Steve Finkernagel

WILKES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VS. MISERICORDIA

1/31/2012 9:05:00 AM

(Complete Game Notes)

WILKES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VS. MISERICORDIA

Wilkes Lady Colonels (5-14, 0-8) vs. Misericordia Cougars (10-8, 6-2)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 6:00 p.m.
Dallas, Pa. / Anderson Center

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Live Audio: (ESPN Williamsport/Play-By-Play: Trevor Turner)

AT A GLANCE
Wilkes University is back in action Wednesday as they travel to Dallas, Pa. to take on Misericordia University in Freedom Conference play. The Cougars defeated the Lady Colonels 81-60 in the teams' first meeting in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 30th, 2011.

LAST TIME OUT
Three players for the Wilkes women's basketball team hit double figures on the road as they fell at Delaware Valley, 77-66.

Wilkes took the first possession of the game and Megan Kazmerski (Kingston, PA/Holy Redeemer) got the Lady Colonels on the right foot by draining a three-pointer with 18:04 to play. Both teams battled on the court throughout the afternoon as it was a very close game in the first half. At the ten minute marker Delaware Valley held an extremely slight edge up 16-15. The Lady Colonels never backed down as they took another lead to go up by one with a jumper by Amanda Pawlowski (Nanticoke, PA/Holy Redeemer) taking a 27-26 lead with 3:58 left in the first stanza. The Aggies took their largest lead of six points at halftime, 35-29.

Delaware Valley opened the second half of play on a 6-0 run led by Shannon Barlow. The Aggies took control of the game and the Lady Colonels did as much as they could to get back into as they were down by 23 points, the largest deficit of the afternoon. With ten minutes left in the game Delaware Valley was up 67-44. Wilkes went on a 5-0 run to get back in the game with 4:31 left cutting the deficit to 70-55. With 45 seconds remaining, the Lady Colonels moved to within ten points with a layup by Kazmerski. Angela Palmerio (Telford, PA/Lansdale Catholic) knocked down a bucket beyond the arc with just seconds left in the game but the Aggies were too strong as they took their third conference victory.

Three players for Wilkes hit double figures Kazmerski (12), Palmerio (11) and Elena Stambone (Jessup, PA/Valley View) (11). Pawlowski led the way with four assists while also putting up seven points. Allison Walsh (Dickson City, PA/Mid Valley) and Whitney Connolly (Liberty, PA/Liberty) both garnered seven rebounds off the glass. The first half saw twelve lead changes between the two teams. In the second stanza Wilkes and Delaware Valley both scored 14 points in the paint.

THE CAPTAINS
The Lady Colonels are captained by Sr. G Whitney Connelly and Jr. G Amanda Pawlowski (Nanticoke, PA/Holy Redeemer).

Connolly brings her all-around game back to the Lady Colonels for her final season, as she has 93 games and 67 starts under her belt. For the season, Connolly averages 8.8 ppg and 2.8 rpg shooting 79.2 percent (57-72) from the charity stripe.

Pawlowski, a junior captain, is also one of the most experienced Lady Colonels. Playing in 68 career games earning 67 starts, she has logged over 1,880 minutes on the court for Wilkes. Pawlowski is the floor general for Wilkes averaging 5.3 apg through nineteen contests.

THE SCORER
Kazmerski led the Lady Colonels in scoring as a freshman scoring 11.5 ppg in her 26.6 mpg of action, then followed that ranking second on the team last year at 11.4 ppg in 31.1 mpg of play. She hit double figures 19 times during the season, including the final seven contests.

With a 34.3 FG%, Kazmerski went 111-324 from the floor and also led the team with 7.5 rpg, including 153 defensive boards (6.1 pg). Kazmerski jumped out to a quick start this season averaging 12.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg. She registered her first double-double of the year pouring in 18 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in the win at Keystone. Kazmerski posted a season-high 27 points shooting 9-for-16 from the floor and 4-for-7 from beyond the arc in the loss against Manhattanville. She has hit double figures in scoring thirteen times this season.

ALL-AROUND
One of the most versatile players for the Lady Colonels, Connelly has been a major contributor on both ends of the floor this season.

Connelly, the lone senior on this year's squad, has taken a large leadership role for Wilkes in the backcourt. She averages 8.8 ppg and 2.8 rpg starting all nineteen contests at shooting guard for Wilkes. She poured in a season high 21 points in the loss against Centenary College. She possesses the ability to break down defenders and create scoring opportunities for herself and her teammates. Connolly has hit 38.5 percent (55-143) of her shots from the field in 21.9 mpg.

RUNNING THE POINT
A 23-game starter as a sophomore last year, Pawlowski returns to the point for the Lady Colonels this season.

Pawlowski registered three or more assists in every contest thus far this season for Wilkes including a season-high eight helpers against Susquehanna and Lycoming. For the season, she is averaging 3.8 points, 5.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds in a team-high 32.0 minutes per-contest.

ROOKIE RUNNING WILD
Stambone is off to a great start in a Wilkes uniform averaging 12.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg. She is shooting 34.9 percent (88-252) from the field and 24.2 percent (24-99) from three-point range in 21.5 mpg off the bench for the Lady Colonels. She has reached double figures in eleven games, pouring in a career-high 22 points including three steals and two rebounds in a loss at Albright.

DYNAMIC FRONTCOURT DUO
Rookie forwards Allison Walsh (Dickson City, PA/Mid Valley) and Chelsea Brown (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley) have adjusted to the college game just fine as the duo has combine for 12.5 points and 14.7 rpg in the first nineteen Wilkes games of 2011-12.

Walsh is averaging 7.8 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds earning eighteen starts this year. The freshman is shooting 39.8 percent (45-113) from the field scoring a majority of her points in the paint. Her 59 offensive and 98 defensive rebounds leads the squad. Brown adds 4.7 points and 6.4 rebounds including 77 defensive boards.

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