2008 Woodie Awards
Owls beat Huskies for first time since 1978
Tim Bradshaw
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Sports
"It was really important for us to go at her and make her defense so we could get some fouls on her," said Boucher.
Marble was held to just 12 points, 10 less than her 22 points per game average.
With Begnoche on the bench with foul trouble, Barnes took the game over, hitting a big three pointer with just under 14 minutes left to give KSC a 10 point lead. The Huskies never really threatened after that, never getting any closer than six points.
Barnes' two free throws with 1:30 left all but sealed the deal at 56-46.
"Everyone played extremely well," said Boucher. "We had to come to play, and we did."
As for the three star seniors, the win caps off extraordinary careers at KSC.
"I'm just so proud of the underclassmen," said Barnes. "I told them earlier that none of them were underclassmen in my eyes."
"We just had some much heart and intensity. We all had one goal and one focus," said Jamiel.
The win put KSC at 19-5 for the regular season, and 11-2 in the LEC, giving them the number two seed in the LEC tournament. The loss drops SMU to 22-2 overall, and 13-1 in the LEC. SMU was ranked sixth in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Division III women's basketball poll before the game.
Next on the agenda for both teams is the LEC tournament which, according to Barnes, could be trouble for the rest of the conference.
"We can definitely play better than we played tonight," she said.
Marble was held to just 12 points, 10 less than her 22 points per game average.
With Begnoche on the bench with foul trouble, Barnes took the game over, hitting a big three pointer with just under 14 minutes left to give KSC a 10 point lead. The Huskies never really threatened after that, never getting any closer than six points.
Barnes' two free throws with 1:30 left all but sealed the deal at 56-46.
"Everyone played extremely well," said Boucher. "We had to come to play, and we did."
As for the three star seniors, the win caps off extraordinary careers at KSC.
"I'm just so proud of the underclassmen," said Barnes. "I told them earlier that none of them were underclassmen in my eyes."
"We just had some much heart and intensity. We all had one goal and one focus," said Jamiel.
The win put KSC at 19-5 for the regular season, and 11-2 in the LEC, giving them the number two seed in the LEC tournament. The loss drops SMU to 22-2 overall, and 13-1 in the LEC. SMU was ranked sixth in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Division III women's basketball poll before the game.
Next on the agenda for both teams is the LEC tournament which, according to Barnes, could be trouble for the rest of the conference.
"We can definitely play better than we played tonight," she said.
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