Saturday,
February 15, 2003
BLUE
HOSE HOLD FOR A 78-73 WIN OVER LADY EAGLES IN SAC BASKETBALL
ACTION
CLINTON,
SC – Presbyterian
College placed four players in double figures led by redshirt
sophomore center Lauren
Yanik's
(Greer, S.C.) career-high tying 20 points as the
Presbyterian College defeated Carson-Newman College 78-73 in
South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball action Saturday
afternoon.
Yanik
tied her career-high of 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds
and a career-high seven assists to lead the Blue Hose.
The
first half saw both teams struggled to shoot the ball from the
field as PC shot 27.8% while Carson-Newman struggled as well to
shoot 29.7%. The game was close throughout the first frame with
Carson-Newman holding a 22-19 at the 6:03 mark. The Blue Hose
used a 13-2 run to end the half and go ahead 32-24 entering the
locker room.
PC’s
freshman forward Wesley
Campbell
(Greenville, S.C.) led the way in the first half with eight
points while Yanik tallied a team-high eight boards.
Carson-Newman was led in the first half by senior guard Monica
Ashburn (Clarkrange, Tenn.) who tallied nine points while
sophomore center Tiffany Parker (Newman, Ga.) pulled down
a team-best seven boards.
The
second half saw the Lady Eagles fight back as junior guard Andrea
Fitzgerald (Memphis, Tenn.) scored 24 second half points to
pull Carson-Newman back into the ballgame. Presbyterian fought
off several Lady Eagle runs down the stretch until Carson-Newman
retook the lead at 69-68 with 2:56 remaining on a lay-up by
Fitzgerald. On the ensuing play, Fitzgerald stole the ball at
midcourt and scored to put the Lady Eagles ahead 71-68. PC’s
sophomore guard Sarah
Woods
(Florence, Ky) hit a pair of free throws to give the Blue
Hose back the lead at 74-73 with 1:17 remaining. Woods would put
the game out of reach with a three-pointer as the shot clock was
about the expire with PC going ahead 77-73 with :28 seconds
remaining.
Joining
Yanik for PC scoring honors was Campbell who tallied a
career-high 15 points followed by freshman center Cameron
Cook (Greensboro, N.C.) added 12 points and junior guard
Bonnie Werner
(Kennesaw, Ga.) had 10 points and six rebounds.
Carson-Newman
was led by Fitzgerald’s career-high 33 points and Ashburn’s
14 points. Parker led the team with a game-high 14 rebounds.
PC improves to 11-11 overall, and 6-4 in the SAC while Carson-Newman falls to 12-11, 6-4 in the SAC.