Lady Fleet runs past St. Andrews
February 26, 2005
DUE SOUTH, SC—The Erskine Collge women’s basketball team secured a fourth place finish in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference regular season standings with a 65-55 win over St. Andrews Presbyterian College Saturday night.
Erskine jumped to an 8-3 lead 3:30 into the game, but St. Andrews used free throws and a bucket by Karen Foggie from 3-point range to take the lead at 9-8 with 13:00 to go in the half. Kristy Vaughn made a field goal from inside the lane on the next possession to give the Fleet a 10-9 lead. Erskine held onto the lead for the remainder of the half, stretching the advantage to as many as nine before leaving for halftime up by six, 31-25.
The Knights took the lead again at 39-38 with 15:05 on the clock, but could not hold on. Erskine’s Melissa Woods drained a 3-pointer to start a 24-4 run that gave the Fleet a 62-43 advantage with 4:11 to play. St. Andrews pulled within eight on a field goal by Diana Martinez with under a minute to go, but Erskine’s Chris Pack sank two from the charity stripe to seal the 65-55 victory.
Woods led all scorers with 19 points. Chacee Whittington posted 12 for the Fleet, while Vaughn and Lisa Jackson put up 11 and 10 points respectively.
The Knights were led by Foggie and Mandy Coltrain with 13 points each. Martinez also finished in double figures, with 11 points.
With the win, Erskine finishes the regular season at 16-11 overall and 11-9 in the CVAC to secure fourth place in the conference. St. Andrews completes the regular season with a record of 15-12 and 10-10 and is the No. 5 seed. Both teams will get a bye in the first round of the CVAC tournament, but will face each other again on Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:00pm in Due West, SC. |
St. Andrews edges Lady Trojans, 51-46
February 24, 2005
LAURINBURG, NC—Sophomore forward Diana Martinez (Woodbridge, VA) scored 10 of her 13 points in the second half to help host St. Andrews hold off CVAC foe Mount Olive on ‘Senior Night’ in Harris Court Thursday.
The Knights, who improved to 15-11 overall and 10-9 in the CVAC, are guaranteed to finish with a record over .500 on the season. It is the first time in St. Andrews’ 10 year history as a NCAA Division II program to finish a season with a winning record.
The Lady Trojans (10-15, 8-11) held the largest lead of the game, 15-6, at the halfway point of the first half. The Knights answered with a 13-4 run over the next eight minutes to tie the game at 19 apiece. Sophomore guard Ashley Mitchell (Washington, DC) scored the final basket of the half to give SAPC a 22-20 halftime lead.
An early three-pointer by senior guard Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, NC) provided the Knights with its largest lead, 30-24. It was the biggest advantage either team saw in the second half as seven of the games nine ties came in the final 20 minutes.
A lay-in by freshman guard Keona Corley (Lillington, NC) gave Mount Olive a slim 46-44 lead heading into the final two minutes. Martinez answered for the Knights with her own lay-up on the next play to tie everything at 46.
Senior forward Jennifer Burns (Apex, NC) stole the ball on the ensuing Trojan’s possession and scored the go ahead basket with 39 seconds left. Mount Olive had a couple more chances to tie but a turnover and a couple missed shots sealed the St. Andrews five-point victory.
Martinez went 4-for-6 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free throw line in route to her 13 points. Sophomore guard Karen Foggie (Charlotte, NC) and Coltrain added 12 and 10 points, respectively, while they shared team-high honors in rebounds with five each. Mitchell finished with seven points and four assists. Burns chipped in with six points, four rebounds and four steals.
Senior forward Latoria Harvey (Ivanhoe, NC) led the Lady Trojans with a double-double that consisted of 12 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore forward Melanie Cobb (Richlands, NC) bucketed 12 and junior forward Teneal Boone (Jacksonville, NC) just missed her own double-double with nine points and nine boards.
Knights’ seniors Burns, Coltrain, Karen Dewell (Sugar Grove, VA) and Lindsey Lewis (Glenville, NC) were honored after the game.
