Jan. 29, 2007
For the second time this season one team swept the Patriot League weekly awards with Holy Cross' Kaitlin Foley being named Patriot League Baden Player of the Week and Crusader freshman Bethany O'Dell earning Patriot League Baden Rookie of the Week honors.
Patriot League Women's Basketball Release - 1.29.07
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Baden Player of the Week
Kaitlin Foley, Holy Cross Sr., C, Albany, N.Y.
Foley averaged 19.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in a 2-0 week for the Crusaders. In Saturday's win over Lehigh, Foley netted a season-high 24 points, going 9-for-10 from the field and 6-6 from the free throw line. Versus Colgate, the senior center had 15 points and three blocks. This is Foley's first Patriot League Baden Player of the Week award this season and second in her career.
Baden Rookie of the Week
Bethany O'Dell, Holy Cross Fr., G, Lincoln, R.I.
For the third time this season, O'Dell is honored with the Patriot League Baden Rookie of the Week award, after averaging 17.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game. On the week she shot 59.1% from the field and 53.8% from beyond the arc. Against Colgate on Wednesday, the freshman guard poured in a career-high 24 points, connecting on 5-of-6 attempts from long range and 9-of-10 shots overall. She added 10 points and two career-bests with seven assists and six steals in a victory over Lehigh on Saturday.
Honorable Mention
Liz Hayes, American
Jr., G, Easton, Pa.
Averaged 18.5 ppg...Went 13-for-14 from the line.
Alex McGuire, Army
So., G, Gambrills, Md.
Shot 44.4% from the field...Averaged 12.0 ppg.
Hope Foster, Bucknell
Jr., F, Washington, D.C.
Scored a season-high 22 versus Army and had 10 boards...Shot 60.9% in 2-0 week.
Jacquie Seawright, Bucknell
Sr., F, Olton, Texas
Grabbed 14 boards and scored 24 points in two games.
Lauren Schober, Bucknell
So., F, Chicago, Ill.
Pulled down a season-high 10 boards versus Army...Had a season-best four steals against Lehigh.
Amanda Brown, Bucknell
So., G, Richardson, Texas
Tallied a team-high 20 points versus Lehigh, including 12 from long range...Added 14 points against Army.
Melanie Cargle, Colgate
Jr., G, Trotwood, Ohio
Averaged 18.5 ppg and 7.0 rpg...Netted 20 points at Holy Cross.
TaHara Williams, Colgate
Fr., G, Mason, Ohio
Recorded double-digit points in both games last week (10.5 ppg)...Shot 64.3% from the field.
Kara Stetler, Lafayette
Sr., G, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Totaled 46 points over three games, making nine 3-pointers...Shot 60.0% from the floor and 87.5% at the line.
Jessica Spicer, Lafayette
So., G, Bloomington, Ill.
Averaged 11.3 ppg with four treys.
Emily Garner, Lafayette
So., F, Fairfax Station, Va.
Shot 57.9% from the floor...Had 17 points and 10 boards versus Columbia.
Vanessa Van De Venter, Lafayette
Jr., F, Tannersville, Pa.
Recorded 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals versus American.
Alex Ross, Lehigh
Fr., G, Columbia, Tenn.
Scored a game-high 15 points at Holy Cross and made a career-high four 3-pointers.
Patriot League Notebook
Total Takeover
With its 59-55 win over Army on Saturday, Bucknell took a hold of first place in the Patriot League standings with a 6-1 record...Before Saturday's clash, Army and Bucknell shared the top spot...Army (5-2) and American (4-3) are second and third, respectively, in the standings as the only other Patriot League teams over .500 in Patriot League play.
Streak Ends In Lewisburg, Pa.
Bucknell was able to end Army's road winning streak with its victory over the Black Knights at home on Saturday...Before the loss to the Bison, the Black Knights had won a school-record seven-straight road games.
Field Goal Freeze
Lafayette limited American to just two field goals in the first half of Saturday's matchup, and 12 for the game...The Patriot League record for fewest field goals made in a game is nine, held by the Leopards versus Holy Cross on Feb. 5, 1992.
