YORK, Pa. - Ursinus junior guard Jaclyn Hilf (Maple
Glen, Pa./Upper Dublin) had a game-high 17 points, but the
Bears (5-5) fell to Norwich (7-4) 64-58 Sunday afternoon in the
consolation game of the 2010 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic hosted by
York (Pa.) College.
Sophomore guard Alli Rosati (Jamison, Pa./Central Bucks
East) added in 11 points for the Bears, who were
outrebounded 50-38 on the afternoon. Junior forward Alex
Shivers (Pine Beach, N.J./Toms River South) had nine
rebounds for the Bears in a losing effort.
For the Cadets, senior guard Ally Daniels had 16 points.
Ursinus started the game on a 5-0 run as Rosati connected on
a three-pointer 49 seconds in, followed by two foul shots from
Shivers with 18:21 left. The Bears lead reached its apex with 14:04
left at 16-8 on a layup by sophomore forward Lindsay Teuber
(Philadelphia, Pa./St. Basil's).
A foul shot from Norwich's Tara Stevenson with 12:12 got
the Cadets with two at 16-14, but, Ursinus pushed the lead back up
to four at 18-14 with 10:27 left on a pair of foul shots from
senior guard Laura Krieger (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of
Lourdes). Norwich then went on a 10-0 run to go up 24-18
with 7:59 left on a layup by Kylie Owens.
Ursinus fought back to within two on a three-pointer by sophomore
guard Chrissy Taylor (Narvon, Pa./Garden Spot)
with 6:51 left at 24-22. Ursinus would eventually tie the score at
28-all on a foul shot by sophomore guard Jen Sroba
(Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) with 63 second left.
Norwich got a foul shot from Natalie Marchese and a layup from
Christine Daniels to go up 31-28 at intermission.
In the first 20 minutes, both teams combined for 29 foul shots
attempts, with Ursinus connecting on 59 percent of its chances
(10-for-17), while Norwich was 6-for-12 (50 percent). Both teams
also combined for 26 fouls.
In the beginning part of the second half, it became a game of
scoring runs as Norwich started off the half with an 8-0 run to go
up 39-28 with 15:07 left on a layup by Stevenson. Ursinus then
countered with an 11-0 run of its own to tie the score at 39-all
with 13:02 left on a three-point play by Rosati.
Ursinus regained the lead at 46-45 on a three-pointer by Krieger at
9:48, and went up by as much as five, before Norwich responded back
to take 54-50 lead with 5:54 left. Ursinus would tie the score at
54-all, 56-all and 58-58 with just over a minute left on a layup by
Shivers.
Bears fall to Norwich, 64-58, in CvC Consolation
Posted: Jan 03, 2010