Bees
sting Mustangs in second half
Posted
2/10/08 7:38 AM
Kelli Dabroski |
Chelsie Patik |
CEDAR RAPIDS,
Iowa -- Mount Mercy College shot 54.2 percent from the floor in
the opening period, but 15th-ranked St. Ambrose University rebounded
from a three-point halftime deficit to defeat the Mustangs, 83-66,
in Midwest Collegiate Conference women's basketball Saturday at
Hennessey Recreation Center.
The league-leading
Queen Bees (23-4, 12-1 MCC) led, 28-16, with 7:59 to go in the
first period until the Mustangs (8-17, 5-7 MCC), who were 6-of-12
from 3-point range in the half, ended the stanza with a 20-5 run
to take a 36-33 lead at intermission. St. Ambrose scored the first
seven points of the second period and never trailed again, leading
by as many as 26 en route to their second win over Mount Mercy
this season.
Junior guard
Kelli Dabroski shared game-high honors with 17 points. Senior
forward Chelsie Patik added 15 points, junior guard Jessie Dirks
nailed four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points. Dabroski also
snagged a team-high six rebounds and freshman guard Heather Bachman
tied a season high with five boards. Freshman guard Kadie Carman
dealt five of Mount Mercy's 16 assists.
Jenny Clark
led six Queen Bees in double figures with 17 points. Ali Dolphin
and Amy Fulfs each scored 12 points, Mary Burmeister 11, and Dara
Widdop and Callie Sobaski 10 apiece. Dolphin's 10 rebounds also
led St. Ambrose to a 43-27 advantage on the glass. Sobaski grabbed
nine boards, Clark and Widdop six each. Clark dished out a game-high
nine assists and collected three steals, while Dolphin had seven
assists and three thefts.
Mount Mercy
visits Clarke College (1-25, 0-12 MCC) on Wednesday, taking on
the Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. at the Kehl Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
The Mustangs host Ashford University (9-16, 3-9 MCC) in their
final regular season home game on Saturday. Tip-off on Seniors
Day is 1:00 p.m. at Hennessey.
