2008 Woodie Awards
Terriers no match for Sowinski and Apo
Molly Rosa
Issue date: 2/7/08 Section: Sports
Sacred Heart women's basketball traveled to Brooklyn on Saturday, where the Pioneers put a leash on the Saint Francis Terriers, coming away with a 65-37 win behind two usual heroes.
Junior Kaitlin Sowinski and freshman Alisa Apo both scored 16 points and the defense allowed only 37 points, the lowest total Sacred Heart has allowed this season.
Apo has earned Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week honors in four of the last five weeks.
"Alisa is one of the reasons we are where we're at right now in terms of our conference record," coach Ed Swanson said.
Within the first four minutes, the Pioneers started off the game with a bang and were able to gain a nine-point lead and the Pioneers never let up.
With 12:58 to go in the first half, senior Linda Warrington made her first shot to put the Terriers on the board. Warrington carried the team with 13 points along with senior Tiffany Hill.
With seconds remaining in the first half, a pass from junior Liz Gruber went straight to the hands of Apo, sinking a shot with 14 seconds left on the clock. This boosted the Pioneer score to 39,
taking on a 28-point lead at the end of the half.
The second half began with junior Khalia Cain picking up right where the Pioneers had left off.
"We kept up our speed and momentum and kept the ball in our court which really worked to our advantage," said Gruber
The Pioneers held the Terriers to just 16.7 percent shooting in the first half. Sacred Heart improved to 14-8 overall and 9-2 in Northeast Conference play with the win.
` Apo is the second leading scorer for the Pioneers. And last weeks game versus Quinnipiac marked her third game in a row scoring 20 or more points.
"The Monmouth game was the first game I attacked the basket hard," Apo said.
"I think at the beginning of the year, she wasn't really playing with that confidence that is needed to compete at this level. But in the last month, her eyes are wide open and she is playing like an upperclassman in terms of her confidence level," said Swanson.
The team with extraordinary help from triple threat Sowinski, Ryan and Apo, places the Pioneers vying for first place with Wagner College.
The Pioneers will carry in fans to the Pitt Center this Saturday, when a crucial game versus Monmouth will take place at 7 p.m.
Junior Kaitlin Sowinski and freshman Alisa Apo both scored 16 points and the defense allowed only 37 points, the lowest total Sacred Heart has allowed this season.
Apo has earned Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week honors in four of the last five weeks.
"Alisa is one of the reasons we are where we're at right now in terms of our conference record," coach Ed Swanson said.
Within the first four minutes, the Pioneers started off the game with a bang and were able to gain a nine-point lead and the Pioneers never let up.
With 12:58 to go in the first half, senior Linda Warrington made her first shot to put the Terriers on the board. Warrington carried the team with 13 points along with senior Tiffany Hill.
With seconds remaining in the first half, a pass from junior Liz Gruber went straight to the hands of Apo, sinking a shot with 14 seconds left on the clock. This boosted the Pioneer score to 39,
taking on a 28-point lead at the end of the half.
The second half began with junior Khalia Cain picking up right where the Pioneers had left off.
"We kept up our speed and momentum and kept the ball in our court which really worked to our advantage," said Gruber
The Pioneers held the Terriers to just 16.7 percent shooting in the first half. Sacred Heart improved to 14-8 overall and 9-2 in Northeast Conference play with the win.
` Apo is the second leading scorer for the Pioneers. And last weeks game versus Quinnipiac marked her third game in a row scoring 20 or more points.
"The Monmouth game was the first game I attacked the basket hard," Apo said.
"I think at the beginning of the year, she wasn't really playing with that confidence that is needed to compete at this level. But in the last month, her eyes are wide open and she is playing like an upperclassman in terms of her confidence level," said Swanson.
The team with extraordinary help from triple threat Sowinski, Ryan and Apo, places the Pioneers vying for first place with Wagner College.
The Pioneers will carry in fans to the Pitt Center this Saturday, when a crucial game versus Monmouth will take place at 7 p.m.
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