Feb. 19, 2007

Bulldogs advance, beat Hornets 78-66
Adrian will travel to #2 Calvin College tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.

ADRIAN, Mich.—The Adrian College women’s basketball team will live another day after defeating Kalamazoo College, 78-66, in the play-in game of the MIAA tournament.

The Bulldogs with travel to second-ranked Calvin College on Tuesday to face the top-seeded Knights at 7:30 p.m. Calvin swept the regular season series and has won every match up with AC since a 61-53 Bulldog win at the Merillat Center in January of 2003.

On Monday night Adrian’s balanced scoring included nine players scoring four or more points, with freshman guard Anita Stamps registering a game-high 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting with two triples. Junior guard Nichole Roose hit 9-of-9 free throws in the win and is now shooting 96% from the line. She ended with 17 points, while senior Priscilla Yeagley had 11 points, hitting two-straight triples.

Freshman center Kim Olech had a good game inside with eight points and nine boards. The Bulldog defense forced 26 Hornet turnovers and held the visitors to nine offensive rebounds.

Kalamazoo was led by Nyemade Cooper’s 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Kelsea Howell added 16 points.

Adrian is now 9-15 on the season, while Kalamazoo ends the 2006-07 season at 3-22.

You can watch live scoring of Tuesday’s game at www.calvin.edu/scoreboard/ or listen live at www.calvin.edu/sports/.