W&L Women's Basketball Game Notes - Week 7
WASHINGTON AND LEE (9-4) vs.
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (6-9) • 1/18/11
7:00 PM
WASHINGTON AND LEE vs.
EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY • 1/22/11
2:00 PM
KING OF THE GENERALS
Mandy King (Southern Maine '98) is in her eighth season as head
women's basketball coach at W&L and is the program's all-time
winningest coach with a 99-99 (.500) record. King is just one win
shy of 100 career wins as a head coach, and over seven seasons at
W&L she has led the Generals to four winning seasons, an ODAC
Women's Basketball Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance.
She is assisted by Kelly Mathis (Pfeiffer '09), who is in her first
season. Against the field this week, King is 5-0 against Southern
Virginia and 7-11 versus Eastern Mennonite.
1,000 CLUB
Junior guard Meg
Ingram recorded her 1,000th career point on Sunday against
Randolph, becoming just the eighth player in program history to
achieve the feat.
THE WEEK THAT WAS
The Generals posted a 2-1 mark last week, dropping a 70-69
decision at Eastern Mennonite before defeating Lynchburg (63-45)
and Randolph (80-37).
THE WEEK THAT WILL BE
W&L remains at the Warner Center for two contests this week,
hosting non-conference opponent Southern Virginia University on
Tuesday. The Generals then face Eastern Mennonite for the second
time in just over a week on Saturday. W&L is 5-0 against SVU
and 16-21 versus EMU all-time.
LAST TIME OUT (vs. Randolph - Jan. 16, W,
80-37)
W&L used a 22-2 run midway through the first half to cruise to
an 80-37 victory over Randolph College on Sunday. The Generals led
9-7 with 12:57 remaining in the opening period, but used the run
that featured seven points and four steals from senior guard Allie Long to stretch
their lead to 31-9 with 7:24 left in the half. Randolph used an 8-0
run over the next 2:34 to make it a 14-point game (31-17) with 4:50
left in the half, but W&L closed the half with a 14-5 streak
for a 45-22 lead at the intermission. The second half saw the
Generals continue to stretch their lead. Another Long steal and a
subsequent three-point play by junior guard Meg Ingram made it a
30-point lead (57-27) with 14:54 to play. For Ingram, the
play signified her 1,000th career point, becoming the eighth player
in school history to reach the plateau. W&L continued to roll
from there in posting the 43-point win. Ingram finished with a
game-high 20 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Junior
forward Becca Bolton
recorded her first double-double of the season with 12 points and
10 rebounds, while Long contributed 12 points, seven steals and six
assists.
LAST TIME AGAINST SOUTHERN VIRGINIA (W, 72-55, Jan. 27,
2009)
Guard Bethany Ridenhour tied a season high with 15 points in
leading W&L to a 72-55 victory over Southern Virginia at the
Warner Center. The Generals connected on 47.8 percent shooting from
behind the arc (11-23), one three-pointer shy of tying the school
record for threes made in a game. The opening minutes were tightly
contested until W&L went on a 12-2 run midway through the first
half to take a 28-12 edge at 4:43 en route to a 42-19 cushion at
the break. The Generals shot 58.3 percent from distance (7-12) and
held a 23-13 advantage on the boards in the first stanza. Southern
Virginia immediately began chipping away at Washington and Lee's
advantage to start the second period using a 12-4 run to cut it to
a 49-31 contest at 13:52. However, the Generals pushed back out to
a 25-point lead (68-43) at the 5:26 mark in cruising to their
fifth-straight win over the Knights. Ridenhour was joined in
double-digits by forward Kara Nadeau and guard Kari Ann Pfannenstein,
who totaled 13 points apiece. Center Felice Herman and guard Meg
Ingram both chipped in eight points. SVU was paced by guard Tricia
Dixon's game-high 22 points. Forward Kezia Ford added 14 markers
and forward Amanda Prestwich totaled nine points and nine
rebounds.
SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
Tuesday's contest will be the sixth meeting all-time between the
two squads, having last faced each other on Jan. 27, 2009 when the
Generals emerged with a 72-55 victory at the Warner Center. The
Knights are currently 6-9 on the season, most recently dropping a
decision to Kentucky Christian on Saturday. This season, SVU is led
by sophomore guard Mina Romito, who is averaging 13.6 points per
game. Junior forward Nicole Tolman leads the team with an average
of 8.1 rebounds per game, while sophomore guard Ajalynn Domingo has
averaged 2.1 assists per game.
LAST TIME VS. EASTERN MENNONITE (L, 70-69 - Jan. 11,
2011)
Sophomore guard Danielle Rittenhouse hit the go-ahead basket with
1:48 remaining in overtime to lift Eastern Mennonite to a 70-69
victory over Washington and Lee at Yoder Arena. Down 61-59, W&L
senior center Felice Herman sent the game into overtime when she
drilled a layup with four seconds left in regulation. In the extra
session, the Generals grabbed the lead on a layup by junior forward
Becca Bolton just 11 seconds after the tip and the lead changed
hands four more times until Rittenhouse's game-winner.The game was
tight throughout as neither team led by more than seven points. The
first half featured nine lead changes and five ties as W&L
claimed a three-point lead (39-36) at the half following a
three-pointer by junior forward Kari Ann Pfannenstein with 52
seconds remaining. The Generals didn't trail again until a
three-pointer by sophomore guard Shandell Taylor gave the Royals a
47-46 lead with 13:00 left in regulation. W&L then produced a
9-1 burst over the next 3:42 to open the largest lead of the game
(55-48), but EMU chipped away at its deficit, eventually taking a
58-57 lead on a layup by first-year forward Kayla Yoders at the
2:57 mark of the second stanza. From there, the lead changed
hands two more times until Herman sent the game to overtime with
her last second layup. Washington and Lee shot just 39.1 percent
(25-64) from the floor and hit only 2-of-16 (.125) three-point
shots. Herman paced W&L with a season-high 16 points and eight
rebounds. Sophomore forward Rachel Warrick tied a
season-high with 14 points, while junior guard Meg Ingram notched
13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Sophomore forward Katy Wilson chipped in
11 points and nine rebounds. Eastern Mennonite was led by sophomore
forward Sara Lamneck's 15 points and 12 rebounds. Rittenhouse and
Yoders totaled 13 points apiece.
SCOUTING THE ROYALS
EMU will host Hollins on Tuesday before traveling to Lexington for
Saturday's matchup. On the season, the Royals are led by sophomore
guard Danielle Rittenhouse, who is averaging 13.8 points per game.
Sophomore forward Sara Lamneck has posted a team-high 8.5 rebounds
per game, while also averaging 9.7 points per game.
AGAINST EMU
While the past three contests at Yoder Arena have been decided by
a combined six points, including a one-point overtime loss last
Tuesday, W&L has won the last two meetings at the Warner Center
by a combined 46 points. Senior center Felice Herman, junior guard
Meg Ingram and junior forward Becca Bolton have posted double-digit
point averages against the Royals in their careers, with Herman
averaging 11.5 points over eight contests, Ingram totaling 15.3
points in six games and Bolton with a 10.2 points per game average
in six appearances.
FROM A DISTANCE
Washington and Lee has been quite proficient from beyond the arc
in 2010-11, leading the ODAC in three-pointers made (94) and
ranking second in three-point percentage (94-256, .367).
Additionally, the Generals have twice tied the program record with
12 three-pointers in a game (vs. CNU & BC). Better than 30
percent of the team's field goal attempts have come from beyond the
arc, while 32 percent of the team's points have come from distance.
Last year's team set a program record with 158 three-pointers,
while this year's version is on pace to break the record with an
average of 7.2 makes per game.
A LONG WAY
Senior guard Allie Long has taken a majority of her shots from
beyond the arc this season, with 55 of her 66 shot attempts coming
from deep. This season, she is shooting 23-of-55 (41.8%) from
three-point range, the best percentage on the team. The Generals
are 4-1 when she shoots 50.0 percent or better from three in a
contest.
