Wildcats Take Title with 65-56 Win
Dec 06, 2008 | Women's Basketball
With the win,
Sweat led a trio of Wildcats in double figures with her 19 points, while Marlies Gipson added 16 and Kari Kincaid pitched in 13. Shalee Lehning dished out 10 more assists for the fifth time this season and also had six points and nine rebounds.
The two teams went back and forth in the first half as neither took a lead larger than six points. Shalin Spani’s three-pointer with 1:57 to go in the half bumped the Cats to a 34-28 lead before
More of the same transpired early in the second half until a jumper from Gipson and free throw by Jalana Childs with 10:27 to go upped the Wildcat lead to eight at 53-45. Kincaid’s three-pointer with 4:43 pushed the lead to double digits at 59-49 and the Wildcats took control at the free throw line to ice the win.
Sweat, who earned MVP honors on the weekend, was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammates Lehning and Gipson, while
Ricketts led
k-statesports.com
