7, 11-6 AMC) shot 57.1
percent from the field (16-for-28) and
three-point range (4-for-7) in the first
half while holding the host Lady Bulldogs
(5-22, 3-15 AMC) to just 30.3 percent
shooting from the field (10-for-33) and only
15.4 percent shooting from three-point range
(3-for-17) as MVNU built a 43-24 advantage
by the break.
Junior center Amanda Himes led the Lady
Cougars with 12 points and seven rebounds in
the first half, while sophomore guard Sierra
Fletcher (left) added 10
points and six assists. Junior guard Lauren
Johnson also tossed in eight points. MVNU
had a 21-15 rebounding edge at the break.
The second half was more evenly contested as
the Lady Cougars committed 16 turnovers in
the second half to allow Wilberforce an
opportunity to chip into the lead.
However, MVNU was able to pull away down the
stretch to post a comfortable 80-58 victory
and snap a brief two-game losing skid.
"I am happy to get back on track and get a
win on the road,” said MVNU coach Steve
Gregory. "We got out to an early lead and
then got a little complacent and allowed
Wilberforce to get back into the game. We
put together a nice run to end the half and
got into the locker room up by 19.”
"The second half was a half where we held a
comfortable lead and were able to maintain
it throughout while also playing a lot of
people,” Gregory added. "We were able to get
our starters some rest with being in the
midst of three consecutive games. That is a
good thing with Shawnee State coming to town
tomorrow.”
Himes finished with a double-double of 21
points and 11 rebounds as she went 9-for-13
from the floor. Johnson scored 12 points and
handed out five assists, and sophomore wing
Alexis Harkins tossed in 11 points off the
bench. Fletcher also posted a double-double
with 10 points and a career-high-tying 10
assists, and she broke the school’s
single-season steals record as she now has
115 steals in just 25 games to pass the mark
of 113 steals set by former Lady Cougar
standout Rachel Fiely last year. MVNU shot
49.2 percent from the field for the game
(31-for-63), 34.6 percent from three-point
range (9-for-26), and 75 percent from the
free throw line (9-for-12). The Lady Cougars
also held a 47-36 rebounding advantage.
Dai’Tiara Brown led Wilberforce with 17
points, eight rebounds, and six assists,
while Deidra Brown and DeBorah Wilson each
added 12 points apiece. The Lady Bulldogs
shot 34.3 percent from the field
(24-for-70), 17.6 percent from three-point
range (3-for-17), and 41.2 percent from the
free throw stripe (7-for-17).
MVNU will return to action on Friday at 6:00
p.m. when the Cougars will host NAIA
Division II No. 8 Shawnee State University.
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