Women Grizzlies faulter at Anderson

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By James Hornett, January 30, 2009

The Grizzlies fall to third in the HCAC with a 6-3 conference record, two and a half games behind league leading Transylvania and are one game behind the Ravens.

 

The first half saw the Grizzlies and Ravens get very physical and the Grizzlies entered the half down 36-27. Brittney Wilson and Heather Harper led the charge for the Grizzlies with eight points apiece, followed by Traci Lippold who put up six points. Wilson also had four assists to lead the Grizzlies.

 

The Ravens were led by Kayla Martin, Ellen Thompson, and Tiffany Bowsher with eight points each. Bowsher pulled down six rebounds in the half and Mandy Seward dished out seven assists.

 

The second half saw the Grizzlies put up 37 points, but not enough to overcome the half-time deficit.

 

Monica Planalp put up 12 points, followed by Lippold with 10 and Harper with six. The Ravens were led by Lauren Leisure with13 points, followed by Mel Hawthorne with nine. Hawthorne also pulled down seven rebounds in the half.

 

Lippold led the team and had the game-high point total of 16. Harper chipped in 14, Planalp had 13 and Wilson scored 11.

The Ravens had Leisure with 15 points, Hawthorne and Martin with 14 apiece to lead the charge.

Bothe teams shot 46 percent from the field. The difference came from behind the arc with Anderson dropping eight three-pointers to the Grizzlies five.

 

The Grizzlies will come home after taking two out of three games on the road. The Fightin’ Engineers of Rose-Hulman will come to town Wednesday, January 28, for a 7:30 tip. The game is also the Grizzly Grandparent Appreciation Night. The Griz lost to Rose-Hulman in Terre Haute earlier this season in a 67-55 contest.