Women's Basketball ends losing streak at five games
Women's team drops one to St. Peter's, then ends losing streak with win over Canisius
Pete Theis
Issue date: 2/9/10 Section: Sports
Redemption can seem the sweetest at the most unlikely times.
The Loyola Women's basketball squad found their redemption by snapping their five-game losing streak by taking down the Golden Griffins 72-71 in an overtime thriller in Buffalo.
The Hounds were able to capture their fifth win in the MAAC conference by putting together a game-winning layup from veteran Kaitlin Grant with 4 ticks left on the clock. As Coach Logan had expressed during the losing streak, the team was able to play like an older team and play with a greater sense of urgency for a longer period of time in the contest.
After leading by eight points with five minutes left in the second period, it appeared that this sense of urgency would again not stand up to the test. Canisius cut the lead on several foul shots, after Loyola committed costly fouls.
Evened at 58 with 1:42 left, McKenzie nailed a long jumper and determined to terminate the game in regulation. Ironically, McKenzie's free throw miss with just 30 seconds left kept the Griffins' chances alive. The Griffins got a foul call on Katie Sheahin and converted both free throws from Brittane Russell.
Heading into overtime, the Hounds knew that they had to deliver to get a win. It didn't appear that the Hounds were ready to deliver as their three-point lead turned into a two-point deficit on back-to-back three's from Canisius. It was the crafty sophomore McKenzie, who had missed several crucial shots in previous games that finally came through for Loyola as her three- point attempt found the nylon and gave Loyola a one-point advantage. After a pair of free throws from the Golden Griffith's, Loyola's Coach Logan whipped up a scoring play on a timeout to break the frustration of losing.
McKenzie penetrated into the lane and looked ready to shoot again, but fed a knife-cutting pass to Grant underneath whose layup gave the Hounds the lead and eventually the win.
Canisius' Ellie Radke led all scorers with 21 points, and McKenzie led Loyola with 20 points and 10 boards. The Hounds also got a big production from Grant as her game-winning shot was two of her 16 points.
The Loyola Women's basketball squad found their redemption by snapping their five-game losing streak by taking down the Golden Griffins 72-71 in an overtime thriller in Buffalo.
The Hounds were able to capture their fifth win in the MAAC conference by putting together a game-winning layup from veteran Kaitlin Grant with 4 ticks left on the clock. As Coach Logan had expressed during the losing streak, the team was able to play like an older team and play with a greater sense of urgency for a longer period of time in the contest.
After leading by eight points with five minutes left in the second period, it appeared that this sense of urgency would again not stand up to the test. Canisius cut the lead on several foul shots, after Loyola committed costly fouls.
Evened at 58 with 1:42 left, McKenzie nailed a long jumper and determined to terminate the game in regulation. Ironically, McKenzie's free throw miss with just 30 seconds left kept the Griffins' chances alive. The Griffins got a foul call on Katie Sheahin and converted both free throws from Brittane Russell.
Heading into overtime, the Hounds knew that they had to deliver to get a win. It didn't appear that the Hounds were ready to deliver as their three-point lead turned into a two-point deficit on back-to-back three's from Canisius. It was the crafty sophomore McKenzie, who had missed several crucial shots in previous games that finally came through for Loyola as her three- point attempt found the nylon and gave Loyola a one-point advantage. After a pair of free throws from the Golden Griffith's, Loyola's Coach Logan whipped up a scoring play on a timeout to break the frustration of losing.
McKenzie penetrated into the lane and looked ready to shoot again, but fed a knife-cutting pass to Grant underneath whose layup gave the Hounds the lead and eventually the win.
Canisius' Ellie Radke led all scorers with 21 points, and McKenzie led Loyola with 20 points and 10 boards. The Hounds also got a big production from Grant as her game-winning shot was two of her 16 points.
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