Notre Dame 76, Ohio Wesleyan 67

Nov. 26, 2005

Jamie King scored 9 points and Christine Hastings added 7 points as Notre Dame went on a 17-4 run late in the first half, and went on to take a non-conference win over Ohio Wesleyan in the first round of the Marietta Turkey Shoot Tournament on Saturday in Marietta.

Ohio Wesleyan will face Chatham in the Turkey Shoot consolation game on Saturday. Marietta defeated Chatham, 83-71, in Friday's other first-round game.

The Falcons raced to an early 6-0 lead on a free throw and a basket by Tamika Watkins and a 3-pointer by Kristi Wendolowski, but the Bishops stormed back to take an 8-6 advantage as sophomore guard Steffi Graf (Poland/Seminary) buried a 3-pointer and sophomore guard Molly Baker (Avon Lake) connected on a basket and a 3-pointer.

From there, most of the rest of the first half was a back-and-forth affair that featured 7 ties and 9 lead changes.

Notre Dame took the lead for good on the second of 2 free throws by Cierra Malone, with the point giving the Falcons a 22-21 lead with 8:15 left in the half. Hastings followed with a basket to make it a 24-21 game.

The Bishops pulled to within 24-23 on a pair of free throws by freshman post Laurel Lawson (Navarre/Fairless), but King and Hastings fueled the Falcons' first-half run, with Notre Dame taking a 41-27 lead on Hastings' lay-in with :35 remaining.

Sophomore guard Kathleen Cooper (Columbus/Upper Arlington) drained a 3-pointer to bring the Bishops within 41-30 at halftime, and Cooper hit another 3-pointer and junior guard Rachel Messaros (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) added a basket as Ohio Wesleyan closed to within 43-38 with 16:12 left in regulation time.

Melisa Crook then fueled an 11-0 run for the Falcons, opening the spurt with a 3-pointer and finishing it off with a basket that gave Notre Dame a 54-38 lead with 12:03 to play.

The Bishops answered with a 14-2 burst, with junior guard Emily Lloyd (Canton/Massillon Jackson) and sophomore post Kelli Lester (Pataskala/Watkins Memorial) each contributing a basket and a 3-pointer. Lloyd's lay-in brought Ohio Wesleyan within 56-52 with 7:18 remaining.

Notre Dame got a little breathing room by scoring the next 6 points, with King getting a pair of baskets during that stretch.

Ohio Wesleyan closed to within 72-67 on Messaros' jumper with :34 to go, but Ashley Carney iced the game with 4 straight free throws.

Lawson led the Bishops with 11 points and Cooper added 10 points. Sophomore guard Lindsey Macklin (Columbus/Bexley) grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds and senior point guard Jamie Rea (Delaware/Hayes) dished out a team-leading 5 assists.

King had team bests of 21 points and 8 rebounds for Notre Dame. Hastings added 12 points and Malone scored 10 points. Sarah Dia led the Falcons with 5 assists.

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