Warriors pull off stunner
copyright The Trib
1-5-06
L-C
women upset No. 2 Carroll 60-48 in
conference opener
HELENA, Mont. -- Lewis-Clark
State fired a shot heard round the
NAIA on Thursday night, knocking off
second-ranked Carroll 60-48 in the
Frontier Conference opener for both
women's basketball teams.
The Warriors, curiously enough,
had fallen one spot to 17th in this
week's NAIA Division I poll.
"It was one of the biggest wins
on the road as long as I can
remember," said Brian Orr, LCSC's
fifth-year coach. "When something
went wrong, we had an answer for
it."
The first potential problem for
the Warriors (14-2) was foul
trouble. Starters Jade Fulbright and
Aundrea Morrison spent much of the
first half on the bench, but Terri
Wittmer and Katya Yancheva came in
and hit timely shots.
Their play helped L-C build a
five-point halftime edge.
Then point guard Katie Hart
fouled out with five minutes to
play. But Fulbright came to the
rescue, taking over the reins as the
Warriors held off the Saints (16-2)
down the stretch.
L-C took control with a scoring
spree that put it up 45-30 with
seven minutes remaining. Neither
team mustered much offense down the
stretch.
"We didn't play very good
offense, but our defense was as good
as any I've seen in the last 3-4
years," Orr said.
The Warriors stifled the nation's
leading 3-point shooting team,
limiting Carroll to four treys on 25
attempts. The Saints hit just 28
percent of their field-goal tries.
Morrison led L-C with 18 points
while Ashley Baker had 15 points to
go with her game-high 14 rebounds.
Fulbright finished with 11 points,
all from the free-throw line.
Orr lauded Yancheva's play in the
first half: "She gave us such a
lift, playing so hard defensively.
She's starting to play with so much
confidence."
LEWIS-CLARK STATE (14-2, 1-0)
Hart 1-4 0-0 2, Fulbright 0-4
11-16 11, Kalbfleisch 3-7 0-0 7,
Baker 5-14 5-7 15, Morrison 9-13 0-2
18, Wittmer 1-6 1-2 3, Yancheva 1-4
1-2 4, Nelson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals
20-54 18-29 60.
CARROLL (16-2, 0-1)
Woody 3-10 4-5 10, Forney 1-2 1-2
3, Brooks 1-11 1-2 3, Syverson 2-12
4-4 8, Hall 3-11 5-5 14, Obert 0-2
2-2 2, Fuzesy 1-7 1-2 4, Kane 0-0
0-0 0, Rodgers 1-2 2-2 4. Totals
12-57 20-24 48.
Three-point goals -- LCSC 2-8 (Kalbfleisch
1-3, Yancheva 1-2). Carroll 4-25
(Hall 3-9, Fuzesy 1-7). Rebounds --
LCSC 40 (Baker 14), Carroll 31
(Woody 10). Assists -- LCSC 12 (Hart
6), Carroll 3 (Three players with
1). Turnovers -- LCSC 25, Carroll
20. Total fouls -- LCSC 20, Carroll
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