St. Andrews visits Due West, SC, on Saturday for a CVAC match-up against Erskine College at 5:30 p.m. Both the Knights and the Flying Fleet enter the season finale at 10-9 in the conference. The winner of that game will host the loser on Wednesday, March 2 in the CVAC Tournament. |
Lady Bobcats defeat St. Andrews, 57-51
February 19, 2005
LAURINBURG, NC—Stephanie Mullinax (Etowah, TN) posted 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Lees-McRae women’s basketball team in a 57-51 CVAC victory at St. Andrews Saturday afternoon in Harris Court. The Lady Bobcats improved to 11-13 overall and 8-9 in the conference while the Knights fell to 14-10 and 9-8.
Lees-McRae took an early 13-2 lead in the first five minutes but watched the Knights come back and tie the game at 17-17. Ashley Mitchell (Washington, DC) tallied nine of SAPC’s points during the rally.
The first half remained close and the Lady Bobcats took a slim 26-25 advantage into the locker room.
With everything knotted at 35, LMC went on a 12-2 run to take a strong 47-37 lead. Julie Hardison (Virginia Beach, VA) scored six of the Lady Bobcats points to pull ahead by 10.
St. Andrews answered with a Mitchell jumper, a Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, NC) trey and a Christina Boyd (Hendersonville, NC) lay-up on the next three possessions to cut the deficit to three. A Jennifer Burns (Apex, NC) three-point play with 48 seconds on the clock put the Knights within one, 52-51. It would be the closest St. Andrews would get as the Knights turned the ball over on its final three touches and Hardison made 5-of-6 free throws to seal the victory.
Mullinax hit 7-of-17 shots to lead the Lady Bobcats with 22 points and her 15 rebounds was a game-high. Deanna Lady (Johnson City, TN) and Hardison finished with 12 and 11, respectively.
The Knights were led by Mitchell’s 14 and Coltrain’s 11. Mitchell provided six assists and Coltrain led SAPC with seven rebounds.
The Knights visit Wilson, NC, for a CVAC battle with Barton College on Monday at 5:30 p.m. |
St. Andrews women’s basketball downs Erskine, 65-54
February 17, 2005
LAURINBURG, NC—In a battle for sole possession of fourth place in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference standing, host St. Andrews came out on top, 65-54, against Erskine College Thursday in women’s basketball action. The Knights improved to 14-9 overall and 9-7 in the CVAC while the Flying Fleet fell to 13-10 and 8-8.
SAPC trailed 15-8 with 11:35 left in the first half but held Erskine scoreless for the next six minutes to take a 20-15 lead. The Lady Fleet fought back and took a 31-24 halftime advantage hitting three of its six treys in the final minute of the period.
A lay-up by Lisa Jackson (Greenville, SC) gave Erskine a nine-point advantage, its largest lead of the game, early in the second half. The Knights answered quickly with a 9-0 run to tie the game up at 33-33. The contest remained close with the two teams finding themselves knotted at 50-50 with 3:12 left on the clock.
Diana Martinez (Woodbridge, VA) put the Knights on top for good with a jumper on the next possession. Erskine missed six of its final seven shots in the final three minutes and St. Andrews sealed the 11-point victory from the free throw line going 9-for-12 from the charity stripe late.
SAPC dominated the boards with a 51-26 advantage on the glass. The Knights shot 38.6% from the field while Erskine was 35.7%. After making six 3-pointers in the first half the Flying Fleet only hit on 1-of-15 in the second.
Senior Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, NC) led the Knights with 17 points. Jennifer Burns and Karen Foggie each bucketed 12 and Martinez tallied 10. Burns just missed a double-double with nine rebounds. Ashley Mitchell (Washington, DC) and Foggie pulled down nine and eight boards, respectively.
Anita Owens (Walhalla, SC) led all scorers with 22 points including five deep shots from behind the arc. Melissa Woods (Suwanee, GA) dropped 12 and Jackson added 10. Chacee Whittington (Lawrenceville, GA) had 10 rebounds.
