2008-09 Women's Basketball News
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Wenz Selected Second-Team All-Region by D3hoops.comMarch 17, 2009Kym Wenz of the Wooster womens basketball team was named to the D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region Second Team, the popular Web site announced late Tuesday.
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Wenz, Krister Find Spots on All-NCAC TeamsMarch 05, 2009The Wooster womens basketball team saw two of its players recognized by the North Coast Athletic Conference when the conference released the 2008-09 All-NCAC squads, as voted on by the leagues nine coaches. The Fighting Scots selections were headlined by a first-team selection in junior guard Kym Wenz, while classmate post player Kaitlin Krister found a spot on the second team.
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Allegheny Drops Scots 62-45 in NCAC Quarterfinal ActionFebruary 24, 2009The Wooster womens basketball season came to an end when it faced off against third-seeded Allegheny College in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Fighting Scots dreams were shattered when the host Gators handed them a 62-45 setback.
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Wenz Eclipses 1,000-Point Plateau in Scots 63-55 Setback to EarlhamFebruary 21, 2009Junior Kym Wenz became just the seventh player in the Wooster womens basketball programs 45-year history to score 1,000 points when she knocked down a three-pointer with 8:32 left in the first half, but Earlham College spoiled the Scots home regular-season finale Saturday afternoon with a 63-55 victory.
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Allegheny Uses 14-1 Run Out of Halftime to Get Past ScotsFebruary 18, 2009Clinging to a two-point halftime lead at 21-19, Allegheny raced out of the halftime break scoring 20 of the first 29 points to open the second half, holding off a late Wooster comeback attempt for a 61-53 victory.
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Scots Hold Off Late Hiram Comeback AttemptFebruary 11, 2009Aided by 48.1 percent field goal shooting in the opening stanza, including 75 percent from three-point range, Wooster posted a mark in the win column, having to hold off a late Hiram College comeback bid, as the visitors came out on top by a 67-55 count.
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First Half Struggles Doom Scots in 72-59 Setback at KenyonFebruary 07, 2009Plagued by a cold first-half shooting performance from the floor, Wooster watched as home-standing Kenyon surged out to a quick 6-0 lead during a rugged opening stanza for the Fighting Scots, propelling the Ladies to a 72-59 North Coast Athletic Conference victory.
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Oberlin Scores Final Eight Points in 68-62 VictoryFebruary 06, 2009Oberlin scored the final eight points, turning a 62-60 deficit with 1:33 left into a 68-62 victory over the host College of Wooster during womens basketball action in North Coast Athletic Conference action.
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24-0 Stretch in First Half Lifts Battling Bishops Past Scots 84-67February 03, 2009Ohio Wesleyan held Wooster scoreless for nearly seven minutes in the early portion of the first half, building a 35-8 lead thanks to a 24-0 run during that stretch, and cruised to an 84-67 victory in North Coast Athletic Conference play.
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Hot Shooting, Stingy Defense Lead Wooster Past Wittenberg 75-67January 31, 2009Behind its best shooting performance of the season, coupled with a stingy defensive effort, Wooster managed a come-from-behind North Coast Athletic Conference victory Saturday over Wittenberg 75-67.
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Allegheny Utilizes Big Second Half in 66-45 Victory Over ScotsJanuary 29, 2009Wooster cut an Allegheny five-point halftime advantage (29-24) to two (31-29) with 17:20 left in regulation, but the Gators responded with runs of 15-2 and 14-5 en route to the 66-45 North Coast Athletic Conference victory.
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First Half Spurt Keys Scots 66-50 Victory at EarlhamJanuary 24, 2009TheWooster womens basketball team rebounded from a four-point deficit just under eight minutes into the contest, taking command thanks to an 11-0 run and never looked back en route to a 66-50 victory over home-standing Earlham College.
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Lake Erie Proves to Be Too Much for ScotsJanuary 21, 2009Wooster watched as home-standing Lake Erie surged out to an early 12-0 lead, and could not recover as the hosts overwhelmed the Fighting Scots 68-43.
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Scots Edge Past Hiram 70-61 Aided by Wenzs Double-DoubleJanuary 17, 2009The Wooster womens basketball team ended a two-game losing streak, erasing a three-point halftime deficit in the opening minutes of the second half, and holding off a late run by Hiram College in a 70-61 victory.
