Lady Colonels drop exhibition game to Division II Findlay

Sports

November 9, 2009

Wendy Haun The Richmond Register Mon Nov 09, 2009, 01:50 AM EST

RICHMOND — There was a definite disconnect with the Lady Colonels during their exhibition game with the University of Findlay on Sunday.

Eastern Kentucky University shot only 24 percent from the floor and played several different lineups, but never found a real offensive rhythm in a 55-36 loss to the Division II Lady Oilers at McBrayer Arena.

“Offensively, we were all out of whack,” EKU coach Chrissy Roberts said. “Everyone’s still trying to find themselves and feel their way around on the offense. We’ll get it together. There were spurts where we were intense and going hard but at this level, you can’t just have spurts.”

Findlay, who suffered through an 80-50 exhibition loss to Bowling Green on Wednesday, had two players who scored in double-figures — Audra Mihalic with 19 and Laura Bardall with 14 — and led the entire duration of the game.

“The whole time you’re on the floor, you have to stay intense,” Roberts said. “It’s not always what happens on the offensive end and we have to get to that mentality that where defense is going to win us basketball games.”

Findlay scored 14 of the first 16 points of the game. EKU scored four minutes into a game off a jumper by Cherie White, then didn’t score again until more than halfway through the first half, off a tip-in by White. The junior led the Lady Colonels with nine points.

“Cherie played well, was able to knock down shots,” Roberts said. “She was one of the few who were aggressive.”

The Lady Colonels didn’t hit double-figures in scoring until three minutes left in the first half off a pair of free throws by Nadia Mossong. EKU trailed at halftime, 24-13.

EKU picked it up slightly in the second half, cutting the Lady Oilers’ lead down to nine halfway through the half, when they only trailed 38-29 off a jumper by freshman Brittany Coles. The Henry Clay product was EKU’s second-leading scorer, with eight points in her college debut.

“Brittany turned it up,” Roberts said. “We have to get her stronger on the defensive end. She’s one of those players who put the ball in the basket.”

The Lady Colonels matched Findlay in rebounds with 39, including 14 offensive boards. They shot 34.6 percent in the second half and only made six percent of their three-pointers during the game.

“We’ll get to where we’re knocking the three-point shot down,” Roberts said. “We’ve got to get to where we’re executing better on the offensive end, using their screens, cutting hard. I don’t think we’re very intent on either end of the floor. It gets you to a 19-point loss.”

EKU will return to action Saturday at Western Kentucky. Game time is set for 8 p.m. in Bowling Green.

“To be honest, I knew it was going to be tough for us,” Roberts said. “I wish I we had another exhibition game where we could iron out some crinkles. The good thing is we have a week before we face Western Kentucky. One of the things we’ve been facing all preseason is we’re going to have to grow up pretty fast.”

Text Only

Sports

Local swimmers in position to win regional championships
Several Madison County swimmers put themselves in position to win individual titles with strong performances Friday in the preliminaries of the Region 5 Meet at Eastern Kentucky University.

February 11, 2012 1 Photo
H.S. HOOPS: Lady Indians, Indians top Franklin County
The Madison Central basketball teams swept a pair of games Friday at 11th Region rival Franklin County.

February 11, 2012
WRESTLING: Central wrestlers advance to regional semis
Madison Central High School wrestlers turned in solid performances Friday in the opening round of the Region 7 Tournament in Frankfort.

February 11, 2012
OVC HOOPS: Colonels, Eagles set to renew rivalry
It’s rivalry week for Eastern Kentucky University.

February 11, 2012
H.S. HOOPS: Deming topples Model
Deming’s Johnathan Pilosky banked in a shot with eight seconds remaining and a potential game-winner by Model’s Brendon Hill was off the mark, giving the Black Devils a 64-63 victory Friday night in Richmond.

February 11, 2012
H.S. FOOTBALL: Southern’s Johnson signs with Lindsey Wilson
.J. Johnson decided to walk away from football during his junior year at Madison Southern.

February 10, 2012
EKU HOOPS: Jones keeps moving up all-time scoring list
It has been a year of individual accomplishments on the basketball court at Eastern Kentucky University.

February 10, 2012
H.S. HOOPS: Central set to meet Berea in district opener
For the fifth straight year, the pairings for the opening round of the 44th District Basketball Tournaments will be exactly the same.

February 10, 2012
H.S. HOOPS: Model falls at Garrard County
The Lady Patriots couldn’t make enough shots and they just weren’t able to overcome Garrard County’s superior size.

February 10, 2012
H.S. HOOPS: Renner helps Lady Eagles rally past Western Hills
Just when it looked like a Senior Night victory was slipping away, the Lady Eagles regrouped.

February 10, 2012 1 Photo
More Sports Headlines

Sports

Search Results

Lady Colonels drop exhibition game to Division II Findlay

Have you ever attended a meeting of a local government agency or taxing district?

Site Map