2008 Woodie Awards
Women's basketball continues to roll
After trouncing Fairleigh Dickinson, SHU turns to Saturday's game against Quinnipiac
Mike Barrett
Issue date: 2/23/06 Section: Sports
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The win was Sacred Heart's largest margin of victory this season and moves the team to an NEC record of 14-2. Its 21 overall wins ties its record of most in a season.
The Pioneers not only utilized their starters to catapult past the Knights, but had strong efforts from the bench. The bench combined to score 44 of the Pioneers' total points.
"Our bench's job is to come in and stay competitive, and that's what they did for us tonight," coach Ed Swanson said.
The bench also provided the team's leading scorer. Lisa Moray, a sophomore from Hopewell Junction, N.Y., had 18 points. Moray tied a career-high in three pointers, going six for ten from behind the arc.
"It was fun for us as a team to get all 12 of us involved in the game. We all contributed to a big win tonight," Moray said.
Three minutes into the game, the Knights drew to within one point of the Pioneers. Sacred Heart then shut down FDU's offense, holding them to a 23.5 shooting percentage. SHU also forced 25 turnovers, which led to 32 points on the offensive side of the ball.
Helping the Pioneers on defense was the play of Kaitlin Sowinski, a freshman from Hopkinton, R.I. Sowinski recorded five blocks and six defensive rebounds in her best performance all season. She also added four rebounds and eight points on offense for the Pioneers.
"I am glad I contributed and made a difference out there," Sowinski said. "At one point all 5 of the freshmen were in, which was made us feel important to the team, which was really exciting."
The Pioneers will turn to an important game on Saturday against the Quinnipiac Bobcats, who defeated Sacred Heart 68-46 in their last meeting. The game plays a crucial role for the team's seeding in the upcoming NEC tournament.
"We have our work cut out for us against a very good QU team," Swanson said. "There isn't any real key for us to win-we just need to play our game and play better then they do in every aspect".
"It's not a revenge game for us. We know that the better team will win," captain Kerri Burke, a junior from Saugus, Mass., said.