Feb 28, 2007

ECAC Tournament Game- King's 64, VJC 50

Stevenson, MD.- The Mustangs hosted Kings College in the first round of the ECAC Tournament in tonight's game. 

The Mustangs were the first to score off of a quick layup by Cara Hill (Ft. Washington, MD/ Oxon Hill) at 18:54.  Kings came back with a vengence and dominated the glass for the remainder of the half.  Megan Lanasa  (Baltimore, MD/ Seton Keough) put a hault to their momentum when she stole the ball from Jenna Palumbo and Tanisha Foster (Baltimore, MD/ St. Frances Academy) scored the layup with an assist by Tonia Cristino (Lancaster, PA/ Hempfield) at 14:04.  Kings went on to take a 14 point lead at the end of the half, 29-15, over the Mustangs. 

The second half was similiar to the first.  Kings extened their lead to 21, 36-15, within three-minutes of play.  The Mustangs battled hard but only came within 10 points of the lead at 7:40, when Hill hit a pair of free-throws to make the score 49-39.  The Mustangs ended the game 14 points behind Kings, 64-50. 

Top scorer of the game was Kings' Andrea Hochstuhl with 22 points.  Foster led the Mustangs with a double-double of 16 points and 11 boards.  Hill added 10 points and 14 rebounds, and Ashley Burrell (Baltimore, MD/ Institute of Notre Dame) had 11 rebounds and six points.  Dominique Patton (Bladensburg, MD /Bladensburg) added nine points. 

The Mustangs ended their season with an overall record of 19-10 and 14-4 in the NEAC.