Week 4 women’s poll About the Top 25

Dropped out: No. 6 Howard Payne, No. 22 Brandeis, No. 23 Cal Lutheran.

Others receiving votes: Howard Payne 67, Brandeis 55, Puget Sound 44, Emmanuel 43, UW-Stevens Point 40, Simpson 34, St. Benedict 31, Gettysburg 24, Texas-Dallas 22, Washington and Jefferson 20, Capital 15, Cal Lutheran 14, Mississippi College 11, Lewis and Clark 10, Christopher Newport 8, Case Western Reserve 5, Southern Maine 3, New Paltz State 1, Roanoke 1.

The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly.

Falcons Earn Come-From-Behind Win in California; Stay Undefeated

Dec. 29, 2009

The Falcon women’s basketball team earned a hard-fought 63-59 come-from-behind win over Washington & Jefferson on Tuesday night in Irvine, Calif.

The Falcons, ranked No. 20 in the latest D3Hoops.com poll, won their 11th straight game and stayed perfect on the season. Washington & Jefferson entered the game with a 7-1 overall record.

W&J led for most of the first half and had four seven-point leads. The last came with 3:53 to play. UWRF got to within three points, 22-19, with 22 seconds to play. But W&J’s Stephanie Smith hit a three with just seven seconds to go to give her team a 25-19 lead after the first 20 minutes.

The Falcons battled back in the second half and drew to within a couple of points several times. With 8:57 to go the Falcons finally took the lead, 41-40, when Alise Holst hit a jumper. W&J tied the game with 7:56 to go when Kennan Killeen hit two free throws. W&J then went on a 10-2 run over the next three minutes to take a 52-44 lead.

But the Falcons scored the next four points to get back in the game. Three of the points came on a three-pointer by Tiffany Gregorich and the Falcons trailed, 54-50. After Smith hit a jumper to give her team a six point, 54-48, lead with 2:52 to go, the Falcons put on the pressure to get back in the game. UWRF scored the next five points to get within one, 54-53, with 2:06 to go. With 1:32 to play Tiffany Gregorich tied the game, 56-56, when she scored on a layup, was fouled, and made the free throw.

After W&J hit a free throw, the Falcons scored four points to take a 60-57 lead. Kelli Hilt and Tiffany Gregorich both scored on layups to give the Falcons the lead with 46 seconds to play. But W&J’s Alyssa Oursler hit a jumper with 31 seconds to play to pull her team to within one, 60-59. With 23 seconds to play Tiffany Gregorich was fouled and she made both free throws to put UWRF ahead, 62-59. The Falcon defense held and with just eight seconds to go Brittany Gregorich was fouled and she made one of two free throws to seal the victory.

Tiffany Gregorich led the Falcons with 21 points and eight rebounds. She also had three steals and two assists. Holst added 13 points and four rebounds. Tess Lardie added nine points and four rebounds. Taylor House finished with a team-high 11 rebounds and she scored seven points. House finished with six offensive rebounds.

UWRF shot 21-63 (.333) from the field, including 3-16 (.188) from three-point range. They were 18-27 (.667) from the line.

W&J was led by Smith who scored 17 points and Oursler who scored 10. W&J shot 19-49 (.388) from the field, including 6-16 (.375) from behind the arc. They were 15-18 (.833) from the line.

On Saturday the Falcons will host St. Scholastica at 5 p.m., at the Karges Center.

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Falcons Get Big Win Over SUNY-Purchase

Dec. 28, 2009

The Falcon women’s basketball team put together a big first half en route to a 74-21 win over SUNY-Purchase on Monday night at the Surf City Classic in Irvine, Calif.
The Falcons, ranked No. 20 in the latest D3hoops.com poll, led, 43-14, at halftime. They went on a 13-2 run to take an early lead, 17-2 with 14:03 to play. The team’s biggest lead was 31 points, 43-12, with 23 second to play. In the first half Taylor House led the Falcons with nine points. She also had four rebounds. Maranda Dohrn finished the first 20 minutes with six points and six rebounds. The Falcon defense played well holding SUNY-P to just 6-21 shooting (.286) from the field. The Falcons had a dominating 33-13 advantage in rebounds after the first 20 minutes.

The Falcons kept the pressure on in the second half. The team’s biggest lead was 55 points, 74-19, with 2:43 to go when Melissa Carmody hit a jumper.

Every Falcon played at least nine minutes in the game and every player scored at least one point. Brittany Gregorich led the offense with 11 points. House finished with nine points and she led the team with three blocks. Dohrn was the top rebounder – she finished with seven, including four on the offensive end. Jenna Hanson, who scored six points, led UWRF with four assists. Kelli Hilt, who scored six points, led UWRF with five steals.

The Falcons finished the game with 22 steals, 12 blocked shots and 22 assists. The Falcons double up SUNY-P in rebounds and finished with a 62-31 advantage. The Falcons finished with 26 offensive rebounds. UWRF shot 30-70 (.429) from the field, but just 1-15 (.067) from three-point range. The Falcons were 13-20 (.650) from the line.

SUNY-P was led by Jasmine Davis who scored six points and she grabbed five rebounds. Purchase finished 8-52 (.154) from the field, including 2-10 (.200) from behind the arc. They were 3-10 (.300) from the line.

The Falcons, now 10-0 overall, will next play Washington & Jefferson at 6 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday. Washington & Jefferson enters the game with a 7-1 record.

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