Anderson 69, Ohio Wesleyan 62

Nov. 22, 2008

Sophomore post Kayla Gordon (St. Louis, Mo./Mehlville) buried a pair of 3-pointers and sophomore wing Tyler Cordell (Columbus/St. Francis DeSales) hit another during a 14-0 run that gave Ohio Wesleyan the lead, but Anderson erased that deficit and pulled away during the second half to defeat the Bishops in the consolation game of the Anderson Tip-Off Tournament, on Saturday in Anderson, Ind.

Ohio Wesleyan trailed, 6-4, before Cordell scored to tie the game, then Gordon and Cordell knocked down 3-pointers less than a minute apart for a 12-6 Bishop lead. Sophomore guard Pam Quigney (Mentor) followed with a basket before another Gordon 3-pointer and a Quigney free throw stretched the Bishop lead to 18-6 with 11:54 left in the first half.

The Ravens responded with a 13-0 run that included a pair of lay-ins by Laura Baden and a 3-pointer by Lauren Leisure, with Baden's second lay-in giving Anderson a 19-18 lead with 8:02 left in the period.

Neither team led by more than 5 points well into the second half. Gordon converted a 3-point play to tie the contest at 47-47 midway through the period, but Anderson countered with a 7-2 run capped by a 3-point play from Mel Hawthorne to take the lead for good.

Ohio Wesleyan closed to within 59-56 on Cordell's lay-in with 4:20 remaining, but the Ravens scored the next 6 points, with Martin hitting a pair of baskets, to put the game out of reach.

Gordon, Cordell and senior post Katie Hamilton (Hilliard/Darby) shared the Bishop lead with 14 points apiece. Hamilton led the Bishops with 11 rebounds and Cordell had a team-high 4 assists. Quigney represented the Bishops on the all-tournament team.

Martin led Anderson with 18 points, Hawthorne added 13 points and Tiffany Bowsher scored 10 points.

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