2009-2010 Lady Cougar Basketball Recaps
March
13, vs. North Greenville (S.C.) University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team used a strong second half to
pull away for a 74-50 victory over North
Greenville (S.C.) University on Saturday
afternoon in the third-place game of the
National Christian College Athletic
Association National Tournament held at
Grace (Ind.) College’s Orthopaedic Capital
Center.
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March
12, vs. Bethel (Ind.) College
In a game that featured 56 three-point
attempts between the two teams, it was the
final shot that made the difference as No. 4
seed Bethel (Ind.) College nipped No. 1 seed
and the defending national champion Mount
Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team on a three-pointer at the
buzzer in the semifinals of the National
Christian College Athletic Association
National Tournament on Friday at the
Orthopaedic Capital Center on the campus of
Grace (Ind.) College.
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March
11, at Grace (Ind.) College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team survived a scare from host
Grace (Ind.) College as the Lady Cougars
used a 12-0 run to turn a two-point deficit
into a 10-point lead late in the second half
on the way to a hard-fought 59-52 victory in
the first round of the National Christian
College Athletic Association National
Tournament on Thursday evening in the
Orthopaedic Capital Center.
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February 23, at Daemen (N.Y.) College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team fell 71-67 at No. 4 seed
Daemen (N.Y.) College in the first round of
the American Mideast Conference Tournament
on Tuesday night.
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February 20, MALONE UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team closed out the regular
season and a busy four-game week with a
convincing 75-40 victory over Malone
University in American Mideast Conference
action in the Physical Education Center on
Saturday night.
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February 19, SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team nailed 11 three-pointers,
but it was not enough as the Lady Cougars
fell 83-72 to NAIA Division II Shawnee State
University on Friday evening in American
Mideast Conference action in the Physical
Education Center.
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February 18, at Wilberforce University
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.
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February 16, at Walsh University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team shot just 28.8 percent from
the field while NAIA Division II No. 23
Walsh University nailed 10 three-pointers
and connected at a 47 percent clip for the
game as the Lady Cavaliers prevailed 81-53
in American Mideast Conference action in
Alumni Arena on Tuesday night.
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February 13, at Cedarville University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team played right with NAIA
Division II No. 3 Cedarville University for
the first half, but the Lady Jackets showed
why they have their lofty ranking in the
second half as they pulled away for a 78-55
American Mideast Conference victory in the
Callan Athletic Center on Saturday night.
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February 11, at University of Northwestern
Ohio
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team overcame a 13-point
second-half deficit to force overtime and
then rallied from seven points down in the
extra session to post an 80-79 overtime win
at the University of Northwestern Ohio on a
rebound and put-back by junior post Amanda
Himes as time expired in the American
Mideast Conference game on Thursday night.
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February 4, POINT PARK (Pa.) UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team got another double-double
from junior post Amanda Himes as the Lady
Cougars pulled away down the stretch for a
66-52 American Mideast Conference victory
over Point Park (Pa.) University on Thursday
night in the Physical Education Center to
extend the team’s winning streak to six
straight.
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February 2, URSULINE COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s
basketball team scored the first 22 points
of the game and never looked back as the
Lady Cougars cruised to an 86-58 American
Mideast Conference victory over Ursuline
College in the Physical Education Center on
Tuesday night to extend their winning streak
to a season-high five straight games.
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January 30, at Houghton (N.Y.)
College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team forced Houghton (N.Y.)
College into 29 turnovers and then scored 31
points off of those miscues as the Lady
Cougars posted a 75-63 American Mideast
Conference victory on the Highlanders' home
court on Saturday afternoon in the Nielsen
Center.
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January 29, at Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.)
College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team built a 19-point first-half
lead and then survived 12.1 percent shooting
from the field in the second half to post an
important 58-51 American Mideast Conference
victory at Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College
in the Voller Athletic Center on Friday
night.
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January 26, CARLOW (Pa.) UNIVERSITY
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.
