Manchester 51


Warsaw 79

01-19-2000

Sharp-Shooting Tigers Blister Squires

By Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer
It was raining threes in Warsaw Tuesday night.
Warsaw's girls basketball team hosted Manchester Tuesday night, and the Squires fell 79-51. However, the story of the fourth quarter was Warsaw's three-point shooting abilities. Hillary O'Connell jump-started the final stanza with a three-pointer at the 7:42 mark. Then Ashley Wyatt followed suit with a trey of her own. Jenna Rooney hit the third three-pointer for the Tigers with 6:02 remaining in the quarter, and at the 3:43 mark, Christy Colt netted a two-point goal and the free throw after the foul for the last three-point play of the game for Warsaw. "When you have them banking three pointers like that, there's not much you can do," said Manchester coach Keri Nichols. "They haven't hit that many three-pointers all year." In all, Warsaw hit seven three-pointers in the game, with two coming from O'Connell and Rooney. The Tigers jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first quarter, but Jennifer Jester kept the Squires alive. At the 7:00 mark, Jester nailed a three-pointer. Then she stole the ball from the Tigers and took it in for a layup to give Manchester a 5-4 lead. That was the only lead the Squires would hold as Warsaw went on a 14-4 run to build a 10-point lead. Manchester fought back, but by the end of the first frame Warsaw held a 25-16 advantage. Although Warsaw built a lead in the first quarter, both teams shot well from the field. The Tigers were 11-of-19 shooting (57.9 percent), while the Squires were 7 of 12 (58.3 percent) from the field. Jester sank the first basket of the second quarter to cut Warsaw's lead to seven, 25-18. The Tigers continued to built their lead through the second stanza, and at the half Warsaw was up 45-29. "We just had trouble getting on a run," said Nichols.
WARSAW 79, MANCHESTER 51
Manchester 16 13 11 11 – 51
Warsaw 25 20 12 22 – 79
Manchester FG FT R A S Pts
*Terflinger 4-9 0-3 5 4 5 8
*Jester 6-15 1-3 7 2 4 16
*Harms 3-7 0-2 3 0 1 6
*C. White 1-3 1-1 3 0 0 3
*Hicks 4-10 4-4 13 0 0 12
Markstahler 3-5 0-1 1 3 0 6
Bungitak 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Keffaber 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
E. White 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals 21-50 6-14 33 9 10 51
Warsaw FG FT R A S Pts.
*Kesler 5-9 0-1 3 2 1 10
*O'Connell 7-18 1-2 2 3 4 13
*Parker 1-8 3-4 10 1 2 5
*Conley 1-5 0-0 3 0 0 2
*Knisely 2-2 1-2 6 0 1 5
DeRenzo 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0
Colt 4-8 2-2 2 7 1 11
Wyatt 2-5 0-0 0 2 1 5
Poling 1-2 0-0 1 1 1 3
Rooney 5-14 3-5 5 0 5 15
Overton 1-1 0-0 4 0 3 2
Taylor 4-6 0-0 10 0 3 8
Totals 31-71 10-16 47 16 22 79
Three-point goals –Manchester 3-10 (Jester 3-9, Hicks 0-1), Warsaw 7-20 (Colt 1-5, Wyatt 1-2, Poling 1-1, O'Connell 2-6, Parker 0-1, Rooney 2-5). Total fouls –Manchester 11, Warsaw 22. Fouled out –none. Turnovers –Manchester 30, Warsaw 30.

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