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Big Red Defeats Wooster 77-45 Behind Huge First HalfJanuary 14, 2009In the second meeting between North Coast Athletic Conferences foes Denison and the College of Wooster in the last 12 days, the Big Red utilized a big first half scoring output and cruised to 77-45 victory over the visiting Fighting Scots.
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Late Rally Comes Up Just Short as Ursuline Edges ScotsJanuary 09, 2009Wooster mounted a late comeback attempt against home-standing Ursuline College, but the host Arrows handed the Scots a 66-63 loss in non-conference womens basketball action.
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Scots Snap Four-Game Skid with 56-48 Win Over KenyonJanuary 07, 2009Wooster ended a four-game losing streak by defeating Kenyon 56-48. The Scots reach .500 on the season in North Coast Athletic Conference play at 2-2, and improve to 4-7 overall.
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Scots Stumble at OWU, Lose 66-52January 03, 2009The Wooster womens basketball team scored the first basket of the game at host Ohio Wesleyan, but the Battling Bishops rattled off a 6-0 run on their way to a 66-52 win.
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Denison Uses Second-Half Runs for 81-66 Victory Over Fighting ScotsJanuary 02, 2009Invading Denison used a sharp shooting performance from three-point range, connecting on 8-of-18 attempts from beyond the arc (.444), and rattled off runs of 9-2 and 8-2 midway through the second half to propel themselves over Wooster 81-66.
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Scots' Comeback Bid Falls Short in 62-60 Loss at WestminsterDecember 29, 2008The Wooster womens basketball team mounted a furious comeback against Westminster, cutting a 16-point deficit (60-44) with 5:28 on the clock down to just two (62-60) with 15 seconds remaining, but the Fighting Scots luck ran out, as Meredith Wilsons three-point attempt was blocked and came up short in the final seconds to give the host Titans a 62-60 win.
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Fighting Scots Tripped Up During East Coast Swing FinaleDecember 16, 2008Holding a slim 31-30 advantage at the halftime intermission, Worcester State College took control in the second half of play, blistering the nets at just over 58 percent (18-of-31) and pulled away from the College of Wooster en route to an 82-63 victory.
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Fighting Scots More Than Double Pine Manor 74-30December 14, 2008Wooster methodically broke down the Pine Manor defense, played smothering defense of its own, and dominated the rebounding margin, as the visiting Fighting Scots evened their record at 3-3 by rolling to a 74-30 non-conference victory.
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Case Overcomes Second-Half Deficit To Hand Scots 89-73 SetbackDecember 06, 2008The Wooster womens basketball team surged out to an 13-point lead at 55-42 with 15:35 left in regulation, only to watch visiting Case Western Reserve come storming back to take control with a hot-shooting second half and cruise to the 89-73 victory.
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Wenzs Career-High 33 Points Keys Scots to 74-57 NCAC WinDecember 03, 2008Behind a career-high 33-point performance from junior guard Kym Wenz, the Wooster womens basketball team opened up its North Coast Athletic Conference campaign Wednesday night with a 74-57 victory over Oberlin. The 33 points by Wenz is tied for the fourth-most in a single game in program history.
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Beavers Edge Past Scots 73-70 Despite Kristers Career-High 26 PointsNovember 29, 2008Junior Kaitlin Krister netted 14 of her game- and career-high 26 points in the second half to fuel a comeback by the Wooster women's basketball team against non-conference foe Bluffton University, but the visiting Beavers managed to survive the surge and escaped Timken Gymnasium with a 73-70 victory.
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Manchester Slips Past Scots in Championship GameNovember 23, 2008Behind the all-around play of senior forward Kelley Meiklejohn, Manchester College (2-0) concluded the 13th edition of the Nan Nichols Classic with a narrow 64-60 victory over The College of Wooster (1-1) in the championship game.
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Second-Half Run Leads Scots To 77-71 Season-Opening WinNovember 22, 2008TheWooster womens basketball team utilized a 15-6 run covering 3:54 of action in the second half en route to beating Pitt-Bradford 77-71 during first-round action in the 13th annual Nan Nichols Classic.