Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
Austin Peay
Green?s Double-Double Lifts Women?s Hoops To Victory
December 22, 2007 | Women's Basketball
“Tonight was a great team win as everyone contributed in key spots for us,” associate and acting head coach Lisa McDonald said. “We played together as a team and maintained our composure throughout the game. This is a very well deserved victory.”
Green finished the game with a season-high 21 points and a season-high 10 rebounds. She finished the game eight-of-10 shooting from the field, including two-of-three from three-point land. Sophomore guard Audrey McDonald (
“Porchia was unstoppable tonight as she was very aggressive and looked to attack every time she had the ball,” McDonald said. “We received big time minutes and shots from our entire team as our hard work the past couple of weeks is starting to show off on the court.”
The Cardinals (4-8) came out in the first half and found their offensive stroke from the start as they scored the first seven points of the game to force an Austin Peay timeout. Green started things off with an omen for the first half as she nailed a three-pointer from the corner.
Senior forward Lisa Rusche (
The Lady Govs responded with a 10-3 run to pull back within seven at 26-19, but the Cardinals didn't allow them to remain within single digits long.
Austin Peay looked to make a late run down the stretch of the first half but the Cardinals thwarted that effort in the final two minutes. Junior guard Kiley Jarrett (
Green led the Cardinals in the first half with 13 points as she was five-of-six from the field, including two three-pointers. McDonald added nine points on three-of-four shooting from long range while Klei already posted a new career-high with eight first half points on three-of-five shooting.
The two teams went aback and forth over the first four minutes of the second half before Austin Peay posted a 9-2 run to pull within nine at 51-42. The Cardinals answered with seven straight points as senior forward Julie DeMuth (
The Lady Govs had one last run at the Cardinals' lead as they pulled within seven points at 59-52 with just less than eight minutes to play. The Cardinals rolled off six straight points as DeMuth, McDonald and Green all scored in the spurt to give BSU some breathing room. McDonald put any thought of an APSU rally to rest with her fourth three-pointer with two minutes remaining to seal the
The Cardinals finished the game shooting 45.8 percent (22-of-48) from the field and 45.5 percent (10-of-22) from three-point land. The 45.8 percent shooting is the highest for the Cardinals since Nov. 24 at
DeMuth finished with nine points on seven-of-eight shooting from the free throw line. Rusche added eight points while Klei finished with a career-high eight points, all in the first half. Jarrett added six points as seven different Cardinals made their way onto the score sheet.
Austin Peay finished the game shooting 40.4 percent (23-of-57) from the field and 42.1 percent (eight-of-19) from three-point land. The Cardinals forced the Lady Govs into 17 turnovers and scored 25 points off of the APSU miscues. Amber Bacon led the Lad Govs with a game-high 22 points as she hit six-of-eight from three-point land in the loss.
The Cardinals will be off until December 29 when they host instate rival
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