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25th-ranked Women's Basketball falls in CACC Title Game to USP (3/4/2006) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of the Sciences put four players in double figures, with Shelby Rance having a game-high 17, as the Devils (23-7) defeated Holy Family (28-2) 66-57 in the championship game of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference tournament at Bobby Morgan Arena. The loss by the Tigers, snaps their 28-game winning streak and now the Tigers must hope for an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II tournament. The Tigers were ranked as high as fifth in the region in the last poll, and will learn their fate Sunday night during the selection show. The Devils led wire-to-wire in the contest, the first team to lead an entire game against Holy Family this season. Rashanna Edwards and Leah Shumoski each had 11 points for USP, while Allison Weiss added ten. For Holy Family, the 25th ranked team in the latest USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll, the Tigers got 16 points off the bench from guard Melissa Brooks (Fr./Levittown, PA/Neshaminy) while Megan Bauer (Jr./Norwood, PA/Ridley) added 13. Brooks, along with guard Kelly Killion (So./Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic) were named to the All-Tournament team. Guard Kim Killion (Jr./Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic) had ten points for the Tigers. In the contest, USP darted out of the gate to an 11-4 lead with 15:25 left when Allison Weiss scored on a layup. Holy Family then charged back to within in one, at 11-10 on a pair of foul shots by Bauer with 14:06 left. That would be the closest the Tigers would get in the first half. USP then outscored Holy Family 13-3 over the next 5:37 to take a 27-13 lead. The Devils would go up by as much as 16 points (34-18) before Holy Family rallied to within seven at 38-31 at the half. In the second half, after USP took a 46-33 lead, the Tigers held USP without a field goal for over 11 minutes. However, Holy Family would get only as close as 49-47 with 7:22 left on a jumper by Brooks. USP rebuilt the lead to 11 with under two minutes left and never looked back. The Tigers shot only 30.6 percent (22-of-72) from the field in the contest, while USP shot a blazing 60 percent in the first half, but struggled in the final 20 minutes from the field at 27.8 percent (5-of-18). Brooks finished with a team-high ten rebounds, while Weiss had a game-high 12 rebounds for USP. |
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