2008 Woodie Awards
Bumpy road trip for women
Kathleen Radebaugh '08
Issue date: 12/8/06 Section: Sports
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It was a long plane ride home for the Saint Joseph's women's basketball team.
Their first win against Tennessee-Chattanooga, 65-61 was later tarnished by a frustrating loss to West Carolina, 69-51, in which there were more turnovers (21) then field goals (18).
"We could not get the shooting going and 21 turnovers is not us," said Head Coach Cindy Griffin. "They were just mindless and lazy turnovers."
Of the first five Hawk possessions in the first half against West Carolina, four of them were turnovers.
"I was pissed off at my starters," said Coach Griffin.
All five starters, junior forward Timisha Gomez, red-shirt senior center Erica Pollock, senior guards Whitney Ffrench and Ayahna Cornish, and sophomore guard Jen Oyler subbed out.
Freshman Amy Gillespie, junior transfer Amy Wold, sophomores Jenna Loschiavo and Mary Kate McDade, and senior center Zoya Pavlovskaya subbed in.
Within 39 seconds of subbing in, Loschiavo completed the first Hawk layup of the night.
West Carolina, however, kept breaking away and extended their lead 11-2 with only four minutes into the first half.
After a thirty-second timeout, Griffin put back in the starting lineup in hopes that things would improve in scoring and blocking.
Not so.
For the night, Saint Joseph's finished 27.7 percent from the field while West Carolina went 39 percent. Thirty-nine percent is not impressive. Saint Joseph's will face Boston College tonight at home; a team that shoots 51 percent from the floor.
"We are shooting a lot more in practice and drilling more, but to be honest, I am more concerned about our defense. We are giving up too many points," Coach Griffin.
Early in the season, Coach Griffin set the score bracket for the Hawks between 65-68 points, preventing their opponents to reach above 62 points.
For this to happen, Saint Joseph's cannot shoot lower than 42 percent from the field.
The main obstacle the Hawks faced against West Carolina was that the Lady Catamounts scored 18 points off turnovers compared to the Hawks' seven points.
Their first win against Tennessee-Chattanooga, 65-61 was later tarnished by a frustrating loss to West Carolina, 69-51, in which there were more turnovers (21) then field goals (18).
"We could not get the shooting going and 21 turnovers is not us," said Head Coach Cindy Griffin. "They were just mindless and lazy turnovers."
Of the first five Hawk possessions in the first half against West Carolina, four of them were turnovers.
"I was pissed off at my starters," said Coach Griffin.
All five starters, junior forward Timisha Gomez, red-shirt senior center Erica Pollock, senior guards Whitney Ffrench and Ayahna Cornish, and sophomore guard Jen Oyler subbed out.
Freshman Amy Gillespie, junior transfer Amy Wold, sophomores Jenna Loschiavo and Mary Kate McDade, and senior center Zoya Pavlovskaya subbed in.
Within 39 seconds of subbing in, Loschiavo completed the first Hawk layup of the night.
West Carolina, however, kept breaking away and extended their lead 11-2 with only four minutes into the first half.
After a thirty-second timeout, Griffin put back in the starting lineup in hopes that things would improve in scoring and blocking.
Not so.
For the night, Saint Joseph's finished 27.7 percent from the field while West Carolina went 39 percent. Thirty-nine percent is not impressive. Saint Joseph's will face Boston College tonight at home; a team that shoots 51 percent from the floor.
"We are shooting a lot more in practice and drilling more, but to be honest, I am more concerned about our defense. We are giving up too many points," Coach Griffin.
Early in the season, Coach Griffin set the score bracket for the Hawks between 65-68 points, preventing their opponents to reach above 62 points.
For this to happen, Saint Joseph's cannot shoot lower than 42 percent from the field.
The main obstacle the Hawks faced against West Carolina was that the Lady Catamounts scored 18 points off turnovers compared to the Hawks' seven points.
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