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Courtney Beerbower’s free throws after being fouled on an offensive rebound with 3.8 seconds to play lifted the Huntington University women’s basketball team to a 57-55 victory over visiting Marian College on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
The visitors, who led by as many as 13 points in the first half, tied the game at 55-55 with 31 seconds to play on a jumper by Megan Egenolf before Beerbower was fouled scrapping for the rebound on a missed three-pointer by Sarah Miller. Her free throws gave the Lady Foresters their 15th victory of the season in 19 games, and ran their Mid Central Conference mark to 6-2.
Beerbower’s winning points gave her a game-high 20 for the evening, accomplished on 6 of 12 shooting from the field and 8 of 14 from the free throw line. She and Sarah Miller each grabbed six rebounds as well for HU.
Egenolf had eight of her 11 first-half points to lead Marian, 16-5 overall and 4-4 in the conference, to a 31-18 lead with 6:21 remaining in the first half. HU outscored the visitors down the stretch, however, 14-5, to cut the margin to just four points at halftime.
Marian got up by as many as nine points early in the second half before Huntington got it tied at 45-all with 11:33 left in the game on a jumper by Brita Kuiper. The game would be tied four more times, the last being at 55-55.
Jenna Donaldson added nine points for Huntington. Lauren Davenport contributed eight assists and four steals.
Egenolf had 19 points to lead Marian. Jessica Carr added 12 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.
HU hit 19 of 59 field goal attempts for just 32.2 percent. It was also beaten on the boards, 48-34.
The Lady Foresters host Taylor on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m.
Name | FG | 3 Pt | FT | Pts | RB | Ast | PF |
Huntington University |
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Lauren Davenport | 2-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Sarah Miller | 0-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Jenna Donaldson | 4-14 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Brittney Bateman | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Courtney Beerbower | 6-12 | 0-0 | 8-14 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Teirenney Fincher | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryleigh Carr | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kelsey Green | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Brita Kuiper | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Haleigh Osborne | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 19-59 | 0-3 | 19-31 | 57 | 34 | 13 | 16 |
Marian College |
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Emily Smithson | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Molly Lauck | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
Megan Egenolf | 7-11 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Whitney Frame | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Jessica Carr | 5-14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
Amber Suiters | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kristin Houck | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Anjellica Rospond | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Jessica Johnson | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Theresa Fairbrother | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Fara Abernathy | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hannah Holmes | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hannah Boeh | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 20-52 | 4-9 | 11-16 | 55 | 48 | 18 | 24 |