W&L Women's Basketball Notes - ODAC Tournament
#4 WASHINGTON AND LEE (18-7)
vs. #5 EASTERN MENNONITE (15-10) • 2/24/11
FIRST ROUND - ODAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
SALEM CIVIC CENTER, SALEM, Va.
3:00 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 108-102 (.514) record. She is assisted by
Kelly Mathis (Pfeiffer '09), who is in her first season.
2011 ODAC TOURNAMENT
The 2011 ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament will take place Feb.
24-27 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. Below is the
schedule and pairings:
Quarterfinals – Thursday, February 24th
#1 Randolph-Macon vs. #8 Lynchburg – 1:00 pm
#4 Washington and Lee vs. #5 Eastern Mennonite – 3:00 pm
#2 Bridgewater vs. #7 Guilford – 6:00 pm
#3 Roanoke vs. #6 Virginia Wesleyan – 8:00 pm
Semifinals – Saturday, February 26th
Winner 1v8 vs. Winner 4v5 – 1:00 pm
Winner 2v7 vs. Winner 3v6 – 3:00 pm
Finals – Sunday, February 27th
Winner Semifinal #1 vs. Winner Semifinal #2 – 1:00 pm
W&L IN THE ODAC TOURNAMENT
W&L has played 16 ODAC Tournament games in its 16 years of
eligibility for the postseason tournament. The Generals have
compiled an all-time record of 5-11, going 2-1 against Eastern
Mennonite. The two teams last met in the ODAC tournament last
season, with the third-seeded Generals defeating the seventh-seeded
Royals, 62-47, in a semifinal matchup. The two teams also faced
each other during the 2006-07 and 2003-04 season tournaments. 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
(2-1)
Guilford
(1-1)
Randolph-Macon (0-5) Roanoke
(0-1)
Virginia Wesleyan (2-1)
LAST TIME OUT (at Randolph - Feb. 19, W,
64-35)
W&L led wire-to-wire in posting a 64-35 win over Randolph
College on Saturday. The Generals scored the first nine points of
the contest to assume a 9-0 lead at the 12:30 mark on a layup by
senior guard Allie
Long. Following the WildCat's first bucket of the contest,
W&L reeled off the game's next 15 points to take a commanding
24-2 lead by the 8:02 mark on a triple by junior guard Meg Ingram. W&L then
pushed its lead to as many as 27 points (32-5) with 4:43 to play in
the opening stanza before Randolph closed the half on a 15-7
scoring run to trim the deficit to 19 points (39-20) by the break.
W&L's dominance continued in the second period as it limited
Randolph to just four points over the first 11:25 in assuming its
largest lead of the contest, 30 points (54-24), with 9:35 to play
as the Generals cruised to their fifth-straight win. For the game,
W&L limited the WildCats to 20.4 percent (11-54) shooting and
forced 21 turnovers, and the Generals shot 38.6 percent (22-57) as
a team and held a slight 44-41 edge in rebounding. Sophomore
forward Rachel
Warrick led the Generals with a career-high 19 points on a
perfect 6-for-6 shooting from the field and 5-for-8 from the line.
She also added five rebounds. Long chipped in 13 points, Ingram
added 12 points and senior center Felice Herman contributed
seven points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
FACING THE ROYALS
W&L and EMU split the regular-season meetings between the two
squads, with each team winning on its home court. The Royals
emerged victorious in the first meeting, squeaking out a 70-69
overtime victory at Yoder Arena on January 11. The Generals then
went on to claim a win at the Warner Center on January 22 by a
score of 67-61. All-time, the Generals are 17-21 against Eastern
Mennonite.
FIRST MEETING VS EMU (at Yoder Arena, L, 70-69, OT, 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 W&L 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 (7-5,
5-2) 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. .
SECOND MEETING VS EMU (at Warner Center, W, 67-61, Jan.
22, 2011)
Senior guard Allie Long hit a go-ahead three-point basket with
1:03 remaining in the contest as W&L held on for a 67-61
triumph over Eastern Mennonite at the Warner Center. The Royals led
by six points (61-55) with 3:52 remaining on the clock, but were
held scoreless for the remainder of the contest as the Generals
closed out the game on a 12-0 run. W&L began its comeback with
a trey from junior guard Meg Ingram and layup from junior forward
Becca Bolton to pull within one point (61-60) with 1:49 left in the
game. Long hit the aforementioned three-pointer to put W&L up,
63-61, and the Generals never looked back, going 4-of-6 from the
stripe in the final minutes to secure the victory and split the
regular-season meetings between the two squads. EMU held a 12-point
advantage at the half, 33-21, behind 51.7 percent (15-29) shooting
as a team, while holding W&L to just 8-of-35 shooting (22.9%).
