Pioneers Women's Basketball Cool Off Ragin' Cajuns, 75-60
11/29/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Pioneers struggled from the field in the first half shooting just 30.6% (11-36) while going 0-8 from behind the arc. The Pioneers did get to the free throw line 15 times in the half, converting on 13 attempts. LA-Lafayette had their own struggles, especially from long range where they were 0-11.
SHU came out on fire to start the second half, ripping off a 13-3 run before the first media time out with Pape scoring six points over that stretch. The closest LA-Lafayette would get in the second half was after a 9-0 run capped by an Anna Petrakova three-point play cut the lead to seven points, 53-46. The Pioneers came out of the media timeout gunning as Pape converted a three-point play to start out a 22-14 run over the final 10 minutes of play that produced the 75-60 final.
In addition to her season-high 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting, Pape also had seven rebounds, four offensive, and three steals. Sophomore Colleen Duggan (Newington, CT) tied her career-high with 10 points, shooting a perfect eight-of-eight from the free throw line while also grabbing six rebounds. As a team, Sacred Heart shot a phenomenal 27-of-30 from the charity stripe in the game.
Also in double figures for the Pioneers was freshman Mary Rush (Waterbury, CT) who netted 14 to go with three rebounds, an assist and a block in 17 minutes of action. Senior Kate Maher (Waterford, Ireland) finished 0-8 from the field but made her presence felt on the glass grabbing 11 boards. Freshman Kerri Burke (Saugus, MA) continued to be a solid force off the bench, scoring eight and handing out four assists.
Louisiana-Lafayette got a double-double performance out of junior Anna Petrakova who scored 21 with 15 rebounds and was 11-of-12 at the charity stripe. Morgan Mayon netted 12 of her 14 points in the first half while handing out five assists and making two steals. As a team, the Ragin' Cajuns shots just 33.9% (19-56) from the field and 21.1% (4-19) from behind the three-point line.
SHU held the advantage on the boards, 41-39, while also outscoring LA-Lafayette 32-26 in the paint and converting 20 turnovers in 22 points.
With the win the Pioneers are off to a 3-1 start for the third-straight season. Sacred Heart returns home on Wednesday, December 3rd to host the Yale Bulldogs at 7 pm.
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