2008 Woodie Awards
Women top Manhattan, St. Peter's to end MAAC woes
Pete Theis
Issue date: 2/12/08 Section: Sports
After a nail-biting victory over Manhattan to snap a six-game losing streak, the Loyola women's basketball team continued their momentum on Sunday afternoon when they held on for a big win over St.Peter's, 75-72.
After building a sizeable lead, the Hounds (10-13, 5-8 MAAC) managed to hang on after a furious rally from St. Peter's fell short when Tania Kennedy's desperation three at the top of the key hit the back of the rim.
I was proud of the way that we played," head coach Joe Logan said. "St. Peter's is a talented team, and they are very quick on the perimeter. They are good shooters, as we saw down the stretch, but I thought that we competed well and stayed in the game."
Loyola scored the first five points and then used great rebounding and excellent passing to take a three-point lead at halftime, 33-30.
In the second half the Hounds caught fire in all facets of the game. Loyola scored 25 of the first 33 points in the second half to take a substantial 20-point lead, 58-38. They maintained their scoring spree until 10 minutes remaining in the game.
However, the Peahens stayed tough and managed to claw back, helped along by Johnell Burts, who put back seven of their next 11 points to cut the lead to 60-49 with just 6:30 left. After a great jumper from freshman Meredith Tolley, St. Peter's responded with a 6-2 run in the next 1:30 to pull within eight points.
Burts then nailed a three-pointer after junior Siobhan Prior made two free throws. Senior Vika Sholokhova was fouled and had a chance to put the game away, but she missed both attempts. The Peahens grabbed the rebound and gave the ball to Kennedy, who put home another three-pointer to cut the Loyola to 73-70.
After two more Prior free throws, St. Peter's came back once more, putting in a layup with just nine seconds left. Prior was fouled again, but like Sholokhova, she missed both, giving the Peahens a shot at the win. But Kennedy's game-tying three fell short and Loyola held on for the win.
After building a sizeable lead, the Hounds (10-13, 5-8 MAAC) managed to hang on after a furious rally from St. Peter's fell short when Tania Kennedy's desperation three at the top of the key hit the back of the rim.
I was proud of the way that we played," head coach Joe Logan said. "St. Peter's is a talented team, and they are very quick on the perimeter. They are good shooters, as we saw down the stretch, but I thought that we competed well and stayed in the game."
Loyola scored the first five points and then used great rebounding and excellent passing to take a three-point lead at halftime, 33-30.
In the second half the Hounds caught fire in all facets of the game. Loyola scored 25 of the first 33 points in the second half to take a substantial 20-point lead, 58-38. They maintained their scoring spree until 10 minutes remaining in the game.
However, the Peahens stayed tough and managed to claw back, helped along by Johnell Burts, who put back seven of their next 11 points to cut the lead to 60-49 with just 6:30 left. After a great jumper from freshman Meredith Tolley, St. Peter's responded with a 6-2 run in the next 1:30 to pull within eight points.
Burts then nailed a three-pointer after junior Siobhan Prior made two free throws. Senior Vika Sholokhova was fouled and had a chance to put the game away, but she missed both attempts. The Peahens grabbed the rebound and gave the ball to Kennedy, who put home another three-pointer to cut the Loyola to 73-70.
After two more Prior free throws, St. Peter's came back once more, putting in a layup with just nine seconds left. Prior was fouled again, but like Sholokhova, she missed both, giving the Peahens a shot at the win. But Kennedy's game-tying three fell short and Loyola held on for the win.
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