Sophomore forward Sara Lamneck led the Royals in the opening
stanza, scoring 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field. The
Royals scored the first basket of the contest, and pushed their
lead to as many as 15 points (31-16) at the 3:16 mark, but W&L
closed on a 5-2 run to pull within 12 at the break. The Generals
continued their run to open the second stanza, using a 15-2 run
over the first 4:46 to take their first lead of the game, 36-35, at
the 15:14 mark. Bolton recorded 10 of her game-high 23 points
during the run, going 3-of-3 from the field and 1-of-2 from the
charity stripe. The lead would exchange hands nine times over the
next 11:22 before the Generals pulled away for the win. W&L
overcame its shooting struggles in the first half, shooting 56.7
percent (17-30) in the final 20 minutes, to finish the contest
shooting 38.5 percent (25-65) from the field. EMU shot 44.8 percent
(26-58) for the contest. The Generals were led by Bolton, who
finished with 23 points (18 in the second half), eight boards and
four steals. Ingram contributed 22 points, five assists and four
steals, while sophomore forward Katy Wilson added a career-high 15
rebounds. EMU was paced by a team-high 14 points and 12 rebounds
from Lamneck. First-year forward Kayla Yoders was the Royals' only
other double-digit scorer, finishing with 13 points, four rebounds
and two assists.
SCOUTING EMU
Eastern Mennonite concluded its regular season with a 15-10
overall record while going 13-7 in ODAC play en route to earning
the No. 5 seed. The Royals enter the tourney on a three-game
winning streak and have won four of their six contests in the month
of February. On the season, EMU is paced by three scorers averaging
double-digit points, including sophomore guard Danielle Rittenhouse
(14.0), first-year forward Kala Yoders (11.8) and sophomore forward
Sara Lamneck (10.1). Rittenhouse also leads the team with averages
of 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while Lamneck has posted a
team-high 8.3 rebounds per game - the fourth-best average in the
ODAC. While Rittenhouse has led the team in scoring most of the
season, she has especially turned it on down the stretch: She
scored double-digit points in the Royals' final five contests,
including three 20+ point performances, finishing the season with
20+ points in the last two games of the season. As a team, the
Royals have played hot during their three-game winning streak,
averaging 92.0 points per game while shooting 47.4 percent (95-199)
from the field and commiting just 9.7 turnovers per game.
AGAINST EMU
The trio of junior guard Meg Ingram, junior forward Becca Bolton
and senior center Felice Herman have played well against Eastern
Mennonite in their careers, with all three averaging over
double-digit points. Ingram is averaging 16.1 points per game while
also dishing an average of 4.6 assists per game in seven contests.
Bolton is averaging 12.0 points in seven appearances and Herman
registering 10.2 points in nine games.
LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS
Here's a look at how W&L and EMU fared in the conference
statistics this season:
W&L
EMU
Points Per Game 6th -
66.4
ppg
2nd - 69.7 ppg
Rebounds Per Game 8th - 38.6
rpg
3rd - 41.3 rpg
Assists Per Game 6th -
13.7
apg
8th - 12.0 apg
Steals Per Game
6th - 9.6
spg
9th - 8.1 spg
FG Shooting
% 4th - 41.0%
(587-1,432)
3rd - 41.1% (613-1,490)
3 Shooting
%
2nd - 35.0 %
(169-483)
4th - 33.5% (104-310)
FT Shooting % 2nd
- 74.0%
(318-430)
9th - 65.4%
KING IN THE TOURNAMENT
Head Coach Mandy King has led the Generals to a tournament
appearance in each of her eight seasons at the helm, posting an
overall record of 4-6. Against Eastern Mennonite, King is 2-1 in
postseason play, and has hit some career milestones against the
opponent. Her first-ever ODAC Tournament game was against Eastern
Mennonite in 2004 (L, 61-64), while she earned her first-ever ODAC
Tournament victory against the Royals in 2007 (53-43).
TOURNEY TESTED
W&L had three players earn All-Tournament accolades as season
ago as it captured the first ODAC title in program history, and all
three of those honorees will return for another go-around in this
year's tourney in Salem. Junior guard Meg Ingram was recognized as
the tournament MVP last year, and in four tournament appearances
over the past two seasons she is averaging 14.8 points and 4.3
assists per game. Junior forward Becca Bolton is averaging 15.0
points and 10.8 assists in four tournament games, while sophomore
forward Katy Wilson has posted averages of 10.0 points and 9.7
rebounds in three contests.
SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
With the win over Randolph College on Saturday, W&L now has 18
victories on the season, tying the program record for most wins in
a season while also breaking the record for most regular-season
wins. The Generals also finished regular-season play with 14 ODAC
victories, tying the program record for most conference wins in a
season, set just one season ago. The 2010-11 campaign marked the
fifth winning season in conference play for the program, posting a
144-196 (.424) record over 18 seasons.
HOT HANDS
Junior forward Becca Bolton had a career night against Lynchburg
last Friday, becoming the ninth player in program history to
register 1,000 career points. She finished the contest with 39
points, a school record for individual points in a game. Bolton
tallied her record point total on 11-of-15 shooting from the floor
and 16-of-18 from the foul line. The 16 free throws made and 18
free throws attempted were also school record totals. The 39 points
bested the record of 37 that had been held by Jessica Mentz '02
since the 2001 season.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS I
Junior Meg Ingram is leaving her mark on W&L basketball as she
continues to climb the Top 10 all-time scoring leaders this season.
Ingram currently resides seventh spot on the scoring list with
1,151 points, and is now 14 points from the sixth position (1,165
pts.) owned by Ansley Miller, '00. Ingram also continues to climb
the career assists leaderboard, as she is currently third with 333
helpers, and is now 36 helpers shy of second place, which is held
by Louisa Feve '06. Junior forward Becca Bolton also joined the Top
10 all-time scorers this season and currently resides in ninth
place with 1,022 points. 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
6. Ansley Miller, '00 - 1,165
2. Jessica Hunsinger, '07 -
1,455 7. Meg Ingram -
1,151
3. Kristen Krouchick, '08 -
1,323 8. Chrissy Burghardt, '99 -
1,080
4. Louisa Feve, '06 -
1,305
9. Becca Bolton - 1,022
5. Megan Babst, '02 -
1,265
10. Sarah Michaels, '00 - 845
CLIMBING THE CHARTS II
Senior guard Allie Long, junior foward Becca Bolton and junior
guard Meg Ingram have shown some stealth on the defensive end, as
all three continue to climb the all-time steals leaderboard. Long
is currently tied for sixth with 149 steals. Meanwhile, Ingram
stands in eighth with 141 steals, while Bolton is just 10 steals
out of the top 10 with 127. Bolton also stands in sixth place on
the career rebounding list with 640 boards, 13 shy of fifth place
(653).
DOWN THE STRETCH
Over the past nine games, senior guard Allie Long has seen her
offensive stock rise. In the first 16 games of the year, she
averaged 6.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 43.9
percent (29-66) from three-point range. Compare that to the last
nine contests, where she is averaging 11.0 points and 3.6 rebounds
per game while going 46.8 percent (29-62) from deep. She has
already recorded a personal season-high of 209 points and, as of
this week, she ranks 10th in Division III three point shooting
percentage at 44.2 percent (50-113).
THE GANG'S ALL HERE
In the past five games, Head Coach Mandy King has returned to the
starting five of senior center Felice Herman, senior guard Allie
Long, junior guard Meg Ingram and junior forwards Becca Bolton and
Kari Ann Pfannenstein, the pentad that started all but one contest
a season ago. Together, the starting five has combined to score
79.7 percent (263-330) of W&L's points over the five games,
while also collecting 129 rebounds, 60 assists and 34 steals. The
group has started 33 games together over their collective careers,
combining to register 1,579 points, 829 rebounds, 371 assists and
204 steals in those games.
NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP
Forward Katy Wilson has posted a strong sophomore campaign this
year, ranking in the top of the team and conference statistical
leaders thus far. Currently she leads the team in rebounds per game
(8.4) and shooting percentage, going 78-for-155 from the field
(50.3%) while averaging a third-best 8.4 points per game.
Meanwhile, she ranks second in the conference in shooting
percentage, total rebounds (268) and third in rebounding
average.
END OF THE YEAR NUMBERS
As the W&L 2010-11 regular season campaign draws to a close,
below are some team and individual season records the Generals have
already or have potential to surpass:
- Team three point field goals made: currently 169, record was 158
during 2009-10 campaign
- Team regular-season wins: 18, record was 15
- Team ODAC wins: 14, record was 14
- Team three point field goal percentage: currently 35.0 percent
(169-483), record is 32.9 percent
(158-480)
- Team free throw shooting percentage: currently 74.0 percent
(318-430), record is 74.8 percent
(380-508)
- Team wins: currently 18, record is 18
- Senior guard Allie Long - three-point shooting percentage:
currently 44.3 percent (58-131),
record is 40.6 percent (26-64) by Sarah Schmidt '02.
- Long and senior center Felice Herman - career games played: Long
(103) and Herman (104),
record is 105 by Jessica Hunsinger '07
--GENERALS--
