W&L Women's Basketball Notes - ODAC Tournament
Week 10
WASHINGTON AND LEE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (15-9, 14-6 ODAC)
Feb. 25 vs.
Guilford College (14-11, 11-9 ODAC); 8:00 pm
@ Salem Civic Center, Salem, Va.
KING OF THE GENERALS
Mandy King (Southern Maine ’98) is in her seventh season as
head women’s basketball coach at W&L and is the
program’s all-time winningest coach with an 87-94 (.481)
record. She is assisted by Abby Pyzik (Lynchburg ‘04),
who is in her second season. King holds a record of 7-7 against
Guilford College.
2010 ODAC TOURNAMENT
The 2010 ODAC Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place
Feb. 25-28 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. Below is
the schedule and pairings:
Quarterfinals – Thursday, February 25th
#1 Roanoke vs. #8 Lynchburg - 1:00 pm
#4 Bridgewater vs. #5 Virginia Wesleyan - 3:00 pm
#2 Randolph-Macon vs. #7 Eastern Mennonite - 6:00 pm
#3 Washington and Lee vs. #6 Guilford - 8:00 pm
Semifinals – Saturday, February 27th
Winner 1v8 vs. Winner 4v5 – 1:00 p.m.
Winner 2v7 vs. Winner 3v6 – 3:00 p.m.
Finals – Sunday, February 28
Winner Semi #1 vs. Winner Semi #2 – 1:00 p.m.
W&L IN THE ODAC TOURNAMENT
W&L has played 13 ODAC Tournament games in its 15 years of
eligibility for the postseason tournament. The Generals have
compiled an all-time record of 2-11, going 0-1 against Guilford.
The two teams last met in the ODAC tournament during the 1996-97
season, with the Quakers claiming a 66-52 victory. That game was
also the first ODAC tournament appearance for W&L. Here is how
the Generals have faired against other teams in the ODAC Tournament
over the years:
Bridgewater (0-1) Emory &
Henry (0-1) Eastern Mennonite
(1-1)
Guilford (0-1)
Randolph-Macon (0-5) Roanoke
(0-1)
Virginia Wesleyan (1-1)
LAST TIME OUT (vs. Bridgewater College, W, 67-53)
W&L recorded its program-record 14th Old Dominion Athletic
Conference victory en route to claiming the number three seed in
the upcoming ODAC Tournament as it defeated Bridgewater, 67-53, on
Saturday afternoon at the Warner Center. With the game tied, 6-6,
at the 15:11 mark in the first half, the Generals went on a 10-0
run over the next 1:49, fueled by two three-pointers from sophomore
forward Kari Ann Pfannenstein, to assume a 16-6 lead. The Eagles
would follow with a run of their own, outscoring W&L 18-4 over
the next 9:24 to claim their largest lead of the contest, 24-20,
with 3:58 remaining in the half. However, W&L would respond
with an 11-6 run over the closing minutes to assume a one point
lead (31-30) at the break. Both teams would trade baskets to open
the second stanza, tying the game at 35-35 at the 18:29 mark. The
Generals would slowly pull away, taking the lead for good (37-35)
after a layup from junior center Felice Herman with 18:11
remaining. It remained a two-point game (48-46) with 11:47
remaining before W&L went on a 19-7 run to close out the game
and claim the 14-point victory. The Generals shot 41.9 percent
(26-62) from the field for the game, while limiting BC to jut 32.8
percent shooting (20-61) from the field, including 15.4 percent
(2-13) from behind the arc. W&L was paced by sophomore forward
Becca Bolton, who recorded game-highs of 18 points and 14 rebounds
for her 13th double-double of the season. Sophomore guard Meg
Ingram chipped in 14 points, while tying a career-high with eight
assists. Pfannenstein notched 14 points and tied a career-high with
three blocks.
LAST MEETING WITH GC - (1/29/10, W 69-66)
Sophomore forward Becca Bolton scored a career-high 31 points and
grabbed 13 rebounds to help lead the Washington and Lee
women’s basketball team to a 69-66 win over Guilford at the
Warner Center. The Quakers recovered from a 14-point (47-33) second
half deficit to take a one-point lead (66-65) on a pair of free
throws by sophomore guard Jazlyn Gibbs with 47 seconds remaining.
