2008 Woodie Awards
Playoffs up next for Women's Basketball
Josh Goldstein
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Sports
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The Muhlenberg Women's Basketball team came into Tuesday's game against Dickinson with the hopes of getting revenge and even the securing second-place seed in the Conference. Unfortunately, the Red Devils from Carlisle Pennsylvania would be a real challenge for the Mules, especially since junior starting point guard Abra Like was out with a concussion.
Dickinson led by as many as nine points in the first half but the Mules would came and tied the game, keeping it close the rest of the way. Dickinson was very successful at shutting down Muhlenberg's inside game, holding senior Meghan Courtney to six points on 2-12 shooting. They only allowed five Mules to score, including freshman Kaitlyn O'Malley's who was held to a single point. The Mules were led by sophomore Lauren Boyle's 17 points and senior Emily Wright contributed 12 in the last home game of her collegiate career. The Mules stuck close but in the end could not provide enough offensive fire-power to beat Dickinson and lost 50-42.
The Mules moved onto Urisnus next only to find another very difficult challenge. The Mules would travel down to Collegeville for the Bears' Senior Day. Ursinus needed to win in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. If the Mules won, it would guarantee them the third seed in the playoffs.
The Mules led by as many as eight in first half but only held a two-point lead at half time. The second half would see the Mules go back up by as much as seven points and lead for the majority of the half. However, the Ursinus seniors were desperate to make the playoffs for the first time since 1998, and they kept fighting until they took a two- point lead with under ten seconds to go.
However, in typical Muhlenberg fashion, the team stayed calm and Boyle made a tough lay-up from the left side of the basket to force overtime. It would be the Mules' last field goal in the game. Overtime saw a 7-0 run to start by Ursinus which was only interrupted by sophomore Kaitlin Strumph's free-throw score. The final score was Ursinus 67-56. Muhlenberg was led by Courtney's 18 points and also benefitted from her ten rebounds for another double-double. However, sophomore Erin McSherry led the team with 13 rebounds as she continued to prove herself as one of the best rebounders in the Conference.
Despite the loss, the Mules still retained the third seed and will travel to McDaniel College on Saturday for Centennial Conference Tournament play. They will once again have the opportunity to beat Dickinson, who swept the season series in two very close battles. If they can win on Saturday, they will most likely play McDaniel on Sunday. We wish the girls good luck as they look to grab their second straight Centennial Conference Tournament Championship.
Dickinson led by as many as nine points in the first half but the Mules would came and tied the game, keeping it close the rest of the way. Dickinson was very successful at shutting down Muhlenberg's inside game, holding senior Meghan Courtney to six points on 2-12 shooting. They only allowed five Mules to score, including freshman Kaitlyn O'Malley's who was held to a single point. The Mules were led by sophomore Lauren Boyle's 17 points and senior Emily Wright contributed 12 in the last home game of her collegiate career. The Mules stuck close but in the end could not provide enough offensive fire-power to beat Dickinson and lost 50-42.
The Mules moved onto Urisnus next only to find another very difficult challenge. The Mules would travel down to Collegeville for the Bears' Senior Day. Ursinus needed to win in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. If the Mules won, it would guarantee them the third seed in the playoffs.
The Mules led by as many as eight in first half but only held a two-point lead at half time. The second half would see the Mules go back up by as much as seven points and lead for the majority of the half. However, the Ursinus seniors were desperate to make the playoffs for the first time since 1998, and they kept fighting until they took a two- point lead with under ten seconds to go.
However, in typical Muhlenberg fashion, the team stayed calm and Boyle made a tough lay-up from the left side of the basket to force overtime. It would be the Mules' last field goal in the game. Overtime saw a 7-0 run to start by Ursinus which was only interrupted by sophomore Kaitlin Strumph's free-throw score. The final score was Ursinus 67-56. Muhlenberg was led by Courtney's 18 points and also benefitted from her ten rebounds for another double-double. However, sophomore Erin McSherry led the team with 13 rebounds as she continued to prove herself as one of the best rebounders in the Conference.
Despite the loss, the Mules still retained the third seed and will travel to McDaniel College on Saturday for Centennial Conference Tournament play. They will once again have the opportunity to beat Dickinson, who swept the season series in two very close battles. If they can win on Saturday, they will most likely play McDaniel on Sunday. We wish the girls good luck as they look to grab their second straight Centennial Conference Tournament Championship.