Falcons Lose Conference Opener

Tuesday, 20 November 2007

MOUNT OLIVE , N.C. â€" Mount Olive withstood a second-half rally to defeat Pfeiffer 86-76 in Conference Carolinas women’s basketball Tuesday at Kornegay Arena. The game was the conference opener for both teams. Mount Olive (1-1 overall, 1-0 Conference Carolinas) jumped out to an early seven-point lead as Brittney Robich hit back-to-back three-pointers. Pfeiffer (2-2, 0-1) pulled within 12-10 after Kelly Mathis’ three-point play with 15:54 remaining in the half. The Trojans came back with a 14-0 run, highlighted by Robich’s three-pointer and Tomeka Prichard’s putback and free throw. Pfeiffer got as close as 11 points, but Brittany Miller hit all three free throws after getting fouled on a three-point attempt to give the Trojans their biggest lead at 42-25 with 1:35 remaining. Pfeiffer hit a pair of field goals in the final 90 seconds as Devona Knight’s basket with 16 seconds remaining pulled the Falcons within 42-29 at halftime. Corley scored Mount Olive’s first two baskets of the second half as the Trojans built the lead to 15 points. But Cathi Kennings’ three-pointer triggered a 7-0 run and pulled Pfeiffer within 48-42 with 15:13 left to play. The Falcons missed a chance to convert a three-point play and Robich’s three-pointer highlighted a 10-2 run as the Trojans built the lead to 58-44 with 12:29 remaining. The lead was still double figures when Kennings and Dominique China hit three-pointers to help bring Pfeiffer within two and Denova Knight’s putback tied the game 64-64 with 5:25 remaining. Corley dished to Helen Moore for a layup on Mount Olive ’s next possession to trigger a 6-0 run and put the Trojans ahead to stay. Pfeiffer got as close as four points, but Moore found Miller for a backdoor layup and Robich’s steal and end-to-end layup helped the Trojans build the lead to 78-68 with 2:17 left to play. The lead never fell below six the rest of the way. Knight recorded a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds and led five Falcons in double figures. Kennings and Allegra Shanee’ Purnell scored 13 points apiece, Domonique China added 11 points and Mathis tallied a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Purnell came within one rebound of recording a double-double. Pfeiffer heads to Spartanburg , S.C. , Saturday to face Converse in non-conference action.  The game will start at 2:00 pm.

OFFICIAL NCAA BASKETBALL BOX SCORE 11/20/2007 5:30 p.m. Kornegay Arena Pfeiffer University vs Mount Olive Trojans Final Box Score No. Pfeiffer University Total FG 3-point Free throw Rebounds F TP A TO BLK STL MIN FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA Off Def Tot 22 Ashelle Athill (F) 2 3 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 4 5 3 3 0 1 22:59 30 Allegra Shanee' Purnell (F) 4 11 0 5 5 6 5 4 9 3 13 2 3 1 1 28:28 24 Kelly Mathis (F) 4 12 0 3 2 3 2 8 10 5 10 1 4 0 4 33:23 14 Denova Knight (G/F) 7 10 0 0 7 11 8 3 11 3 21 4 7 0 2 32:47 5 Cathi Kennings (G) 4 10 2 3 3 4 1 1 2 1 13 1 5 0 3 31:18 20 Domonique China (G) 3 10 1 2 4 4 0 1 1 3 11 2 1 0 2 24:22 25 Nicole Maready (F) 0 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 15:06 10 Octavia Trammell (G) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5:32 35 Kendra Rutledge (G) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 4:05 33 Kalee Smith (F) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 23 Amanda Short 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP 31 Lauren Brittingham (G) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP Team (Included in Totals) 0 1 1 3 Totals 25 63 3 14 23 36 18 21 39 24 76 14 27 2 15 200 Total FG%: 1st half 9 - 29 (31.0%) 2nd half 16 - 34 (47.1%) Game 25 - 63 (39.7%) Deadball 3Pt FG%: 1st half 0 - 3 (0.00%) 2nd half 3 - 11 (27.3%) Game 3 - 14 (21.4%) rebounds FT%: 1st half 11 - 16 (68.8%) 2nd half 12 - 20 (60.0%) Game 23 - 36 (63.9%) 5 No. Mount Olive Trojans Total FG 3-point Free throw Rebounds F TP A TO BLK STL MIN FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA Off Def Tot 22 Helen Moore 7 15 0 1 4 6 1 5 6 3 18 2 6 2 2 34:25 40 Siera Medeiros 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 11:06 10 Tomeka Prichard 3 6 1 4 3 3 1 7 8 5 10 2 1 0 3 25:59 14 Keona Corley 6 7 0 0 7 9 0 4 4 4 19 11 4 0 5 31:03 25 Brittney Robich 7 13 4 9 6 6 1 3 4 4 24 4 2 0 4 37:27 23 Brittany Miller 4 8 0 0 5 7 0 4 4 2 13 0 3 0 2 29:35 21 Keshaun Mozee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 1 12:37 32 Shequanta McGee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 3 0 0 10:07 34 Tahara Epps 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4:54 12 LaPorsha Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2:47 11 Samone Bland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP 24 Latara Wade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP 30 Lakeisha Monroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP 33 Alisa Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP Team (Included in Totals) 1 1 2 0 Totals 28 52 5 15 25 31 5 28 33 29 86 20 28 3 19 200 Total FG%: 1st half 14 - 29 (48.3%) 2nd half 14 - 23 (60.9%) Game 28 - 52 (53.8%) Deadball 3Pt FG%: 1st half 4 - 10 (40.0%) 2nd half 1 - 5 (20.0%) Game 5 - 15 (33.3%) rebounds FT%: 1st half 10 - 14 (71.4%) 2nd half 15 - 17 (88.2%) Game 25 - 31 (80.6%) 4 Technical Fouls: V#35 Score by Period 1st H 2nd H Final Pfeiffer University 29 47 76 Mount Olive Trojans 42 44 86 Record Overall Conf Lady Falcons 2-2 0-1 Trojans 1-1 1-0 Attendance: 245 Officials: Chris Losack, John Holmes, Felton Page Trojans Lady Falcons Trojans Lady Falcons Trojans Lady Falcons Points off Turnovers 30 24 Second Effort Points 7 27 Bench Points 13 14 Points in the Paint 32 32 3 Point Points 15 9 Free Throw Points 25 23 3pt Efficiency -8.1 -8.5 Points/Shot 1.28 0.94 Defensive Stops 55 49 Largest Lead 42 25 (17 pts) Lead Changes 1 Number of Ties 1