The Generals tied the game at 66-66 with 33 seconds left when
sophomore guard Meg Ingram hit 1-of-2 free throws. Following
a defensive stop, W&L first-year guard Katy Wilson was fouled
on a break-out and hit the second of two free throws for a 67-66
lead with 21 seconds left. Guilford first-year guard Brittany
Atwater missed a contested layup on the ensuing possession and
Bolton knocked down a pair of charity tosses for a 69-66 lead with
four seconds left. Gibbs’ half-court shot at the buzzer
hit off the back rim and the Generals escaped with the win. Tied
26-26 at the half, the Generals opened up the second stanza with a
13-0 run over the first 4:36 to take a 13-point lead (39-26) at the
15:24 mark. Guilford would respond with a 21-12 run to pull within
one at the 6:10 mark (51-50), setting up the game’s final
minutes. W&L was hampered by poor shooting in the first half,
shooting 32.3 percent (10-31), including 15.4 percent (2-13) from
the arc. Meanwhile the Quakers shot 37.0 percent (10-27) from the
field in the opening stanza. Bolton tallied her ninth double-double
of the season on the strength of 10-of-12 shooting from the floor
and 11-for-11 shooting from the foul line. Junior center Felice
Herman added 14 points, five rebounds and a career-high five
assists. Guilford was led by Atwater’s 19 points, while
senior guard Alexa Williams chipped in 14 points.
FIRST MEETING WITH GC - (12/2/09, L, 55-52)
Guilford sophomore guard Jazlyn Gibbs hit a three-pointer with six
seconds remaining to lift Guilford to a 55-52 win over Washington
and Lee at the Ragan-Brown Field House. The Quakers held a 52-47
lead with 2:13 remaining, but first-year forward Rachel Warrick
nailed a three-pointer with 1:36 left and sophomore forward Becca
Bolton knocked down a pair of free throws with 52 seconds remaining
to knot the game at 52-52 and set up Gibbs’ game-winner.
Washington and Lee led by as many as nine points (19-10) in the
first half, but the Quakers used a 22-3 run across both halves to
post a 32-22 lead with 18:44 left the play. W&L then used
a 19-5 run of its own to go up 41-37 with 9:34 to play.
Guilford wrestled the lead back but could not pull away. Bolton led
W&L with a game-high 16 points and a career-high 19
rebounds. Warrick notched 12 points, while sophomore guard
Meg Ingram chipped in eight points, four rebounds and three
assists. For the game, W&L shot just 28.1 percent (16-57) from
the floor and committed 24 turnovers. Gibbs led the Quakers with 14
points, while senior guard Jasmine Wood totaled 12 points and nine
boards. Junior guard Lauren LeFevers added nine points and 10
rebounds.
W&L’S LAST TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE (2/26/09, vs.
Bridgewater, L, 77-65)
Fourth-seeded Bridgewater College limited fifth-seeded Washington
and Lee to just 33.9 percent (20-59) shooting from the floor and
forced 26 turnovers in defeating the Generals, 77-65, in the
quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament at the Salem Civic Center. The
Eagles used a 10-0 run midway through the first half to build a
10-point advantage (18-8) with 11:13 to play. The Generals closed
to within 36-32 with 13 seconds left in the half and the Eagles
carried a 38-32 lead into the break. The Generals remained within
striking distance early in the second stanza, trailing just 46-40
with 14:50 remaining. However, Bridgewater used a 19-7 run over the
next 6:49 to take a commanding 18-point (65-47) lead with 8:01 left
in the contest. W&L would close the gap to seven points (68-61)
with 3:48 left, but could get no closer. Forward Becca Bolton led
W&L with 21 points and nine rebounds, while guard Meg Ingram
tallied 15 points and five boards. Guard Bethany Ridenhour notched
14 points and seven steals and center Felice Herman chipped in 10
points and seven rebounds. Guard Jennifer Saunders paced
Bridgewater with 16 points.
W&L vs. GC
This marks the 33rd all-time meeting between the Quakers and the
Generals with Guilford leading, 25-7, in the all-time series.
Over the past five seasons, W&L has gone 6-4 against GC,
including a split of the series this season, with the home team
winning each contest. The last three meetings have been decided by
three points or less, with one game needing extra minutes.
SCOUTING THE QUAKERS
The Quakers ended the regular season with a 14-11 overall record,
going 11-9 in conference play. GC is coming off a 63-48 loss to
Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday and has dropped its last two
contests. VWC’s Kristina Jameson struck for 11 points in the
first half, which helped the Marlins open a 36-27 halftime lead.
