Women's Basketball Will Finish Regular Season On Saturday Against Carleton
Senior Vicky Peterson will be honored during Senior Day.
Jess Vadnais will play in last regular season home contest on Saturday.
Friday, February 22, 2008 (9 months ago)
The Gustavus Adolphus women's basketball team enters Saturday afternoon's season finale with a 17-7 overall record and 16-5 record in the MIAC against the Carleton Knights, who are 15-9 overall and 14-7 in conference play. Gustavus, which has won five consecutive games, posted a 68-63 win over Hamline on Wednesday in St. Paul. Emily Nelson and Molly Mathiowetz came off the bench to score 11 points each in the victory. Carleton remained in a battle for fourth seed in the MIAC Post-Season Tournament after losing to St. Olaf 63-51 on Wednesday in Northfield. Hannah Oken-Berg's 17 points and nine rebounds were not enough as all five starters for St. Olaf hit double-digits. Gustavus won the first game between the two squads in a 77-73 overtime thriller as four Gusties reached double-figures. Jess Vadnais scored 23 points in the second half and overtime period, including 9-for-11 from the free throw line. Saturday's game will be broadcast through the Gustavus website beginning at 12:50 p.m.
Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Carleton
The Gusties will clinch the #2-seed in the MIAC Post-Season Tournament with a win and a St. Thomas loss to Saint Benedict on Saturday…In Wednesday's win over Hamline, four players reached double-figures for the fourth time this season…Jess Vadnais, who is currently the MIAC scoring leader at 18.4 points, needs nine points to reach 1,700 career points…Emily Nelson has averaged 11.3 points in the last four contests compared to 8.3 for the season…The Gusties are 9-1 when Katie Layman reaches double-figures scoring and 7-1 when Emily Nelson does…Vicky Peterson and Jess Vadnais have amassed an overall record of 75-30 and 61-22 conference record during their careers at Gustavus…Gustavus is eighth in the league in scoring offense at 66.5 points and third in scoring defense at 61.1 points…The Gusties swipe a league-best 12.33 steals per contest…Gustavus and Carleton are two of three schools to qualify for all eight league post-season tournaments…The Gusties have lost three consecutive season finales…Gustavus is 36-20 all-time against Carleton.
Carleton had won five consecutive games prior to Wednesday's loss to St. Olaf…The Knights find themselves in a tie with Concordia for fourth in the conference…Carleton holds the tiebreaker, however, after sweeping the season series from the Cobbers…On Wednesday, the Knights played without starting guard Amber Connor who sat out as a precaution after sustaining a concussion during Saturday's win over Macalester…Carleton has three players that average double-digit scoring, including Hannah Oken-Berg at 12.3 points, Sarah Lincoln at 10.5, and Amber Connor at 10.4…The Knights use their bench frequently as no player averages over 29 minutes…Hannah Oken-Berg moved into eighth on the school's all-time scoring list at 1,016 points after scoring 17 against St. Olaf…Carleton is second in the MIAC with a field goal percentage of 42.9 percent… Lincoln and Oken-Berg shoot over 50 percent from the field…Ally Weaver leads the conference with a free throw percentage of 88.0 percent…The Knights are eleventh in steals at 7.24…Carleton is sixth in the league in scoring offense at 67.5 points and fifth in scoring defense at 62.4 points.
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