Gators Fall On The Road As Denison Gets Hot From The ARC

Feb 15, 2003

The Allegheny College women's basketball team shot over 55 percent from the floor in the second half, but Denison University found their touch from three-point range and handed the Gators a 74-61 loss at Livingston Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, Allegheny falls to 11-12 and 9-5 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.

Sophomore forward Meredith McDonough (Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic) and freshman forward Courtney Steding (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) dominated the paint for the Gators, scoring 15 and 14 points respectively, and combining for 13 rebounds. McDonough went 7-10 from the field and Steding was 5-10 with four steals.

Denison, however, reigned from outside, hitting a school-record 11 three-pointers and shooting 55.0 percent from the land of plenty. Emily Larouere led all scorers with 20 points and tied the Denison school-record with six three's, going 7-9 from the field and 6-7 from beyond the arc.

Allegheny held the lead for the majority of the first half, but the Big Red went on a 10-1 run to break up a 26-26 tie and take a 36-27 lead into the locker room. The Gators cut the lead to three a couple times, but never got any closer, falling 74-61.

The Gators host Hiram on Wednesday, February 19, in a 7:30 p.m. game at the David Wise Sport & Fitness Center.

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