The Marlins gradually built their lead thanks to five-of-nine
shooting from three-point range in the opening period. Virginia
Wesleyan’s Kristen Blaylock took over in the second half,
scoring all 11 of her points on five-of-seven field-goal shooting.
While the Marlins cooled from long-distance in the second half
(2-11), Guilford made only six-of-21 shots from the floor and could
draw no closer than nine points. Tonia Jones contributed 13 points,
a game-high eight rebounds and three assists for Virginia Wesleyan.
Sophomore guard Jazlyn Gibbs led Guilford with 13 points. Senior
guard Jasmine Wood, sophomore forward Alexandria Miles and senior
forward Alexa Williams all had six points and five rebounds for the
Quakers. On the season, the Quakers are led by Gibbs and Ann
Seufer, who average 11.8 and 10.1 points per game, respectively.
Williams leads the team with an average of 7.5 rebounds and 2.3
assists per game, while Wood recorded a team-best average of 2.8
assists per game.
DOWN THE STRETCH
The Generals heated up down the stretch, winning 13 of their final
16 contests to enter the ODAC Tournament with a 15-9 overall record
and a 14-6 mark in the ODAC. The 15 wins are just one shy of
tying the school record for wins in a season, while the 14 ODAC
victories bettered the program record by one. Despite being
picked to finish sixth in the ODAC preseason coaches poll, W&L
finished as the No. 3 seed, it’s highest-ever ODAC Tournament
seeding. The 2009-10 season also marked just the fourth
winning season in conference play, with W&L posting a 130-190
(.406) overall conference record in 16 seasons.
LEAVE YOUR MARK
In just their second seasons at W&L, sophomore guard Meg Ingram
and forward Becca Bolton are leaving their marks in the program
record book. Ingram now has 125 career three-point field goals
made, ranking her second on the all-time list behind Louisa Feve
‘07, who connected on 143 treys over four seasons. Bolton has
added her name to some single-season categories in both rebounding
and free-throw shooting. This season, Bolton has recorded 267
rebounds, which is tied for fourth on the school’s
single-season list. She has also notched 112 made free throws and
144 free throw attempts this season, which are both good for third
in the single-season record book.
OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM
W&L and Guilford are on opposite ends of the spectrum with
regards to shooting percentages this season. W&L ranks
second in the ODAC with a 41.4 shooting percentage, while Guilford
is ninth in the conference with a 35.7 shooting percentage.
Improving that number will be difficult for the Quakers against the
Generals, who are allowing their opponents to shoot just 36.8
percent for the season. Guilford also struggles from the
charity stripe, where they shoot just 63.1 percent.
CONTROLLING THE BOARDS
W&L has been a strong rebounding team all season, and now finds
itself second in the conference, outrebounding opponents by a +5.5
average (963-831). The Generals currently lead the ODAC, limiting
their opponents to 34.6 rebounds per game. Sophomore forward Becca
Bolton is second in the conference, with an average of 11.0
rebounds per game and leads the offensive boards category with an
average of 3.8 per game. However, W&L will need to be mindful
when Guilford is shooting: the Quakers lead the conference in
offensive boards, averaging 15.3 per game.
TAKE IT DEEP
The Generals have kept it interesting from behind the three-point
arc on both ends of the floor this season. On offense, the
Generals rank second in the ODAC with a 33.1 shooting percentage
from three. On defense, W&L is allowing its opponents to
shoot just 29.6 percent, a total which ranks third in the
league. W&L is 6-0 this season when shooting 40 percent
or better from distance and is 9-4 when making more three-pointers
than its opponents.
PROTECT THE ROCK
Guilford currently sits second amongst conference steal leaders,
recording an average of 12.0 steals per game and senior guard
Jasmine Wood with a third-best 2.7 steals per game average. The
Quakers also sit third in the conference with a +3.1 turnover
margin (488-566).
QUASH THE QUAKERS
Sophomore forward Becca Bolton has posted some impressive numbers
against Guilford during her first two seasons. In four games, she
is averaging 19.3 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, recording a
double-double in three contests. She has also made it to the
charity stripe 43 times against GC, shooting 35-of-43 (81.3
percent) from the line, including going a perfect 11-for-11 in the
second matchup at the Warner Center during this year’s
campaign on Jan. 29. This season, Bolton posted career-highs of 31
points (Jan. 29) and 19 rebounds (Dec. 2) against GC.
SHOOTING STARS
The Generals have two of the top three field goal shooting
percentage leaders in the ODAC, with junior center Felice Herman
shooting a second-best 51.4 percent (92-179). Sophomore forward
Becca Bolton is right behind, going 133-of-265 (50.2 percent) from
the field. W&L is 7-2 this season when both Bolton and Herman
shoot .500 or better from the field in a game.
