For Immediate Release
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – 11.23.02
Contact: Christina Cracolici
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: ccracoli@wellesley.edu
Wellesley and Middlebury Advance to Championship Game of 2002
Wellesley Invitational
WELLESLEY, MASS. – Wellesley and Middlebury
opened up their 2002-03 women's basketball campaigns victoriously
in the 2002 Wellesley Invitational.
In the first game Wellesley (1-0) relied on a 20 point, 15 rebound
double-double from sophomore Kelly Grover (Westbrook, Maine) to
slip past Immaculata 68-54.
Wellesley trailed at the half 29-28, as Immaculata's (0-1) Lindsey
Williams (Pottsville, Pa.) lit up for six three-point field goals
in the first half. Williams ended the game with a team-high 18 points.
Grover, who had five blocked shots and seven assists from her post
position shot an impressive 56.2% from the field to lead the Blue.
Sophomore guard Erin Johnson (Westhampton Beach, N.Y.) 13 points
on 5-for-13 shooting while Christine Carbonello had a game-high
23 points on 8-for-19 shooting from the field and a perfect 5-for-5
mark from the free throw line.
In the second game, Middlebury's Kristin Hanley (Seattle, Wash.)
collected an offensive rebound and a put-back with two seconds remaining
in the overtime period to lift Middlebury, 1-0, past a surging Augustana
66-64 in overtime. Hanley finished with game-high 23 points while
Wesley Hyatt (Amesbury, Mass.) chipped in with 22 points.
Augustana, 0-1, was led by 18 points from Erica Honkala (Somonauk,
Ill.) Honkala hit the game-tying basket at the end of regulation
to push the game into overtime for the Eagles. Kristen Pence (Rochelle,
Ill.) chipped in with 10 points for Immaculata while Kristina Nelson
(Geneva, Ill.) had nine points in the losing effort.
Wellesley will face Middlebury, Sunday November 24 at 3 p.m. in
the championship game of the 2002 Wellesley Basketball Invitational.
Immaculata will play Augustana at 1 p.m. in the consolation game.
Game 1:
Wellesley 68
Carbonello 8 5-5 23; Romasco 0 0-0 0; Harris 1 3-4 5; Kim 2 0-0
4; Grover 9 2-2 20; Johnson 5 3-4 13; Weslander 1 1-1 3 Totals 26
14-16 68
Immaculata 54
Markle 2 0-0 4; Roach 6 2-4 14; Williams 6 0-2 18; Moyer 0 0-0 0;
Miller 0 0-0 0; Galbraith 3 0-0 9; Deeney 4 1-2 9 Totals 21 3-8
54
Three Point Field Goals W - none; Immaculata - Williams 6, Galbraith
1
Halftime Immaculata 29-28
Game 2:
Middlebury 66 (0T)
Verzosa 0 0-0 0; Shutte 1 2-2 4; Marshal-Pair 0 0-0 0; Hanley 10
0-0 23; Hollinger 0 2-3 2; Carlson 1 0-0 2; Batten 3 3-4 9; Shillo
2 0-0 4; Hebert 0 0-0 0; Hyatt 10 2-3 22 Totals 27 9-12 66
Augustana 64
Rathe 2 0-0 4; Pence 3 3-4 10; Ince 1 1-2 3; Romolo 0 0-0 0; Nelson
3 1-1 9; DeRycke 2 0-0 4; Honkala 6 6-6 18; Selzer 2 0-0 4; Ryl
3 2-2 8; Bainer 1 0-0 3 Totals 23 13-15 64
Three Point Field Goals Middlebury - Hanley 3 Augustana - Pence,
Nelson 2
Halftime Middlebury 28-22 Second Half Tied 60-60
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