Lady Bears fall at Wise
November 11, 2009
WISE, Va. – Poor shooting and foul difficulties were the difference on Wednesday night as the Lady Cavs of U.Va.-Wise handed Pikeville an 87-74 loss at Greear Gymnasium.
Pikeville hit only 34.2 percent from the floor on Wednesday. That, combined with being whistled for 26 personal fouls, led to the loss for the Lady Bears.
Pikeville (2-1) led briefly early, but Wise quickly took the lead and never lost it. Pikeville trailed by 12 (57-45) with 14:09 remaining, but cut it in half by the 10:29 mark.
But the Lady Caves scored eight of the next nine points and when Adrienne Womack sank a layup with 8:10 remaining, the lead was 67-54. The edge got as big as 16 late and never came under double digits.
Junior Natiera Hinton had another huge night, pouring in 30 despite spending much of the first half on the bench with two fouls. She was one of four players in double figures; sophomore Megan Mosley followed with 11 to go with six assists, while juniors Meagan Johnson and Lauren Potts tossed in 10 points each.
Hinton had her first double-double, thanks to to10 rebounds. Pikeville won that battle 44-41.
The Lady Cavs, 2-0, was led by Kristin Mullins’ 20 points and eight rebounds. Amber Carter tossed in 17 and handed out seven assists. Meghan Rutherford followed with 12 while Womack tossed in 10.
Pikeville will have nine days off before returning to action on Nov. 20, playing in the WVU Tech Classic at Montgomery. The Lady Bears will play Alderson Broaddus College in a 6 p.m. start.
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WISE, Va. – Poor shooting and foul difficulties were the difference on Wednesday night as the Lady Cavs of U.Va.-Wise handed Pikeville an 87-74 loss at Greear Gymnasium.
Pikeville hit only 34.2 percent from the floor on Wednesday. That, combined with being whistled for 26 personal fouls, led to the loss for the Lady Bears.
Pikeville (2-1) led briefly early, but Wise quickly took the lead and never lost it. Pikeville trailed by 12 (57-45) with 14:09 remaining, but cut it in half by the 10:29 mark.
But the Lady Caves scored eight of the next nine points and when Adrienne Womack sank a layup with 8:10 remaining, the lead was 67-54. The edge got as big as 16 late and never came under double digits.
Junior Natiera Hinton had another huge night, pouring in 30 despite spending much of the first half on the bench with two fouls. She was one of four players in double figures; sophomore Megan Mosley followed with 11 to go with six assists, while juniors Meagan Johnson and Lauren Potts tossed in 10 points each.
Hinton had her first double-double, thanks to to10 rebounds. Pikeville won that battle 44-41.
The Lady Cavs, 2-0, was led by Kristin Mullins’ 20 points and eight rebounds. Amber Carter tossed in 17 and handed out seven assists. Meghan Rutherford followed with 12 while Womack tossed in 10.
Pikeville will have nine days off before returning to action on Nov. 20, playing in the WVU Tech Classic at Montgomery. The Lady Bears will play Alderson Broaddus College in a 6 p.m. start.
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