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January 23, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team used the inside-outside
combination of junior post Amanda Himes and
sophomore guard Sierra Fletcher to
perfection as both players posted
double-doubles to lead the Lady Cougars to
an 85-69 American Mideast Conference victory
over the University of Northwestern Ohio on
Saturday night in the Physical Education
Center.
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January 19, CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team built an 11-point
second-half lead against NAIA Division II
No. 5 Cedarville University only to watch as
turnovers and poor shooting down the stretch
cost the Lady Cougars a chance at a big
upset as they fell 69-58 in American Mideast
Conference action in the Physical Education
Center on Tuesday night.
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January 16, at Ursuline College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team used a big advantage in
points in the paint and on the glass as the
Lady Cougars took control of the game on the
way to posting a 90-51 American Mideast
Conference victory at Ursuline College on
Saturday afternoon.
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January 14, at Ohio State University-Newark
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team attempted a school-record 92
shots from the field, grabbed 62 rebounds,
and forced 24 turnovers as the Lady Cougars
turned a 10-point halftime lead into an
81-56 non-conference road win at Ohio State
University-Newark on Thursday night.
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January 12, WALSH UNIVERSITY
In a battle between two teams receiving
votes in the latest NAIA Division II poll,
the Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team came up on the short end of
the 80-74 score in an American Mideast
Conference contest with Walsh University on
Tuesday night in the Physical Education
Center.
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January 9, at Daemen (N.Y.) College
In a back and forth game that featured nine
ties and 13 lead changes, the Mount Vernon
Nazarene University women's basketball team
came up just short as the Lady Cougars fell
85-79 at Daemen (N.Y.) College in American
Mideast Conference action on Saturday
afternoon.
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January 5, WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team used a well-balanced attack
to pull away from Wilberforce University in
the second half to post an 89-65 American
Mideast Conference victory on Tuesday night
in the Physical Education Center.
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December 19, vs. Albion (Mich.) College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team pulled out a 67-64 win over
Albion (Mich.) College in the consolation
game of the Defiance College Tournament on
Saturday afternoon.
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December 18, vs. Wilmington College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team was outplayed in every facet
of the game as the Lady Cougars fell 85-62
to Wilmington College in the first round of
the Defiance College Tournament on Friday
night.
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December 12, at Cincinnati Christian
University
After a slow start, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team cruised past Cincinnati
Christian University 77-46 in a
non-conference road game on Saturday
afternoon.
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December 5, NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team shot just 29.7 percent from
the field and committed 24 turnovers, but
the Lady Cougars were still able to hand
Notre Dame College its first conference loss
as MVNU prevailed 63-53 in American Mideast
Conference action on Saturday night in the
Physical Education Center.
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December 1, at Shawnee State University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team nailed 14 three-pointers,
but it was not quite enough to overcome foul
trouble and 19 turnovers as the Lady Cougars
fell 94-87 in their upset bid at NAIA
Division II No. 4 Shawnee State University
in American Mideast Conference action in
Waller Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
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November 21, vs. Bethel (Kan.) College
After a late night on Friday, the Mount
Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team showed no signs of fatigue
as the Lady Cougars built an early lead and
cruised to an 82-66 victory over Bethel
(Kan.) College in the second and final day
of action at the Stephens (Mo.) College
Classic on Saturday afternoon.
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November 20, vs. University of Saint Mary
(Kan.)
After being stuck on the side of the road on
Interstate 70 for nearly four hours and
having tip-off pushed from 6:00 p.m. to
after 9:30 p.m. CST, the Mount Vernon
University women's basketball team ended its
long day with a 66-51 victory over the
University of Saint Mary (Kan.) in the first
round of the Stephens (Mo.) College Classic
on Friday night.
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November 13, ASBURY (Ky.) COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team outscored Asbury (Ky.)
College 50-20 in the second half of the Lady
Cougars' annual Homecoming game as MVNU away
for a 91-51 victory in the Physical
Education Center on Friday night.
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November 9, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-NEWARK
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's
basketball team got the 2009-2010 season
under way in a big way as the Lady Cougars
cruised to an 86-38 non-conference victory
over Ohio State University-Newark on Monday
night in the Physical Education Center.
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