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Ohio Wesleyan 97, Olivet 75
Nov. 30, 2008
![[ Pam Quigney ]](../images/quigney3.jpg)
Sophomore guard Pam Quigney (Mentor) buried a pair of 3-pointers during a 13-2 first-half run that gave Ohio Wesleyan the lead, then hit 2 more 3-pointers during a 13-2 second-half run that put the Bishops ahead to stay as Ohio Wesleyan defeated host Olivet in the championship game of the Olivet Thanksgiving Tournament, hosted by Olivet College on Sunday in Olivet, Mich.
Olivet opened up a quick 6-0 lead on 3-pointers by Vallen VanZyll and Lauren Fishwick, and the Comets still led, 21-17, after a basket by Emily Brown with 13:08 left in the first half.
Quigney then hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 21-20, and after Olivet's Olivia Yarrell scored, Quigney sank another 3-pointer to tie the game at 23-23.
Freshman post Dany Finck (Hilliard/Darby) followed with a pair of lay-ins, and when freshman wing Lea Mackenbach (St. Marys/Memorial) knocked down a 3-pointer, the Bishops led by a margin of 30-23 with 8:58 left in the period.
Ohio Wesleyan still led, 36-29, on a bucket by sophomore wing Tyler Cordell (Columbus/St. Francis DeSales) with 3:43 to go when the Comets reeled off the next 9 points, with Fishwick hitting a couple of 3-pointers and Stacey Szerlag connecting on another, for a 38-36 lead with 1:42 to go.
Mackenbach answered with another 3-pointer for Ohio Wesleyan, and free throws by Cordell and Mackenbach gave the Bishops a 41-38 lead at halftime.
Cordell opened the second-half scoring with a basket before a 3-pointer and a bucket from sophomore post Kayla Gordon (St. Louis, Mo./Mehlville) and a pair of Quigney 3-pointers gave Ohio Wesleyan a 54-40 lead just over 3 minutes into the period.
Gabrielle Federau hit a lay-in to end the Olivet drought and bring the Comets within a dozen, but the Ohio Wesleyan lead would remain in double digits for the remainder of the contest.
Cordell posted career bests of 25 points and 7 assists to lead the Bishops in both categories and shared the team lead with 4 rebounds. Quigney added 16 points and junior wing Rachel Seibel (Johnstown/Johnstown-Monroe) scored a career-high 14 points.
Quigney was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. She was joined by Cordell on the all-tournament team.
Fishwick led Olivet with 23 points, while VanZyll added 10 points.