JUNIOR MEMBERS
The junior class of guards Meg Ingram and Allison Sublett and
forwards Kari Ann Pfannenstein and Becca Bolton play a significant
role in the Generals' offense. Together, the quartet has registered
469 of W&L's 881 points this season (53.2 percent) while also
contributing 165 rebounds, 108 assists and 61 steals. The numbers
are made even more impressive given the fact that Bolton has
appeared in only seven contests this season, after missing the
first six games while studying off-campus.
NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP
Moving into a starting role this season, sophomore Katy Wilson has
found her place in the W&L offense. She currently ranks fourth
on the team, averaging 8.9 points per game, while leading the team
in rebounding with 9.2 boards per game. She is also shooting a
team-best 82.6 percent from the charity stripe (38-46) while going
39-of-86 from the field (.453 - third-best) and averaging 33.3
minutes per game.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Junior Meg Ingram is leaving her mark on W&L basketball, as
she continues to climb the Top 10 all-time career scoring leaders
this season. Ingram currently resides in eighth place on the
scoring list with 1,001 points, 79 points from the seventh position
(1,080 pts.) owned by Chrissy Burghardt '99. Ingram also continues
to climb the career assists leaderboard, as she is currently third
with 281 helpers, and is now 88 helpers shy of second place, which
is held by Louisa Feve '06. Junior forward Becca Bolton is also
looking to join the Top 10 all-time scorers, currently residing in
12th place with 821 points-just one point shy of 11th place (Tonia
Dean, '98 - 822 pts.) and 16 shy of 10th place. As both Ingram and
Bolton continue to climb the charts, here is a look at the W&L
all-time leading scorers:
1. Jessica Mentz, '02 - 1,742
7. Chrissy Burghardt, '99 -
1,080
2. Jessica Hunsinger, '07 -
1,455 8. Meg Ingram -
1,001
3. Kristen Krouchick, '08 -
1,323 9. Sarah Michaels, '00 -
845
4. Louisa Feve, '06 -
1,305
10. Bethany Ridenhour, '09 - 837
5. Megan Babst, '02 -
1,265
11. Tonia Dean, '98 - 822
6. Ansley Miller, '00 -
1,165
12. Becca Bolton - 821
A GOOD HELPER
Currently leading the ODAC with a 1.5 assist-turnover ratio (76a,
52t) and 76 assists, junior guard Meg Ingram plays an important
part in W&L's success. This season, Ingram has recorded five or
more assists in a game on seven occasions, with the Generals
posting a 6-1 mark in those contests. For her career, she has
tallied five or more helpers in 26 games, leading W&L to a 23-3
record when she achieves the feat. Earlier this season, Ingram
dished out a program-best 12 assists against Mary Baldwin, breaking
the previous record of 11 assists which was set by junior forward
Becca Bolton during the 2008-09 season.
GET TO THE BALL
In its past three games, W&L has averaged 12.0 steals per game
while forcing 20.3 turnovers per contest, going on to win two of
the three contests by margins of 18 and 43 points, while losing the
third by one point. This season, the Generals have recorded more
steals than an opponent in seven contests, going 7-0 in those
games, while registering double-digit steals in a game six times,
going 5-1. W&L also owns a +2.2 turnover margin (217-245), the
third-best in the conference.
DOUBLE DIGITS
Junior forward Kari Ann Pfannenstein snapped a personal streak of
seven-consecutive double-digit outputs after recording only five
points against Virginia Wesleyan on Jan. 8. Pfannenstein has
recorded double-digit points in nine of the Generals' 13 contests
this season and currently ranks third on the team with an average
of 10.6 points per game. Compare that to last season, when she
recorded only seven-double digit performances for the season.
However, all of her double-digit scoring oubursts occurred after
January 9. For her career, Pfannenstein has recorded 19
double-digit games.
NEW YEAR, BETTER RESULTS
Over the past seven 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 13-18 (.419)
in November and 11-17 (.393) in December, but in turn has led
W&L to a 43-37 (.536) record in January and 32-28 (.533) mark
in February.
--GENERALS--
