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January
27, 2008
GREENCASTLE, Ind. – Sophomore
Jenna Fernandez doubled her season scoring average in recording
her first career double-double with a game-high 28 points and
12
rebounds and the DePauw Lady Tigers grabbed 20 offensive
boards in their 21st-straight home win
78-60.
Currently ranked 15th by D3hoops.com and 17th in the USA Today/ESPN
Coaches' Poll,
DePauw
(15-3,
8-0 SCAC) also picked up its 40th-straight regular
season home
win and
37th-straight SCAC
home win.
Millsaps (4-13, 2-7 SCAC) hung tough with the defending national
champions in the first half on 46 percent shooting, closing the
half on an 8-2 run after trailing by 18, to trail just 37-25 at
intermission.
DePauw shot just under 38 percent
but hit 12-of-15 free throws to head into the lockerroom with
a 12-point edge, led by Fernandez with 16 points and six rebounds
on 5-of-7 aim and Kalei Lowes with nine points and a pair of
steals. They also took advantage of 12 first half turnovers for
the Majors, turning them into 20 points on the offensive end.
The teams traded buckets the opening
9:52 of the second half with the Lady Tigers holding a 52-40
lead before a 12-4 DePauw run stretched the lead out to 20 with
6:52 remaining.
Seconds later, the game took a turn
for the worse for the Majors when junior Jessica
Bowie was whistled
for a flagrant foul after throwing an elbow on the offensive
end. It appeared as if Bowie was on the wrong end of an
elbow on the defensive end of the floor, nevertheless, play continued
and Millsaps was hit with a huge blow on an already scarce roster
when second-year head coach Mary Bolton decided to sit Bowie
the final 6 minutes of regulation.
After the loss of Bowie,
DePauw went on another mini-run and continued its dominance down
low, scoring 12 of their final 14 points in the paint
to come
away
with
a
78-60 win.
DePauw scored 29 points off
18 Major turnovers, outrebounded the visitors 44-33 and got 25
points from its bench, led by Katie Matthews with eight points
and Sarah Merkel
with
six.
Millsaps was led in the scoring column
by junior Tiffany Whitmore with 13 points, followed by Crystal
Dickerson and Bowie
with 11 points apiece. Bowie also added eight rebounds and four
blocks, while Dickerson picked up a team-high five assists.
The Majors will open a five-game homestand
at the Hangar Dome on Wedneday, Jan. 30, playing host to non-conference
foe Rust College. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. |
