Unselfish Wildcats Earn 66-48 Road Win Over Winthrop
11/22/2006 11:14:36 AM | Women's Basketball
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ROCK HILL, S.C. — Ten different 'Cats etched their names into the scorer's book and Davidson dished out a season-high 21 assists in picking up its second road win of the season, a 66-48 victory over the Winthrop Eagles on Wednesday, Nov. 22, in women's basketball action. Davidson moved its record to 3-1 with the non-conference win, while Winthrop saw its record drop to 2-4.
The 21 assists were the most for Davidson since last season when they dished out 20 in the regular-season finale against Furman. Davidson hit the 20-assist mark five times last year. Seniors Tia Washington (Charlotte, N.C.) and Jessica Mitchell (Wilkesboro, N.C.) paced the team with a game-high five apiece. Nine Wildcats in all dished out at least one assist in the game.
Davidson stormed out of the gates, racing to a 16-5 lead after a 15-foot jumper at the top of the key by redshirt junior Katie Hamilton (Lilburn, Ga.) with 13:48 to go in the first half. Hamilton and fellow junior Danielle Hemerka (Blackwood, N.J.) had the hot-hand early, combining for 10 of the 16 Wildcat points.
Leading by eleven, the Wildcats all of the sudden went cold over almost 10 minutes of action as the Winthrop zone combined with ice-cold shooting by Davidson allowed the Eagles to close to within two, 19-17, at the 4:07 mark. Shelly Hankins and Ashley Haugtvedt worked the outside-inside game for the Eagles as Hankins hit for five points on a jumper and three-pointer, while Haugtvedt dropped in five down low in the paint.
Neither team looked sharp all first half, combining for 30 turnovers, but neither took advantage as there were only 19 total points scored off those turnovers with 10 coming from the Wildcats.
Davidson regrouped after Winthrop came back, closing out the half on a 9-5 run to head into halftime up 28-22.
Four different Wildcats assisted Davidson in opening a ten-point lead, 37-27, with 16:05 at the start of the second half.
After two Franchesca Davenport free throws cut the Wildcat lead down to five at 37-32, Davidson would take control of the game over the next eight minutes of play behind the strong efforts from junior Honna Housley (Riceville, Tenn.). The Wildcats pushed their lead out to as much as 23 points thanks to a 22-4 run, showing their unselfishness with 13 second-half assists and cruised to the 66-48 win.
Housley scored all 10 of her points, including the the final three for Davidson, during the late second half charge and hauled in six of her seven total rebounds in the second period.
Housley and two other players led the Wildcats with 10 points, while the junior set a new career-high with seven boards and matching a career-high in assists with four. Hemerka and Mitchell were the other two Davidson players to reach double digits.
Senior Brynn Kelly (Spokane, Wash.) matched her career-high in rebounds, hauling in a game-high 13 as Davidson for the third time in the past four games won the rebounding margin, 43-27. Nineteen of those rebounds came on the offensive end.
Davenport was the leading scorer for Winthrop with 13 points, including a 5-for-5 showing at the free throw line. The Eagles finished 13-for-19 from the free throw line, but shot only 36.4 percent from the field with 24 turnovers.
Davidson will turn around now and travel up to Columbus, Ohio to the campus of The Ohio State University for the 2006 Klosterman Buckeye Classic on Nov. 25-26. The Wildcats will open the classic against the 2-0 Montana Grizzlies on Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. They then will either face No. 6 Ohio State (3-0) or Cornell (0-3) on Nov. 26.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Ten different 'Cats etched their names into the scorer's book and Davidson dished out a season-high 21 assists in picking up its second road win of the season, a 66-48 victory over the Winthrop Eagles on Wednesday, Nov. 22, in women's basketball action. Davidson moved its record to 3-1 with the non-conference win, while Winthrop saw its record drop to 2-4.
The 21 assists were the most for Davidson since last season when they dished out 20 in the regular-season finale against Furman. Davidson hit the 20-assist mark five times last year. Seniors Tia Washington (Charlotte, N.C.) and Jessica Mitchell (Wilkesboro, N.C.) paced the team with a game-high five apiece. Nine Wildcats in all dished out at least one assist in the game.
Davidson stormed out of the gates, racing to a 16-5 lead after a 15-foot jumper at the top of the key by redshirt junior Katie Hamilton (Lilburn, Ga.) with 13:48 to go in the first half. Hamilton and fellow junior Danielle Hemerka (Blackwood, N.J.) had the hot-hand early, combining for 10 of the 16 Wildcat points.
Leading by eleven, the Wildcats all of the sudden went cold over almost 10 minutes of action as the Winthrop zone combined with ice-cold shooting by Davidson allowed the Eagles to close to within two, 19-17, at the 4:07 mark. Shelly Hankins and Ashley Haugtvedt worked the outside-inside game for the Eagles as Hankins hit for five points on a jumper and three-pointer, while Haugtvedt dropped in five down low in the paint.
Neither team looked sharp all first half, combining for 30 turnovers, but neither took advantage as there were only 19 total points scored off those turnovers with 10 coming from the Wildcats.
Davidson regrouped after Winthrop came back, closing out the half on a 9-5 run to head into halftime up 28-22.
Four different Wildcats assisted Davidson in opening a ten-point lead, 37-27, with 16:05 at the start of the second half.
After two Franchesca Davenport free throws cut the Wildcat lead down to five at 37-32, Davidson would take control of the game over the next eight minutes of play behind the strong efforts from junior Honna Housley (Riceville, Tenn.). The Wildcats pushed their lead out to as much as 23 points thanks to a 22-4 run, showing their unselfishness with 13 second-half assists and cruised to the 66-48 win.
Housley scored all 10 of her points, including the the final three for Davidson, during the late second half charge and hauled in six of her seven total rebounds in the second period.
Housley and two other players led the Wildcats with 10 points, while the junior set a new career-high with seven boards and matching a career-high in assists with four. Hemerka and Mitchell were the other two Davidson players to reach double digits.
Senior Brynn Kelly (Spokane, Wash.) matched her career-high in rebounds, hauling in a game-high 13 as Davidson for the third time in the past four games won the rebounding margin, 43-27. Nineteen of those rebounds came on the offensive end.
Davenport was the leading scorer for Winthrop with 13 points, including a 5-for-5 showing at the free throw line. The Eagles finished 13-for-19 from the free throw line, but shot only 36.4 percent from the field with 24 turnovers.
Davidson will turn around now and travel up to Columbus, Ohio to the campus of The Ohio State University for the 2006 Klosterman Buckeye Classic on Nov. 25-26. The Wildcats will open the classic against the 2-0 Montana Grizzlies on Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. They then will either face No. 6 Ohio State (3-0) or Cornell (0-3) on Nov. 26.
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