The Knights host CVAC rival Lees-McRae College on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. |
Knights roll past Lady Cobras, 68-50
February 14, 2005
LAURINBURG, NC—Senior guard Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, NC), who was honored at halftime for scoring her 1000th point last game, scored a team-high 16 points for St. Andrews as the Knights defeated visiting Coker College 68-50 on Valentine’s Day in Harris Court. SAPC improved to 13-9 overall and 8-7 in the CVAC while the Lady Cobras fell to 5-17 and 2-13.
Tied 6-6 with six minutes gone the first half, Karen Foggie (Charlotte, NC) hit a field goal to put the Knights on top for good. From that point St. Andrews would go on a 21-8 run to pull out to a 37-14 lead and never look back. Coker pulled to within 17 at halftime, 37-20, with a 7-0 run that was capped off with a Shamae Hemingway (Conway, SC) jumper.
Coltrain would hit a three-pointer on the opening possession of the second half to open up a 20 point advantage. The Lady Cobras would never cut the deficit to more than 17 in the second half.
Turnovers would be the telling stat of the game with Coker committing 20 to St. Andrews’ nine. The Knights had 10 steals while the Lady Cobras out rebounded the Knights, 39-35.
Coltrain hit four from behind the arc in route to her 16 points. Christina Boyd (Hendersonville, NC) and Diana Martinez (Woodbridge, VA) each tallied eight points. Ashley Mitchell (Washington, DC) provided seven rebounds, six points, six assists and three steals.
India Elliot (Faison, NC) led the Lady Cobras with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Hemingway added a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds.
The Knights host CVAC rival Erskine College on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. |
Coltrain reaches 1000 points in loss at No. 6 Anderson
February 12, 2005
ANDERSON , SC— Deidra Langston scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and had four steals to lead No. 6 Anderson College to a 91-67 victory over St. Andrews Presbyterian College in a CVAC game Saturday afternoon at the Abney Center.
Anderson won its 13th straight game to improve to 23-2 overall and 14-1 in the CVAC. St. Andrews falls to 12-9, 7-7.
Langston, who was 10-for-16 from the field, just missed recording her ninth double-double of the season. She has now scored 20 or more points seven times. Following Langston for the Lady Trojans, ranked No. 4 in the East Region poll, were LaShonda Chiles with 15 points, Deanna Thompson with 14 points, and Shemika Reed and Stephanie Ponds with 10 apiece.
St. Andrews was led by Mandy Coltrain, who scored 22 points and tallied the 1,000th point of her career. Coltrain has scored 1,009 points in her career with the Knights. Jennifer Burns added 11 and Diana Martinez chipped in 10 for St. Andrews.
The game was tied six times in the first nine minutes before Anderson went on a 14-2 run to take the lead for good. Langston made two field goals and a free throw and Kim Hausman made two 3-point goals during the run. Latrice Thomas and Langston scored the final two baskets of the first half to give Anderson a 47-31 lead at the break.
In the second half, Anderson's lead never dropped below double digits.
The Lady Trojans made one final run to push their lead to 27 points -- 89-62 -- with 49 seconds remaining. The 19-5 run that started at the 7:10 mark was led by Langston, who scored nine of the 17 points.
The most telling stat of the game was points off turnovers. Anderson scored 28 points off 19 St. Andrews turnovers, while St. Andrews scored zero points on 11 Anderson turnovers.
Anderson shot 51 percent from the field to 35 percent for St. Andrews. The Knights won the boards, 49-44.
The Knights host CVAC rival Coker College on Valentine’s Day at 5:30 p.m. |
Lady Royals’ defeats St. Andrews in OT
February 10, 2005
LAURINBURG, NC—Forward Maggie Austin (Wilmington, NC) scored eight of her 28 points in the overtime session to lead the Queens University of Charlotte women’s basketball team to a 83-79 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference win over host St. Andrews Thursday on Harris Court.
