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Owls Rally From 11 Point Halftime Deficit
December 30th 2011 by Unknown
Owls Rally From 11 Point Halftime Deficit
COLUMBIA - Sharron Andrews (Oakland/Hayward, Calif.) posted the third double-double (16 pts, 17 reb) in as many games for the William Woods University women's basketball team as the Owls rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to run out 59-53 winners over Campellsville University on Friday afternoon.

The Owls struggled through the first half, mustering just six field goals en route to a 17-28 halftime deficit.

Coming out of the break, however, Destani Stensrud (Exeter, Mo.) sparked a 14-4 run for the Owls' first lead of the game. After picking the pocket of Mary Jehlik, the WWU freshman converted a three-point play on the other end of the court. On the next possession, she dished to Megan Aubuchon (Old Monroe, Mo.) for a basket, adding another basket and two more steals during the run.

Ashlee Taylor (Dexter, Mo.) capped the run at the 13:21 mark, giving WWU a 33-32 lead, and the Owls stretched the margin to 37-33 with 11:22 left.

Campbellsville knocked in four straight points to retake the lead with just over 10 minutes to go, but on the Owls' next possession, Andrews grabbed an offensive rebound. The senior found Ciara Tatum (Columbia, Mo.) for an easy bucket to retake the lead for WWU.

The Owls would never trail again in the contest, and finished the second half shooting better than 50 percent to move to 8-4. Despite Andrews' 16, WWU found itself with a 38-45 deficit on the boards on the afternoon. William Woods finished the contest shooting at a .392 pace and held CU to a .277 clip. Neither team found the range from distance with CU holding a slight (.143-.111) edge, but both teams hit at a .750 pace from the charity stripe.

WWU squares off against Peru State College on Saturday to close out the Cougars vs. Cancer Classic. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.


Last Updated on December 30th 2011 by Unknown




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