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February 21, 2008

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Ursuline Defeats Pioneers 86-64; Moves Into Tie With Malone For Final AMC North Playoff Spot

Malone vs. Ursuline Box Score - 02/21/08

The Malone College women’s basketball team suffered its fourth-straight American Mideast Conference North Division loss on Thursday evening with an 86-64 setback at home to Ursuline College. The Arrows shot 50% (18 of 36) from the field in the opening stanza to take a 41-31 lead into the locker room at intermission. The Pioneers scored the first basket of the second half to trim the deficit to eight points, but then got no closer over the remainder of the game as Ursuline stretched its lead to as many as 23 points in the final frame as it pulled away for the 86-64 victory.

The 22-point triumph marked the Arrows first-ever win over Malone (the Pioneers had won all seven of the previous meetings between the two schools, including an 88-80 victory earlier this season at Ursuline) and improved Ursuline’s record to 12-15 overall and 5-8 in the AMC North. With the loss, Malone fell to 7-19 overall and 5-8 in the division and is now tied with the Arrows for fifth place in the AMC North standings. See Playoff Picture Below

Ursuline had success shooting the ball throughout Thursday’s contest as the squad connected on over 47% (35 of 74) of its attempts from the field, including 45.5% (10 of 22) of its shots from beyond the three-point arc. Malone trailed 46-41 in total rebounds and struggled somewhat to get its offense on track, hitting only 23 of 65 (35.4%) field goal attempts, four of 15 (26.7%) three-pointers, and 14 of 23 (60.9%) free throws.

Senior guard Kellyn Murphy (St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S.) paced the Pioneers with 15 points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Freshman guard Allyson Wilson (Firestone H.S.) followed with 13 points, seven boards, and four assists while senior guard Heather Fenner (Shelby H.S.) tossed in 10 points.

Jessica Wood led five Ursuline players in double figures with 16 points. Diona Graham added 15 points, 10 rebounds, and four steals for the visitors while Diolani Oshima and Kierra Turner both chipped in with 12 points.

Playoff Picture: The AMC North and South Division regular season champions will each receive automatic bids to the NAIA Division II National Tournament. The number two through five finishers in each division will compete in an eight-team postseason tournament with the winner receiving the conference’s third and final automatic bid.

Following Thursday’s contest, Ursuline and Malone are now tied for the North Division’s final AMC Tournament spot with identical 5-8 records in conference play. The Pioneers and Arrows each have one regular-season game remaining on their schedule as Ursuline faces Carlow (PA) University (4-19 overall, 2-10 AMC North) at home on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Malone hosts Houghton (NY) College (14-11 overall, 7-6 AMC North) on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Due to a victory over the North’s current second-place team, Notre Dame (OH) College, earlier in the season, the Pioneers hold the tie-breaker with the Arrows. Malone would therefore clinch a playoff spot on Saturday if it wins its game with Houghton OR if Ursuline loses to Carlow. The only way the Pioneers could miss out on a berth in the AMC Tournament is if they lost to Houghton AND Ursuline defeated Carlow.

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