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January 15, 2008

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Pioneers Secure 67-61 Win At Carlow (PA)

Malone at Carlow (PA) Box Score - 01/15/08

The Malone College women’s basketball team picked up its second American Mideast Conference North Division victory of the season on Tuesday evening with a hard-fought 67-61 road win at Carlow (PA) University. The game remained close throughout the first 35 minutes as neither team led by more than seven points until late in the second half. The Pioneers then began to pull away before being forced to hold off a late charge by the host Celtics.

Senior guard Heather Fenner (Shelby H.S.) gave the Pioneers their largest lead of the night at 59-50 after knocking down a three-pointer with just under three minutes remaining. The Celtics quickly fought back into the game, though, with a 7-0 run over the next 90 seconds that trimmed Malone’s advantage to just two at 59-57. Each team then connected on two pairs of free throws over its next two possessions, leaving the Pioneers with the ball and a 63-61 lead with just over 30 ticks showing on the game clock. Carlow proceeded to quickly foul and freshman point guard Allyson Wilson (Firestone H.S.) stepped to the line and hit one of her two free throw attempts to push Malone’s advantage to three points at 64-61. The Celtics fired up a three-pointer on their next trip down the floor, but the game-tying attempt was off the mark. Senior guard Kellyn Murphy (St. Vincent-St. Mary) grabbed the important rebound and the Pioneers then hit three of four free throws in the final moments to secure the 67-61 triumph.

The win improved Malone’s overall record to 4-11 (2-1 AMC North) on the year while Carlow fell to 2-12 (0-3 AMC North).

Each team struggled somewhat to get its shots to fall as the Pioneers connected on 21 of 62 attempts (33.9%) on the night while Carlow hit 21 of its 65 (32.3%) overall shots from the field. Malone did hold a 49-37 advantage in total rebounds, however, and snagged a season-high 13 steals.

Murphy led the Pioneers with a game-high 20 points (7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT FG, 6-9 FT) in addition to pulling down seven boards and swiping four steals. Fenner and sophomore guard Amanda Bryan (Carrollton H.S.) each tossed in nine points while junior forward Tara Miller (Miami East H.S.) contributed seven points and a career-high 11 rebounds.

Malone (4-11 overall, 2-1 AMC North) returns to action on Saturday with a 5:30 p.m. home match-up against Roberts Wesleyan (NY) College (8-7 overall, 1-1 AMC North).

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