Late Gator Run Comes Up Short Against Case Western Reserve

Dec 28, 2002

The Allegheny College women's basketball team made a late-game 11-2 run but it wasn't enough as Case Western Reserve took an 84-71 win in Cleveland on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans (5-3) had six players in double figures led by Keesha Allen with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting.

Jenna Raglani (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) led Allegheny (2-7, 0-1 NCAC) with 13 points, going 3-for-3 from beyond the arc. Meredith McDonough (Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic) added 12 points.

An up-tempo pace saw Case Western pull away from the Gators in the closing minutes of the first half. Allegheny tied the game at 26-26 with just over six minutes left, but the Spartans went on a 14-6 run to end the half leading 40-32. The Gators had a balanced attack with seven players scoring at least two points in the first stanza. Courtney Steding (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) led the way with seven points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field. Keesha Allen had nine points for Case Western.

The game was even through much of the second half with Case continuing to hold the lead. The Spartans built a 14-point lead, 66-52 with 7:23 left in the game. Allegheny responded with an 11-2 run fueled by two steals and a three-pointer by Raglani at the 4:31 mark to make it a 68-63 game. However, Jasmine Rowan hit two three-pointers for Case Western to end the run and propel the Spartans to the 84-71 win.

The Gators shot 51.6 percent from the field in the second half and 42.9 percent for the game. Case Western hit at a 44.9 percent clip for the game and made 18-of-23 free throws compared to 7-of-9 chances for Allegheny. Case Western Reserve held a 47-31 advantage on the boards, including 20 offensive rebounds.

The Gators next game is scheduled for Friday, January 3, at 5:30 p.m. when they play host to Earlham in a North Coast Athletic Conference contest at the Wise Center.

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