The Lady Royals (6-16 overall, 5-10 CVAC) looked ready to steal the road game from the beginning jumping out to a 21-3 lead in the first seven minutes. The Knights (12-8, 7-6) showed their grit and clawed back and tied the game up at 34 with a Tamerial Coward (La Grange, NC) lay-up with 1:44 left in the first half. Queens took a narrow 38-36 lead into the locker room.
The second half remained close with neither team taking a lead greater than seven points. The Knights carried a slim 67-65 advantage into the final two minutes. Both teams would go scoreless for the next 1:53 before Karen Foggie (Charlotte, NC) converted on 1-of-2 free throws for the Knights, putting SAPC on top 68-65 with 18 seconds showing. Lady Royal Ali Umbarger (Harmony, NC) hit a clutch three-pointer with five seconds left to tie the game up. The Knights turned the ball over on the ensuing inbounds play, giving Umbarger a desperation attempt to win it for Queens but came up short.
An Austin lay-up 11 seconds into overtime gave the Lady Royals the lead for good. St. Andrews would hang in and cut the deficit to 80-79 with 26 left in OT on a Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, NC) field goal. After a made free throw, Foggie had one last chance at tying the game up for the Knights but missed the attempt and Austin secured the victory with two made free throws.
Austin added 14 boards to her 28 points for the double-double. Erinn Hayes (Charlotte, NC), Carmelita Jimenez (Morgantown, WV) and Phylicia Turner (Greensboro, NC) all bucketed 11 points in the win. Hayes also tallied a double-double with 14 boards.
Coltrain bucketed 21 points to lead the Knights. Foggie drained 18 points and Ashley Mitchell (Washington, DC) grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Mitchell and Coltrain each provided six assists and Foggie had eight boards.
The Knights travel to Anderson College on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. |
Lady Crusaders snap Knights streak
February 7, 2005
BELMONT, NC—Nicole Woods scored 31 points and Debra Wilcox added a career-high 23 as the Belmont Abbey women’s basketball team (15-6 overall, 11-3 CVAC) defeated St. Andrews (12-7, 7-5) 97-76 in a physical game at the Wheeler Center Monday.
For the first seven minutes, the visiting Knights played right with the Crusaders, as the teams were tied at 15 with 13:24 left. Belmont Abbey then went on a 17-3 run over the next 6:08, hitting four three-pointers during the run, to take a 32-18 lead with 7:16 left. The Crusaders extended their lead to as many as 20 in the half, and would take a 50-33 lead to the locker room.
In the second half Belmont Abbey continued to hold a double-digit lead, taking its largest advantage at 78-56 with 8:47 left. St. Andrews chipped away at the lead late and got as close as 88-76 with 2:59 left. The Knights committed 22 fouls in the second half, forcing the Crusaders to seal the victory from the free throw line. Belmont Abbey did just that, hitting eight free throws in the final minutes and holding St. Andrews scoreless for the final 2:59.
Woods was 16-for-20 from the charity stripe and added eight rebounds and seven assists to her 31 points, while Wilcox had a double-double, getting 10 rebounds to go with her 23 points. Heather Schleupner had 16 and Bennett and Whitney Robinson added 12 each for Belmont Abbey.
St. Andrews was led by Mandy Coltrain’s 16 points, while Karen Foggie had 12 and Christina Boyd and Crista Henderson had 11 each.
The Knights host CVAC rival Queens University of Charlotte on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. |
Knights Women’s Basketball wins fourth consecutive game
February 5, 2005
SPARTANBURG, SC—The St. Andrews women’s basketball team has been on a roll lately and kept the momentum going on Saturday with its sixth win in seven games. The 71-63 win at Converse College is the Knights fourth straight victory and marks the end of its non-conference season.
SAPC, who is 10-1 away from home, improved to 12-6 while the All Stars fell to 2-18.
Converse stayed in the game with 27-of-55 (49.1%) shooting and only trailed 34-33 at halftime. The Knights only shot 21-of-61 (36.1%) from the field. The All Stars also out rebound St. Andrews 40-32. The Knights made up for it with nine steals on 19 Converse turnovers.
