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No. 22 Hawks defeat William Jessup 68-57
HNU closes out regular season as Cal Pac champs with 15-1 record.
February 21, 2009
ROCKLIN, Calif – The No. 22 Holy Names University Women’s Basketball team (22-8, 15-1) traveled to William Jessup on Saturday and came away with the 68-57 win.
Liz Widgren had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Hawks. Jamie-Leigh Ronolo had 11 points and Raquel Hyche had 10 points in the win.
The game was close for the first 15 minutes of the half with each team trading baskets and neither team getting up by more than 3 points. The Hawks then found themselves down by 5 points (20 to 25) with five minutes remaining when Jessup hit two free throws. HNU was able to respond by going on a 12-3 run to close the half with points generated by Britni Ronolo getting to the free throw line including a steal and layup, Liz Widgren driving to the basket for a bucket, Sarah Henning getting a put back and hitting a jumper and finally Jamie-Leigh Ronolo getting a steal and layup with a minute remaining to take the 32 to 28 lead into the locker room.
For the half both teams virtually had the same statistics. HNU went 33% compared to WJU shooting 30%. Rebounding was even with HNU at 23 to WJU 22 rebounds. Both teams turned over the ball 13 times and each generated 8 steals. HNU held the advantage as they got to the free throw line 10 times more than the Warriors.
The second half saw the score get no closer than 5 points with 14:32 remaining when WJU scored on a layup. HNU was then able to push their lead to double figures getting up by as much as 18 with 5:50 left in the game. Jessup then was able to close the lead down to 10 with 2:50 remaining following a foul and technical foul called against an HNU player. The Warriors had no choice but to foul down the stretch and HNU was able to connect on free throws to never allow Jessup a chance to win.
Despite turning the ball over 27 times in the game, HNU was able to still outrebound WJU 48 to 37. HNU attempted 40 free throw shots compared to WJU’s 26. For the game the Hawks shot 37% to the Warrior’s 28%. Each team forced a similar amount of turnovers but HNU was able to generate 23 points compared to 10 by WJU. Second chance points were also big for the Hawks as they outscored Jessup 11 to 6 in this category.
With the win the Hawks close out the regular season of Cal Pac play with a 15-1 record and are crowned back to back Conference Champions. The one loss Cal Pac record also marks the program’s first under the direction of head coach Steve Spencer in his five seasons at the helm. The Hawks now focus towards the Cal Pac Tournament taking place all next week. The Hawks receive a bye for the first two rounds for finishing first. They will play on Friday February 28 at Cal State East Bay against an opponent to be determined. An automatic bid to the NAIA Division II National Tournament is on the line for the Hawks as they will need to win the tournament to be guaranteed a ticket into the 32 team tournament in Sioux City, Iowa.
February 21, 2009
ROCKLIN, Calif – The No. 22 Holy Names University Women’s Basketball team (22-8, 15-1) traveled to William Jessup on Saturday and came away with the 68-57 win.
Liz Widgren had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Hawks. Jamie-Leigh Ronolo had 11 points and Raquel Hyche had 10 points in the win.
The game was close for the first 15 minutes of the half with each team trading baskets and neither team getting up by more than 3 points. The Hawks then found themselves down by 5 points (20 to 25) with five minutes remaining when Jessup hit two free throws. HNU was able to respond by going on a 12-3 run to close the half with points generated by Britni Ronolo getting to the free throw line including a steal and layup, Liz Widgren driving to the basket for a bucket, Sarah Henning getting a put back and hitting a jumper and finally Jamie-Leigh Ronolo getting a steal and layup with a minute remaining to take the 32 to 28 lead into the locker room.
For the half both teams virtually had the same statistics. HNU went 33% compared to WJU shooting 30%. Rebounding was even with HNU at 23 to WJU 22 rebounds. Both teams turned over the ball 13 times and each generated 8 steals. HNU held the advantage as they got to the free throw line 10 times more than the Warriors.
The second half saw the score get no closer than 5 points with 14:32 remaining when WJU scored on a layup. HNU was then able to push their lead to double figures getting up by as much as 18 with 5:50 left in the game. Jessup then was able to close the lead down to 10 with 2:50 remaining following a foul and technical foul called against an HNU player. The Warriors had no choice but to foul down the stretch and HNU was able to connect on free throws to never allow Jessup a chance to win.
Despite turning the ball over 27 times in the game, HNU was able to still outrebound WJU 48 to 37. HNU attempted 40 free throw shots compared to WJU’s 26. For the game the Hawks shot 37% to the Warrior’s 28%. Each team forced a similar amount of turnovers but HNU was able to generate 23 points compared to 10 by WJU. Second chance points were also big for the Hawks as they outscored Jessup 11 to 6 in this category.
With the win the Hawks close out the regular season of Cal Pac play with a 15-1 record and are crowned back to back Conference Champions. The one loss Cal Pac record also marks the program’s first under the direction of head coach Steve Spencer in his five seasons at the helm. The Hawks now focus towards the Cal Pac Tournament taking place all next week. The Hawks receive a bye for the first two rounds for finishing first. They will play on Friday February 28 at Cal State East Bay against an opponent to be determined. An automatic bid to the NAIA Division II National Tournament is on the line for the Hawks as they will need to win the tournament to be guaranteed a ticket into the 32 team tournament in Sioux City, Iowa.
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