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12.08.07
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The NAIA Division II
third-ranked Cougars of St. Francis shot 61% in the second half to
spoil any hopes of a Forester upset as St. Francis topped HU 66-50.
The first half was a
defensive battle with both teams taking the other out of any
offensive rhythm. The Cougars took an early 6-0 lead, but HU
knotted the score at 13 at the 12:30 mark. With just under
three minutes to play in the half, Lauren Davenport again brought
the Foresters even at 21-21 with a jumper just outside the paint,
but St. Francis scored six unanswered points to finish the half and
owned a 27-21 lead at the break.
Although HU was able to cut the
deficit to three at 32-29 early in the second half, the hot-shooting
Cougars seemed to have the answer each time the Foresters made a
run. A Marie Kaufmann jumper put St. Francis up 11 at 44-33
with 13:17 to play. HU cut it to 10 on several occasions, but
could get no closer.
HU's Jenna Donaldson took game-high
honors with 17 points and 10 rebounds. She was the lone
Forester to reach double figures. Davenport finished with nine
points and four assists. Kaufmann paced the Cougars with 16
points and Toni Burney added 14.
For the game, HU managed just 33.9%
shooting from the field and was 8 of 15 from the line for 53% while
St. Francis shot 49.1% for the game and went 12-20 at the line for
63.2%.
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