Ohio Wesleyan 55, Kenyon 51

Jan. 2, 2004

Freshman post Tifini Ray (Hilliard/Davidson) scored to break a 49-49 tie in overtime, then stole the ball to set up another basket and Ohio Wesleyan went on to defeat Kenyon in a showdown for first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference on Friday in Gambier.

Ohio Wesleyan and Kenyon had entered the game as the only teams with a 2-0 record in conference play. The win moved the Bishops to 3-0 in the league, keeping them a half-game ahead of Wittenberg, which defeated Allegheny on Friday to go to 2-0 in the NCAC.

With the Bishops trailing, 49-47, in overtime, junior post Erica Brizendine (Grove City) hit a jumper to tie the game at 49-49 with 2:45 left in the extra session. After a Kenyon turnover, Ray scored to put the Bishops ahead to stay with 2:10 to play, then stole the ball from Kenyon's Krissy Zatroch, which set up a Brizendine basket with 1:57 remaining.

Kenyon closed to within 53-50 on a free throw by Allison Lebar with 1:39 left and made it 53-51 on Katy Zeanah's free throw with :28 remaining, but junior wing Kelly Heil (Sylvania/Southview) hit a pair of free throws with :26 left to restore the 4-point margin.

Zeanah had sent the game into overtime with a putback basket with :02 left in regulation. Ohio Wesleyan had taken a 44-43 lead on Heil's jumper with 2:41 to play in regulation time, and neither team scored until Heil hit a free throw with :14 left. But Heil missed the second free throw, opening the door for the Ladies, and Kenyon converted when Zeanah corralled the rebound of Dana Halicki's missed shot and scored in the waning seconds of regulation.

Ohio Wesleyan had threatened to put the game away early, breaking a 9-9 tie with an 8-0 run that featured a basket and a 3-point play by senior guard Krystal Sensabaugh (Wapakoneta).

Kenyon answered with a 13-5 run to tie the game at 22-22 late in the first half, with Liz Narducci scoring 7 points during that span.

The Bishops bounced back with baskets by Ray and Heil to take a 26-22 halftime lead, then stretched the lead to 7 points with the help of a 3-pointer by junior guard Celina Dopoulos (Strongsville) and baskets by sophomore guard Jenny Johnson (Delaware/Hayes) and Brizendine.

The Ladies answered with a 15-4 run, taking their biggest lead of the game when Megan Sheasby's 3-pointer made the score 41-37 in favor of Kenyon with 6:10 to play.

Sensabaugh drilled a 3-pointer with 4:56 left, just under 5 minutes left, helping to bring the Bishops back and set up the frenzied final minutes of regulation time.

Heil led the balanced Bishop offense with 12 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Sensabaugh and Ray finished with 11 points apiece and Brizendine added 10 points. Sensabaugh led the Bishops with 6 assists.

Zaneah scored 17 points to lead Kenyon, while Narducci ended up with 11 points. Zaneah and Lebar led the Ladies with 7 rebounds each and Sheasby had a team-high 5 assists.

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