FEBRUARY 14, 2009
KING'S WOMEN MOVE CLOSER TO PLAYOFF BERTH WITH CRUCIAL 76-60 ROAD WIN OVER DELAWARE VALLEY
DOYLESTOWN -- The Kings College women's basketball team took a big step toward clinching a Freedom Conference playoff spot with a 76-60 victory over Delaware Valley College Saturday.
The victory gave Kings 9-14, (7-7 Freedom) a two-game lead over the Aggies 11-12 (5-9) for the fifth and final playoff spot. The Lady Monarchs were able to build a quick 10 point lead to start the first half thanks to two three-pointers by Kaitlyn Fiorino and Jessica Paettie, a jumper from Paige Carlin and Kaitlyn Malshefski lay-up at 14:55 to make the score 10-4.
Delaware Valley cut the score to 10-6 when Rochelle Teesdale made a layup at 14:08. King's Katie Miller was fouled at the 13:57 mark and made good on both shots from the charity stripe to push the score 12-6. After Delaware Valley cut the score to 12-10, Fiorino hit a three-pointer at the 12:38 mark to give the Lady Monarchs a 15-10 lead with 12:38 remaining in the first half.
Kings then went on a scoring spurt, building a nine point lead to up the King's lead to 24-15 following a Fiorino trey at the 9:11 mark. After Delaware Valley cut the lead to 24-19 on a Mandi Wilson layup at 8:07, Abby Malloy's three-pointer ignited a 7-0 King's run to put the Lady Monarchs on top 31-19 with 6:06 remaining. The Aggies would continue to fight and cut the lead to 33-26 with 4:26 left, but Paettie countered with two huge three-pointers, the second coming at 1:22, to give the team the 41-30 lead. Brittany Zimmerman then hit a jumper for the Aggies with 0:04 on the clock to cut the King's lead to 41-32 going into the break
In the second-half the scoring continued as the Monarchs built a 13-point lead on four different occasions, including the 12:20 mark when Krystina Durako made a lay-up to give King's 55-42 advantage. The Aggies remained within striking distance, cutting the lead to eight points on six occasions, the final time coming on a Vennera free throw at 2:19 to mark to cut the King's lead to 68-60.
Muscatell would then make four straight foul shots, while Paettie and Carlin combined for four more free throws down the stretch to secure the 76-60 victory for the Lady Monarchs.
Leading the way for the team in scoring was Fiorino with 16 points, including four three-pointers. Freshman forward Julianna Lynott had 12 points and a career-high 15 points in registering her third double-double of the season. Paettie was the only other player in double-figures scoring with13 points. Muscatell tallied nine points with eight assists and now needs only two more assists to register 100 as a freshman. With that mark she would be the first Lady Monarch player to accomplish the feat since Elaine Colyer registered 110 assists during the 1995–96 season.
The Aggies were led by Vennera who had a team high 21 points to go along with eight rebounds. Also scoring in double-figures was Zimmerman who had 12 points and six assists in the game.
Up next for the Lady Monarchs is a road trip to Manhattanville College Tuesday in Purchase, NY. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m.
KING'S COLLEGE 76, DELAWARE VALLEY 60
KING'S COLLEGE (9-14,7-7 Freedom)
DELAWARE VALLEY (11-12,5-9 Freedom)
Kim Vennera 6-22 9-12 21; Brittney Zimmerman 3-6 4-4 12; Jackie Shunkwiler 4-10 0-1 8; Mandi Wilson 4-7 0-0 8; Rochelle Teesdale 2-8 2-6 7; Stephanie Kraemer 0-1 2-2 2; Erin Boyer 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 20-61 17-25 60.
King's College................... 41 35 - 76
Delaware Valley................ 32 28 - 60
3-point goals--King's College 9-24 (Kaitlyn Fiorino 4-13; Jessica Paettie 3-4; Abby Malloy 1-1; Kaitlyn Malshefski 1-4; Kayla Dick 0-1; Brittany Muscatell 0-1), Delaware Valley 3-18 (Brittney Zimmerman 2-5; Rochelle Teesdale 1-2; Erin Boyer 0-3; Jackie Shunkwiler 0-1; Kim Vennera 0-7). Fouled out--King's College-Kaitlyn Malshefski; Julianna Lynott, Delaware Valley-Jackie Shunkwiler. Rebounds--King's College 45 (Julianna Lynott 15), Delaware Valley 38 (Kim Vennera 8; Jackie Shunkwiler 8). Assists--King's College 12 (Brittany Muscatell 8), Delaware Valley 13 (Brittney Zimmerman 6). Total fouls--King's College 19, Delaware Valley 22. Technical fouls--King's College-None, Delaware Valley-None. A-350