Mandy Coltrain led the Knights with 18 points, three steals and two assists. Ashley Mitchell bucketed 12 and grabbed three rebounds. Christina Boyd, Diana Martinez and Crista Henderson all chipped in with eight points apiece. Martinez had a team-high five rebounds.
Melissa Ballard finished with 17 for the All Stars and Olivia Freda and Lauren Mueller added 11 and 10, respectively. Melissa Bunce pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
The Knights visit CVAC rival Belmont Abbey, who is ranked tenth in the East Region, on Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. |
St. Andrews downs Lady Saints, 72-63
January 31, 2005
LAURINBURG, NC—Mandy Coltrain and Christina Boyd each scored 11 points in the second half of Monday’s Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference showdown with visiting Limestone College, helping the St. Andrews women’s basketball team to a 72-63 victory. The Knights, winners of four of its last five, improved to 10-6 overall and 6-4 in the CVAC while the Lady Saints fell to 2-15 and 2-9.
The Knights only shot 11-for-37 (29.7%) from the field in the first half but were able to manage a 32-32 tie at halftime because of 12 Limestone turnovers. The first 20 minutes saw nine lead changes and five ties.
With the game deadlocked at 41 apiece with 13:45 showing, St. Andrews surged out to the biggest lead of the game with a 14-4 run that was capped off by a Coltrain three-pointer. The Lady Saints would cut into the lead several times but the Knights always answered and held onto the nine-point victory.
Coltrain scored a game-high 21 points including hitting 8-of-8 free throws for the Knights. Boyd grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to go along with her 15 points, four assists and three steals. Diana Martinez bucketed 11 and Ashley Mitchell added 10.
Molly Williams recorded a double-double for the Lady Saints with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Tiffany Jones had a team-high 14 points. Danielle Vieira and Melissa DeVore each tallied 10 points.
St. Andrews travels to Misenheimer, NC for a CVAC match-up with Pfeiffer University on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. |
Knights edge Mount Olive at the buzzer, 55-53
January 27, 2005
MT. OLIVE, NC— Diana Martinez scored the winning lay-up with no time left on the clock as St. Andrews sneaked by Mount Olive 55-53 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women’s basketball Thursday at College Hall. The winning basket came after the Trojans scored eight unanswered points in the final three minutes to tie the game with nine seconds left.
Mount Olive (8-7 overall, 6-3 CVAC) jumped out to an early seven-point lead and never trailed in the first half, as Shenetta Moye opened the scoring with a three-pointer. St. Andrews (9-6, 5-4) tied the game 19-19 on a three-pointer by Mandy Coltrain with 2:35 left, but Mount Olive broke the tie and Moye hit a three-pointer at the buzzer as the Trojans went in to the locker room with a 24-20 halftime lead.
In the second half, St. Andrews battled back to take its first lead of the game at 29-28 with 15:28 left in the game. The Knights built the lead to as many as seven points, but the Trojans pulled within 40-38 with 8:03 left in the game after the two teams exchanged free throws on a double technical.
St. Andrews took its biggest lead at 53-45 with 3:34 remaining, but steals by LeAnne Simms and Melanie Cobb led to fast break lay-ups and Moye’s basket with nine seconds left capped an 8-0 run and tied the game 53-53. The game appeared headed for overtime as both teams scrambled for a loose ball in the waning seconds, but Christina Boyd of the Knights saved the ball inbounds to Jennifer Burns, who found Martinez under the basket for the game-winner at the buzzer.
Martinez and Boyd led St. Andrews with 10 points each. St. Andrews was 13-for-15 from the free-throw line in the second half and 16-for-19 for the game. Burns added eight points, two rebounds, two steals and the crucial assist. Coltrain bucketed eight points along with her four assists, three rebounds and two steals.
Cobb led three Trojans in double figures with a game-high 14 points, while Moye finished with 10 points. Latoria Harvey notched her fifth double-double in eight games with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
St. Andrews returns to action Saturday as the Knights host the Flying Fleet of Erksine College in a CVAC match-up. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. |
