Second Half Drought Costs Gators Against OWU

Feb 22, 2003

A seven-minute scoreless drought in the second half turned an Allegheny College six-point lead into a six-point deficit as Ohio Wesleyan defeated the Gators, 60-55, in women's basketball action at the David Wise Center on Saturday afternoon. Kelly Heil led all scorers with 22 points on 8-19 shooting for Ohio Wesleyan. Freshman guard Valery Medwid (Coraopolis, Pa./Montour) was the lone Gator in double digits with 10 points.

Allegheny (12-13, 10-6 North Coast Athletic Conference), seeded fourth in the tournament, will host fifth-seed Earlham College in the first-round of the NCAC Playoffs on Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. The Gators swept the regular season series with the Yeowomen, winning by 16 at home.

On Saturday, Allegheny took a 28-23 halftime lead, shooting 43.3 percent. An even scoring line saw eight players score in the first half with 18 points coming off the gator bench.

However, a seven-minute scoreless stretch in the second half saw a six-point Allegheny lead reversed to a six-point deficit. A jumper by sophomore Meredith McDonough (Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic) gave Allegheny a 34-28 lead with 16:21 left in regulation. By the time sophomore guard Raelynn Miles (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) scored Allegheny's next basket with 9:21 left, the Gators were trailing 40-36.

Ohio Wesleyan hung on to the lead and took the five-point win, 60-55.

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