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Box score
and play-by-play
March 8, 2002
Wilmington, Ohio
- The Tigers moved one step closer to reaching the national
semifinals as they won easily over Hardin-Simmons, 84-60, in the
first sectional semifinal game.
The 24-3 Tigers set a school record
for victories in a season with the win and now face host
Wilmington (28-1) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. for the opportunity to travel
to Terre Haute for the national semifinals. Wilmington held on for
an 89-81 win over Hope in the other semifinal contest. The two
teams met on November 24 at Maryville (Tenn.) College with
Wilmington winning, 62-61.
DePauw, ranked eighth in the latest
USA Today/ESPN/WBCA poll and 13th by D3hoops.com, shot nearly
70 percent in the first half and 64 percent for the game on the
way to a 49-28 halftime advantage over the Cowgirls (4th by USA
Today/ESPN/WBCA and fifth by D3hoops.com).
The Tigers jumped out to a 13-2 lead
in the opening four minutes of the contest as Amy Argetsinger
scored seven and Jill Schneider four. Hardin-Simmons closed the
gap to 16-10, but DePauw went on a 17-2 run to push the lead to
33-12 with 6:37 left in the half. That margin reached as many as
26 late in the half and the Cowgirls never got closer than 19 the
rest of the way. DePauw led by as many as 33 in the second half.
"We weren't aggressive enough on
defense, but credit DePauw and their ball movement," Cowgirls
coach Julie Goodenough.
"Against the caliber of team we faced
tonight, this was one of the best performances we've had all
year," DePauw coach Kris Huffman said. "This was one of those
nights where we didn't do a lot wrong."
Lindsey Rush scored a season-high 22
points in 21 minutes to lead the Tigers while Sarah MacKay added
13 and Colleen Powers posted a double-double with 12 points and 11
rebounds. Argetsinger finished with 11.
Kendra Anderson paced the Cowgirls
with 19 points and seven rebounds. The Tigers outrebounded
Hardin-Simmons 38-23 in the contest. The Cowgirls finished the
season at 26-2.
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