Findlay Too Much For Bulldog Women At Wink
Postgame Audio: Head Coach Tracey Dorow
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Big Rapids, Mich. - Four players reached double-figure scoring as
Findlay beat Ferris State by a 72-58 count in Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic conference (GLIAC) women's basketball play
on Saturday (Feb. 6) afternoon inside FSU's Jim Wink Arena.
The host Bulldogs jumped out to an 11-point advantage only four
minutes into the contest after scoring the opening 10 points of the
outing, but the Oilers closed the initial half on a 31-10 run to
take a 10-point advantage at the break. FSU could get no closer
than eight points the rest of the way.
The Oilers were paced by Laura Bardall's game-high 24 points on
10-of-19 shooting. She was joined in double-digits by Maggie
Gompers with 16 points, Audra Mihalic with 13 points and Megan
Sellers, who netted 12 points.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs had only two players reach double-figure
production with sophomore guard Tricia Principe
scoring 14 points and sophomore guard Kelsey
DeNoyelles adding 13 points. Ten of Principe's points came
in the first half.
"It seemed like we were aggressive and pushed the ball early," said
FSU head coach Tracey Dorow. "Then, the
aggressivness turned into impatience and we were taking quick shots
that weren't there and not making them play defense."
Findlay shot 41.7% (25-60) for the game and was six-of-20 (30%)
beyond the three-point arc along with 16-of-24 (66.7%) at the free
throw line.
FSU made only 19-of-51 (37.3%) field goals and five-of-15 (33.3%)
three-pointers to go with a 15-of-18 (83.3%) showing at the free
throw line.
Findlay held a decisive 36-18 edge in points scored inside the
paint and finished with 17 points off 16 Bulldog turnovers. The
Oilers also had 17 assists with Mihalic garnering a game-high nine
dimes. They turned the ball over only 10 times for the game.
FSU led the rebounding battle by a narrow 38-36 margin and the
Bulldog reserves outscored the Oilers' bench nine to five for the
contest.
The lead changed hands only one time as the Oilers fought back from
the early 11-point deficit to take the lead for good with 8:28 to
play in the first half. FSU went the final 14:38 of the first
half without a field goal.
"I think we may have been trying too hard to step up and make
something happen because we weren't doing that great," Dorow
said. "It was almost like we weren't playing that well on
defense so they tried to pick it up on offense and it has to happen
the other way around."
Saturday's outing represented FSU's annual "Community Health Day"
and a special halftime performance was also held as part of the
local Festival of the Arts festivities.
The Bulldogs wrapped up a four-game conference homestand with the
setback and will now play four consecutive league contests on the
road.
With the win, the Oilers remained atop the GLIAC South Division
standings with a current 16-5 overall record and an 11-5 GLIAC
mark. FSU fell to 6-15 overall and 5-11 in league play while
remaining in ninth place in the conference's overall standings with
six regular-season contests left on the schedule.
FSU ventures to Michigan's Upper Peninsula next week for two games
at Michigan Tech (Feb. 11) and Northern Michigan (Feb. 13).
Thursday's contest at MTU begins at 5:30 p.m. (EST).