A HELPING HAND
Sophomore guard Meg Ingram currently leads the ODAC with an average
of 4.2 assists per game. She has also posted the fourth-best
assist-turnover ratio at +1.2 (100a, 86t). She has notched a
career-best eight assists three times this season, and has recorded
five or more assists in each of her last three games. On the
season, the Generals are 9-1 when she records five or more helpers,
with the only loss coming to Roanoke (Feb. 19). Just the fifth
player in program history with 100 or more assists.
THE USUAL SUSPECTS
The Generals’ starting five of Kari Ann Pfannenstein, Meg
Ingram, Becca Bolton, Allie Long and Felice Herman have been the
driving force behind W&L’s offense this season, scoring
77.6 percent (1,194-1,539) of its points thus far. The pentad is
averaging 49.8 points, 26.7 rebounds and 11.5 assists per game.
OFF THE BENCH
First-year guard Katy Wilson has found a spot in the Generals
rotation this season as a solid option off the bench. She has seen
action in all 24 contests for W&L, scoring a point in every
game. Wilson is averaging 5.4 points (sixth on team), 4.8 rebounds
(third on team) and is shooting 41.0 percent (third on team) from
the field. In her last six games, Wilson has averaged 9.2 rebounds
per game, recording double-digit numbers on two occasions and
leading the team in rebounding in three contests. She also recorded
her first career double-double against Emory & Henry on Feb. 9
(14 pts., 11 rebs.).
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In the game against Emory & Henry on Feb. 9, six Generals
tabbed double-digit points in a single game for the first time
since February 17, 1998. First-year forward Rachel Warrick led
W&L with 16 points, first-year guard Katy Wilson added 14
points, sophomore forward Kari Ann Pfannenstein contributed 13
points, sophomore guard Meg Ingram chipped in 12 points, sophomore
forward Becca Bolton scored 10 points and senior center Kaitlyn
Kamp registered 10 points. On the season, W&L has recorded 15
games with three or more players notching double-digit points,
posting a 12-3 record, while outscoring opponents by an average of
18.3 points (891-671) in the 12 wins.
SEEING DOUBLES
Sophomore guard Becca Bolton recorded her 13th double-double of the
season and 21st of her career on Saturday against Bridgewater
College (18 pts, 14 reb), adding to her career-high for
double-doubles in a season (she recorded eight last year). Bolton
still trails Jessica Hunsinger ‘06, who recorded a
program-high 14 double-doubles during her rookie campaign (2003-04)
and 47 for her career. Over Bolton’s two-year career, the
Generals are 14-7 (.667) when she records a double-double. On the
season, Bolton has been the team leader in either individual
category in 21 of the teams’ 24 contests.
DIFFERENTIATING POINTS
W&L has 14 ODAC victories this season, and has outscored its
opponents, 1,010-785 (16.1 ppg), in those contests. In its six ODAC
losses, W&L has been outscored, 354-312 (7.0 ppg). Four of the
six contests were decided by a combined nine points (2.3 point
average), with the Generals going 3-4 in games decided by four
points or less.
TAKE THE LEAD
This season, the Generals are 12-1 when leading and 1-1 when the
game is tied at halftime, with their only losses coming against
Christopher Newport and Roanoke College. Their largest lead going
into the half has been 29 points (at Hollins, 11/30), with seven of
the 13 other contests separated by single-digit margins. On the
flip side, in the nine contests that W&L has been down at the
half, three games have been by double-digits.
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
The Generals had their longest home winning streak in program
history (seven games) snapped by Roanoke College on Friday. The
streak dated back to Jan. 9, and during that span, W&L
outscored (528-396, +18.9 ppg), outrebounded (301-217, +12.0 rpg)
and outshot (186-422, 44.1 percent vs. 142-389, 36.5 percent) its
opponents. The previous record was six games, which occurred Jan.
20—Feb. 17 of last season.
NEW YEAR, BETTER RESULTS
Over the past six seasons under head coach Mandy King, the Generals
have been more successful in the final two months of the season
compared to the first two. King has a record of 10-17 (.370) in
November and 9-16 (.360) in December, but in turn has led W&L
to a 39-35 (.527) record in January and 29-28 (.509) mark in
February. The Generals went 7-3 (.700) in January and 6-2 (.750) in
February this season.
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