Lady Bears reach 20 wins, knock off Tech
February 21, 2009
MONTGOMERY, W.Va. – Pikeville College picked it up after the half and rolled to its 20th win of the season with a 63-47 win over the Lady Golden Bears of WVU Tech Saturday afternoon.
Pikeville has won 20 games four times since starting women’s basketball in 1979, but this was the first since 2003. All four 20-win seasons have come \during Bill Watson’s 12-year tenure.
The Lady Bears struggled out of the gate, trailing much of the first half to WVU Tech, which is winless in Mid-South Conference play. But Pikeville scored the last six to hold a 25-21 lead at the break.
Coming out of the locker room, the Lady Bears continued their roll. Sophomore Natiera Hinton, the current player of the week in the MSC, had 16 points in the opening six minutes as the Lady Bears pulled away for the win.
Hinton led Pikeville with 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting. Sophomore Lakia Bailey followed 15 points off the bench, Senior Kristal Daniels, who had four points, finished the game with 11 rebounds, five of them off the offensive glass.
WVU Tech had one player in double figures, with Ashley Blaney leading all scorers with 24 points. She also had a team-high seven rebounds.
Pikeville (20-9, 6-5 in the league) will wrap up the season next Saturday, playing host to Cumberlands. Seniors Alice Daniel, Kristal Daniels and Whitney Hogg will be honored for their time at Pikeville in a ceremony prior to the 2 p.m. tip.
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MONTGOMERY, W.Va. – Pikeville College picked it up after the half and rolled to its 20th win of the season with a 63-47 win over the Lady Golden Bears of WVU Tech Saturday afternoon.
Pikeville has won 20 games four times since starting women’s basketball in 1979, but this was the first since 2003. All four 20-win seasons have come \during Bill Watson’s 12-year tenure.
The Lady Bears struggled out of the gate, trailing much of the first half to WVU Tech, which is winless in Mid-South Conference play. But Pikeville scored the last six to hold a 25-21 lead at the break.
Coming out of the locker room, the Lady Bears continued their roll. Sophomore Natiera Hinton, the current player of the week in the MSC, had 16 points in the opening six minutes as the Lady Bears pulled away for the win.
Hinton led Pikeville with 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting. Sophomore Lakia Bailey followed 15 points off the bench, Senior Kristal Daniels, who had four points, finished the game with 11 rebounds, five of them off the offensive glass.
WVU Tech had one player in double figures, with Ashley Blaney leading all scorers with 24 points. She also had a team-high seven rebounds.
Pikeville (20-9, 6-5 in the league) will wrap up the season next Saturday, playing host to Cumberlands. Seniors Alice Daniel, Kristal Daniels and Whitney Hogg will be honored for their time at Pikeville in a ceremony prior to the 2 p.m. tip.
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