Tigers Unable To Overtake League-Leading Kenyon
It is said that lightning doesn't strike twice. It didn't necessarily strike in the same location, but it did strike the same team Tuesday as the Wittenberg Tigers dropped a 73-60 decision to North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)-leading Kenyon.
GAMBIER, Ohio — It is said that lightning doesn't strike twice. It didn't necessarily strike in the same location, but it did strike the same team Tuesday as the Wittenberg Tigers dropped a 73-60 decision to North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)-leading Kenyon.
The win all but wrapped up the 2008 NCAC regular season championship for the Ladies, who improved to 15-6 overall and 12-0 in the conference. Kenyon now leads second-place Wittenberg and Ohio Wesleyan but three games in the loss column with just four to play before the annual NCAC Tournament. The Tigers fell to 9-9 overall and 8-3 in the conference.
Kenyon led the first 30 minutes of the game before the Tigers went on a 14-6 run to turn a 51-46 Ladies advantage into a three-point Wittenberg lead with 5:33 remaining. However, a pair of free throws by sophomore post Stephanie Boardman (Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley) that gave Wittenberg a 60-57 lead were the Tigers' last of the evening. Eerily like the first meeting between the two teams - a 70-60 Kenyon win at Wittenberg's HPER Center - the Ladies finished the game on a lengthy scoring run to secure the win.
In that game, Kenyon scored the game's final 11 points over 4:06. In the rematch, the Ladies scored 16 in a row to pull out the victory.
Wittenberg shot 40 percent from the field and 64 percent from the free throw line - both in line with season averages for the Tigers. After winning the rebounding battle decisively, 42-31, the difference in the game was ballhandling as the Tigers committed 25 turnovers, compared to 15 for Kenyon.
Senior post Katie Gregorevich (Northfield, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) led the Tigers with 21 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots. Sophomore wing Carrie Dyer (Copley, Ohio/Copley) added 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Boardman added 10 points off the bench.