For Immediate Release
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – 11.24.02
Contact: Christina Cracolici
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: ccracoli@wellesley.edu
Middlebury Holds Off Wellesley 62-53 to Claim 2002 Wellesley Invitational
Augustana Defeats Immaculata 78-55 in Consolation Game
WELLESLEY, MASS. – Alexis Batten (Avalon,
N.J.) scored a team-high 16 points to lead Middlebury, 2-0, past
Wellesley 62-53 in the championship game of the 2002 Wellesley Basketball
Invitational Sunday at Wellesley College.
Batten, who chipped in with eight rebounds to lead Middlebury to
a decisive 50-29 edge in rebounds, was 4-for-6 from the floor and
8-for-10 from the free throw line. Katie Shutte (Coopersburg, Pa.)
had 12 points for Middlebury while Alexis Hollinger (New London,
N.H.) had nine points and nine rebounds.
Christine Carbonello (Londonderry, N.H.) paced Wellesley, 1-1, with
18 points, five rebounds and three assists in a solid effort for
the Blue. Bridget Harris (Newbury Park, Calif.) chipped in with
17 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals from her
post-position.
It was the fourth consecutive year Wellesley had advanced to the
championship game of its Invitational Tournament and the second
consecutive year Wellesley has lost in the championship game.
In the consolation game, Augustana (Ill.) used a solid team effort
as four players hit the nets for double-digits in scoring paced
by 12 points a piece from Kristin Romolo (Washington, Ill.) and
Julia Selzer (Normal, Ill.) to defeat Immaculata 78-55.
Selzer had a double-double off of the bench for Augustana with
a game-high 14 rebounds including 11 offensive rebounds. Augustana,
1-1, outrebounded Immaculata, 0-2, 64-44.
Immaculata's Jessica Gailbraith (Philadelphia, Pa.) paced the Eagles
with 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists while Rache Roach
(Pennsauken, N.J) had a game-high 19 points in the losing effort.
Wellesley returns to action on the road, Tuesday, November 26 against
Brandeis at 7 p.m.
Consolation Game:
Augustana, Ill. 78 (1-1)
Rathe 1 0-0 2; Bainer 1 1-2 3; Ince 4 0-1 11; Romolo 4 2-2 12; Nelson
1 0-0 3; Derycke 1 2-4 4; Honkala 2 0-0 4; Selzer 5 2-4 12; Ryl
0 0-0 0; Slain 2 2-2 7; Daniels 0 0-0 0; Meckerling 0 0-4 0; Hass
1 0-0 2; Markum 4 2-2 10 Totals: 25 11-23 78
Immaculata 55 (0-2)
Markle 1 1-2 3; Specht 0 0-1 0; Roach 7 5-8 19; Williams 3 2-4 8;
Galbraith 5 3-7 16; Deeney 4 1-3 9; Moyer 0 0-0 0; Miller 0 0-0
0 Totals 20 12-25 55
Three Point Field Goals - Augustana: Ince, Romolo 2, Nelson, Slain;
Immaculata - Galbraith 3.
Halftime - Augustana 32-19
Championship Game:
Middlebury 62 (2-0)
Verzosa 0 2-2 2; Shutte 6 0-0 12; Fehsenfedl 0 0-0 0; Marshall-Pair
1 2-2 5; Hanley 1 0-0 2; Hollinger 3 3-4 9; Carlson 2 0-0 5; Batten
4 8-10 16; Shillo 1 0-3 2; Hebert 1 0-2 2; Hyatt 3 0-0 7 Totals:
22 15-23 62
Wellesley 53 (1-1)
Carbonello 7 2-2 18; Romasco 0 2-2 2; Harris 7 3-7 17; Kim 0 0-0
0; Grover 3 0-0 6; Johnson 3 4-8 10; Weslander 0 0-0 0 Totals 20
11-19 53
Three Point Field Goals - Middlebury: Marshall-Pair, Carlson, Hyatt.
Wellesley: Carbonello 2.
Halftime - Wellesley 26-25
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