JANUARY 8, 2008
KING'S WOMNEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS 76-50 VERDICT TO GWYNEDD-MERCY
WILKES-BARRE – The King's College women's basketball team produced its lowest one-half scoring total of the season in the first half and would never recover as the Lady Monarchs dropped a 76-50 verdict to visiting Gwynedd-Mercy College in a non-conference matchup Thursday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the loss, King's fell to 4-8 on the year while Gwynedd-Mercy improved to 8-3.
After scoring the first basket of the game 0:32 into the contest, the Lady Monarchs were unable to mount any offense. The Griffins, who also struggled offensively early on, would score 11 of the next 13 points to take a 11-4 lead with 11:32 left in the first half. After a pair of foul shots by King's Paige Carlin cut the lead to 11-6 at the 9:28 mark, Gwynedd-Mercy scored five straight points to push the lead to 16-6 with 7:37 on the clock. The Griffins would eventually take a 18-8 lead with 3:01 left in the half.
King's would score its final two points of the half on a pair of foul shots by Carlin, bringing the score to 20-10 with 2:32 remaining, but the Griffins netted the final seven points to take a 27-10 lead into the locker room . King's 10 points surpassed its previous low of 12 points scored in the second half against FDU-Florham on December 6.
In the second half both teams made vast offensive improvement but King's was unable to get the defensive stops necessary to make a dent in the Griffin lead. Over the final 20 minutes of play, Gwynedd-Mercy outscored King's 49-40.
The Lady Monarchs played virtually even with the Griffins for the first 11:08 of the second half as the Lady Monarchs outscored Gwynedd-Mercy 21-19, yet trailed 46-31 with 9:52 remaining in the contest.
The Griffins, however, controlled the remainder of the contest, outscoring King's 30-19 the rest of the way.
Carlin led King's with 16 points and four rebounds while Kaitlyn Fiorino netted 10 points with five boards. Julianna Lynott tallied six points with nine rebounds while Brittany Muscatell chipped in with five points and five assists
The Griffins were paced by Kristy Cramp with 14 points and eight rebounds while Jackie Dooley netted 13 points with seven boards.
King's returns to action Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. home contest against Delaware Valley College.
GWYNEDD-MERCY 76, KING'S COLLEGE 50
GWYNEDD-MERCY (8-3)
Kristy Cramp 5-11 0-0 14; Jackie Dooley 6-8 0-0 13; Erica Fulforth 3-4 2-2 11; Alison Nelson 2-5 2-3 6; Kristy McGrath 2-3 1-1 5; Lauren Rosar 2-10 0-0 4; Stacey Judge 1-2 2-2 4; Theresa Griffin 1-3 0-0 3; Bryn Cotteta 1-2 1-2 3; Brittany Neill 1-4 0-0 3; Bridget Morrin 1-1 0-0 3; Ashley Duffy 0-2 2-2 2; Liza Leyes 1-5 0-0 2; Danielle Foreman 1-1 0-0 2; Kate Wisniewski 0-8 1-2 1. Totals 27-69 11-14 76.
KING'S COLLEGE (4-8)
Gwynedd-Mercy................. 27 49 - 76
King's College.................... 10 40 - 50
3-point goals--Gwynedd-Mercy 11-30 (Kristy Cramp 4-10; Erica Fulforth 3-3; Jackie Dooley 1-1; Theresa Griffin 1-2; Bridget Morrin 1-1; Brittany Neill 1-2; Liza Leyes 0-2; Kate Wisniewski 0-5; Bryn Cotteta 0-1; Alison Nelson 0-3), King's College 2-12 (Paige Carlin 1-4; Kaitlyn Fiorino 1-4; Brittany Muscatell 0-2; Abby Malloy 0-1; Kayla Dick 0-1). Fouled out--Gwynedd-Mercy-None, King's College-None. Rebounds--Gwynedd-Mercy 44 (Kristy Cramp 8), King's College 35 (Julianna Lynott 9). Assists--Gwynedd-Mercy 19 (Lauren Rosar 4; Kate Wisniewski 4), King's College 9 (Brittany Muscatell 5). Total fouls--Gwynedd-Mercy 21, King's College 11. Technical fouls--Gwynedd-Mercy-None, King's College-None. A-50
