Ohio Wesleyan 71, Kenyon 55

Feb. 24, 2004

Junior wing Kelly Heil (Sylvania/Southview) scored 15 points and junior post Erica Brizendine (Grove City) added 6 points during a 35-6 first-half run and Ohio Wesleyan held off a late Kenyon rally to take a win over the Ladies in North Coast Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinal action on Tuesday at Branch Rickey Arena.

Ohio Wesleyan advances to the tournament semifinals, where the Bishops will face top-seeded Wittenberg at 7:45 p.m. on Friday in Springfield. The first semifinal contest will match second-seeded Allegheny against third-seeded Denison. The semifinal winners will play for the NCAC tournament title at 7 p.m. on Saturday in Springfield.

Kenyon had taken an 8-6 lead less than 3 minutes into the game thanks in part to a pair of 3-pointers by Dana Halicki, offsetting 3 Brizendine baskets.

Heil tied the game with a pair of free throws, then freshman post Tifini Ray (Hilliard/Davidson) put the Bishops ahead to stay with a lay-in with 14:56 left in the first half. Heil followed with a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws, and senior guard Krystal Sensabaugh (Wapakoneta) hit 2 more free throws to give Ohio Wesleyan a 17-8 lead with 13:01 left in the first half.

Allison Lebar hit a jumper from the lane to end the Bishop run at 11 straight points, but Ohio Wesleyan came back with a 3-pointer by junior guard Celina Dopoulos (Strongsville) and lay-ins by Brizendine and Heil to stretch the lead to 24-10.

Lebar scored again for Kenyon with 10:03 left in the half, but Ohio Wesleyan reeled off 10 straight points on a Brizendine lay-in, a Sensabaugh drive and 3-pointers by sophomore guard Amanda Nanney (Cincinnati/Mother of Mercy) and Heil, the latter giving the Bishops a 34-12 lead with 6:02 left in the half. Heil added a 3-point play and Brizendine hit a pair of free throws to give the Bishops their biggest lead of the half, 41-14, with 2:40 remaining, and Ohio Wesleyan took a 43-21 lead into the locker room.

The Bishops led, 52-27, with 12:59 left in regulation time but scored only one basket during the next 9-plus minutes. Kenyon assembled a 20-5 run, getting 3-pointers from Liz Narducci, Megan Sheasby and Halicki and a pair of lay-ins by Lebar. Halicki's 3-pointer brought Kenyon within 57-47 with 3:39 to play.

Sensabaugh answered for Ohio Wesleyan, hitting a pair of free throws, and Brizendine scored on a fast break on the Bishops' next possession. Ray followed with 2 free throws and Nanney hit one free throw to cap a 7-0 run that iced the game.

Heil led the Bishops with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Brizendine finished with 16 points. Sensabaugh led the Bishops with 5 assists.

Sensabaugh's 5 assists increased her career total to 255, moving her into fifth place on the Bishop list ahead of Jessica Viertlboeck, who had 250 assists during the 1997-2001 seasons.

Halicki led the Ladies with 14 points, while Lebar added 12 points and 9 rebounds. Katie Zeanah grabbed a team-leading 10 rebounds and Sheasby had a team-high 4 assists.

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