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February
10,
2008
JACKSON – In
an exciting game that featured 14 lead changes and seven ties,
it was Jessica Bowie’s clutch
jumper with 1:28 remaining and LaReina
Adams’ three free
throws that gave Millsaps its final lead of the game as they held
on to defeat Austin College at home 76-73 to
stay alive for the fourth-and-final
playoff spot in the SCAC Tournament.
Millsaps (6-16,
3-9 SCAC West) benefited from 48 percent shooting for the game
and 35 bench points, led by Bowie with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting
and freshman Kristy Dowdy with 11
points on 4-of-6 shooting. Freshman Krista
Clark added four.
The Majors
scored eight of the final 10 points to end the first half and
took a 5-point lead, 36-31, into intermission, holding the visiting
'Roos to 4-of-13 shooting from beyond the arc while forcing 11
turnovers.
The second
half was back-and-forth and went right down to the wire, with
Austin shooting 50 percent in the period and Millsaps connecting
on 48 percent. The 'Roos, who hit just four 3s in the opening
half, caught fire in the second, hitting 7-of-11 for 64 percent
led by Amber Stafford with four en route to 16 second half points.
After Austin
rallied from a 5-point deficit to tie the game
at 71-71 with 1:49 left in regulation, Bowie knocked down a jumper
off an assist from Crystal Dickerson to give Millsaps a 2-point
lead that they would hold onto off late free throws from Adams.
Millsaps had
four scorers reach double figures in the game, led by Bowie with
20, Adams with 13 and Dickerson and Dowdy with 11 apiece. Adams
also grabbed a team-high 10 boards to record her fifth double-double
of the year and second in as many games, while Dickerson picked
up a career-high seven assists against just three turnovers.
Stafford
notched a game-high 26 points to lead the 'Roos, followed
by Katy Williams with 21 points and 14 rebounds and Kayla Redden
with 11 points of a trio of 3-pointers.
With three
games left on the conference slate, Millsaps will likely have
to win 2 of
3 to have a shot at the fourth and final playoff spot in the
West. They travel to Trinity University and Southwestern University
this weekend before returning home for the season finale Feb.
23. |
