Warriors weather Fackrell,
Griffins
copyright The Trib
1-14-06
SALT
LAKE CITY -- Despite a "monster
performance" from the No. 2 scorer
in the NAIA, the Lewis-Clark State
women's basketball team collected
its third Frontier Conference road
victory in as many tries.
The Warriors erased a four-point
deficit in the final four minutes
and logged an 81-79 victory over
Westminster on Saturday. LCSC's 10th
consecutive win improved its record
to 16-2 overall and 3-0 in the FC.
But the Warriors had little
success against Westminster's Shalee
Fackrell. The 6-foot senior post,
who entered the game with a
26.2-point average, exploded for 40
points on 16-for-28 shooting.
"We overcame a monster
performance from Shalee Fackrell,"
L-C coach Brian Orr said. "... They
looked to feed her every time down
the court. She had three or four
stretches where she just took over."
But down the stretch, it was the
Warriors who took charge.
Back-to-back driving baskets by Jade
Fulbright tied the game at 71.
Janeen Nelson, a native of
Roosevelt, Utah, then buried
consecutive 3-pointers to give L-C a
77-71 edge.
"She had a lot of family here --
three brothers, her parents," Orr
said of Nelson. "It was really a
nice thing that she played so well."
The Griffins (10-8, 1-2) chucked
in two 3-pointers in the final 47
seconds. But Nelson connected on 2
of 3 free throws to hold them off.
L-C, ranked 13th in NAIA Division
I, got 21 points and eight rebounds
from Aundrea Morrison while Nelson
tallied 17 points. Cami Kalbfleisch
also excelled, scoring 15 points (on
5-for-8 3-point shooting) and
passing for seven assists.
Leading scorer Ashley Baker, who
landed in foul trouble while trying
to stop Fackrell, managed just seven
points and nine boards.
This was the first game in
Westminster's new $15 million arena.
Orr said the arena portion was
smallish and loud.
"They had a great crowd and it
was an exciting game to watch," Orr
said. "But it wasn't a lot of fun to
coach in.
"I think games like this really
toughen you," he added. "We were on
the road, and down the stretch we
got the stops we had to get."
LEWIS-CLARK STATE (16-2, 3-0)
Hart 2-5 0-0 4, Fulbright 5-12
0-0 11, Kalbfleisch 5-9 0-0 15,
Baker 2-9 3-3 7, Morrison 9-12 3-4
21, Wittmer 1-1 0-0 3, Yancheva 1-4
1-2 3, Nelson 5-6 2-3 17. Totals
30-58 9-12 81.
WESTMINSTER (10-8, 1-2)
Eckman 0-2 0-0 0, Hirschi 2-5 2-2
7, Fackrell 16-28 8-10 40, Evans
5-12 0-0 12, Leader 3-5 2-2 11,
Hoskins 0-0 0-0 0, Haberle 4-7 0-1
9, Dodge 0-0 0-0 0, Taggart 0-1 0-0
0. Totals 30-60 12-15 79.
Halftime score -- LCSC 40,
Westminster 39. Three-point goals --
LCSC 12-19 (Hart 0-2, Fulbright 1-1,
Kalbfleisch 5-8, Wittmer 1-1,
Yancheva 0-1, Nelson 5-6);
Westminster 7-16 (Eckman 0-1,
Hirschi 1-2, Evans 2-5, Leader 3-5,
Haberle 1-3). Rebounds -- LCSC 33
(Baker 9); Westminster 28 (Hirschi
7). Assists -- LCSC 21 (Kalbfleisch
7); Westminster 19 (Evans 8). Total
fouls -- LCSC 16; Westminster 13.
Technical fouls -- none. Fouled out
-- none. |
