Wisconsin 66 So Illinois 59
Coaches like to say that a basketball season is a
marathon and not a sprint. The Wisconsin women's team took those words to heart as they strolled away from
the starting line that opens the 1999 season.
The Badgers spent
the first half playing a little game among themselves. They competed to
see who could hit the most different places on the rim. They hit the
front of the rim, the back of the rim and the sides of the rim.
Occasionally one ball missed and went in to the net, but not often.
Meanwhile
Southern Illinois was playing hard, aggressive basketball. They were not
intimidated either by the Badgers' size or by playing a Big 10 team.
They shot the ball well and outrebounded the bigger Badgers in the first half.
When Wisconsin
wasn't missing first-half shots, they were committing fouls. Freshman
Nina Smith, who will get in foul trouble as she learns to use her size, picked
up three in less than 6 minutes of play in the half. Jessie Stomski and
Tamara Moore each had two fouls at half.
When Smith went
out with her second foul six minutes into the game, Wisconsin led 10-6.
The Salukis went on a run that eventually gave them their biggest lead of the
game, 30-18, when Terica Hathaway and Molly McDowell hit back to back three
pointers.
At the half, a
not-at-all pleased Wisconsin coach Jane Albright suggested that her team might
want to pick up their tempo a tad.
They did.
Smith scored six straight
points to cut the 32-22 halftime deficit to 32-28. The teams traded
baskets for a while before Jessie Stomski's six points keyed a 9-0 run that left
the Badgers with a 43-40 lead. Wisconsin never trailed again.
They maintained a three-four possession lead for the rest of the game, but So
Illinois wouldn't fold and the game never got out of hand. Kelley Paulus
led the Badgers down the stretch as she scored 11 points in the last 6
minutes.
In the second
half, Wisconsin made 17 of 22 shots for a nice 77.3 shooting percentage.
The Badgers handed out 13 of their 17 assists in the half. While Bucky
had 19 turnovers for the game, they only had 4 in the last 16 minutes.
Stomski led
Wisconsin with 15 points, including her first collegiate three pointer, 2
steals and 6 rebounds. LaTonya Sims 13 points, 7 boards, 2 blocks and 3
steals. Paulus had 14 points and 3 assists. Nina Smith had 11
points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 22 minutes. Point guard
Dee Dee Pate had 4 assists and only 1 turnover.
Melaniece Bardley
led So Ill with 13 points and 8 rebounds. Molly McDowell had 12 points
and 3 assists while Kristine Abramowski had 9 rebounds.
Wisconsin plays
Nebraska Sunday afternoon while So Ill plays Georgia Southern.
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11/19 vs. Southern Illinois at Lincoln, NE
Officials: McAndrrews, Erdman, Eglinger
Scoring by Period
1 2 Total
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Wisconsin 22 44 66
Southern Illinois 32 26 58
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All FG 3 Pt FG -- FT -- - Rebounds -
Southern Illinois M-A M-A M-A Off Def Tot PF-D Pts A TO BLK STL Min
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*SALUKIS 22-55 4-7 10-13 12 13 25 15-0 58 15 21 1 11 200
Team 4 2 6 0 0
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Southern Illinois 22-55 4-7 10-13 16 15 31 15-0 58 15 21 1 11 200
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----- First Half ----- ---- Second Half ----- --- Game ---
All FG 12-27 44.4% 10-28 35.7% 22-55 40.0% Deadball
3 Pt FG 2-3 66.7% 2-4 50.0% 4-7 57.1% Rebounds: 1
FT 6-7 85.7% 4-6 66.7% 10-13 76.9%
All FG 3 Pt FG -- FT -- - Rebounds -
Wisconsin M-A M-A M-A Off Def Tot PF-D Pts A TO BLK STL Min
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Krista Bird 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 5
Kyle Black 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Judy Ebeling 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Missy Konieczny 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 2-0 4 0 3 0 0 19
*Tamara Moore 3-6 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 5-1 6 2 3 0 0 20
*Dee Dee Pate 1-2 0-0 1-4 0 0 0 1-0 3 4 1 1 3 32
Kelley Paulus 4-8 1-3 5-6 0 3 3 1-0 14 3 2 0 2 24
*LaTonya Sims 6-14 0-0 1-2 1 6 7 0-0 13 2 2 2 3 31
Candas Smith 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3
*Nina Smith 5-6 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 5-1 11 3 4 2 0 22
*Jessie Stomski 6-10 1-1 2-3 3 3 6 4-0 15 2 3 1 2 32
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Wisconsin 27-51 2-5 10-17 11 19 30 19-2 66 17 19 6 10 200
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----- First Half ---- ---- Second Half ----- --- Game ---
All FG 10-29 34.5% 17-22 77.3% 27-51 52.9% Deadball
3 Pt FG 0-2 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 2-5 40.0% Rebounds: 5
FT 2-3 66.7% 8-14 57.1% 10-17 58.8%
Technical Fouls: None
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