Major Minutes
Three Bison were out on the floor the entire game in Saturday's win over Army -Amanda Brown, Hope Foster and Lauren Schober - as the only Patriot Leaguers to do so last weekend...Saturday marked the fifth time Foster has played every minute this season and the first time this year for both Brown and Schober.
Foster leads the Patriot League in minutes per game, averaging 35.3...Teammate Lindsey Hollobaugh is next with 35.0 mpg, while Lehigh's Sara Ellis and Navy's Kalen Kropa are tied for third at 34.0 mpg.
Cargle In Conference
Through seven Patriot League games, Colgate's Melanie Cargle is leading the Patriot League with 20.1 points per game...Cargle is the only student-athlete averaging over 20 points per game in Patriot League contests...The junior guard also ranks first in 3-point field goal percentage at .524 (11-for-21).
Welcome
Over the weekend, Navy's Kate Hobbs joined the Patriot League's 500 career-rebounds club, now with 503...Lafayette's Kara Stetler broke into the Patriot League top-10 list for career 3-pointers with 160 for 10th place.
Patriot League Tournament
The 2007 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament will take place Saturday-Sunday, March 3-4 and Wednesday, March 7...The quarterfinal (March 3) and semifinal (March 4) rounds will be held in Annapolis, Md. at Navy's Alumni Hall...The championship game (March 7) will be played on the home court of the highest remaining seed and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Tickets to the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the 2007 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament can be purchased by calling the Navy ticket office at 1-800-US4-NAVY or by visiting http://navysports.cstv.com/tickets/navy-tickets.html.
Patriot League All-Access
The Patriot League and College Sports Television has announced Patriot League All-Access, which will offer more than 100 Patriot League women's basketball regular season and tournament games via the Internet beginning in January 2007.
Live video for all Patriot League games, excluding contests being aired on ESPNU will be available through www.PatriotLeague.com for $6.95 a month.
Team Notebooks
American American fell to Lafayette on Saturday to close out the first half of Patriot League play...Senior Liz Hayes led the Eagles with 21 points, including a 10-for-10 performance from the free throw line...Hayes also netted three from long range and recorded a season-high two blocks...The junior guard is now third in American's all-time record book for 3-pointers in a season with 58, just three away from tying first place...American will play Lehigh at home on Saturday...The Eagles have won two straight over the Mountain Hawks, including a victory on Jan. 6, 2007.
Army Army's seven game road winning streak came to an end at Bucknell, dropping a 59-55 game to move to second in the Patriot League standings...Sophomore Alex McGuire scored a team-best 12 points against the Bison...For the fifth time this season sophomore Courtney Wright grabbed 10+ rebounds with 11 on Saturday...The Black Knights outrebounded the Bison, 44-35...Army will host Colgate in Christl Arena on Saturday...The Cadets won their first meeting with the Raiders this year by an 11-point margin.
Bucknell A 59-55 win over Army on Saturday moved the Bison into sole possession of first place in the Patriot League standings...Bucknell is off to its second consecutive, and fourth overall, 6-1 start in Patriot League play...Junior Hope Foster led three double-digit scorers with 22 points and added 10 rebounds for her Patriot League-leading seventh double-double of the year...Sophomore Lauren Schober also pulled down 10 boards...Up next for Bucknell is a trip to Navy on Saturday...The Bison have won their last four meetings with the Mids and are 19-12 overall in Patriot League regular-season games.
Colgate Colgate defeated Navy in Annapolis, 55-44, on Saturday for the Raiders' first win at Navy since Jan. 27, 2001, also marking their first road victory since Feb. 12, 2006...Junior Melanie Cargle led the team with 17 points, while recording a season-high eight rebounds and season-best five assists...With one block versus Navy, junior Caitlin Gillard took over sole possession of ninth place in Colgate single-season history with 32 on the year...Freshman TaHara Williams recorded consecutive double-digit games for the fourth time this season with 11 versus Holy Cross and 10 at Navy...Colgate will play at Army on Saturday, facing a team the Raiders are 15-18 against all-time in Patriot League competition.
Holy Cross Down by seven at the half, Holy Cross bounced back to earn a 75-61 win over Lehigh for its second-straight Patriot League victory...Senior Kaitlin Foley dropped in a season-high 24 points, going 9-for-10 from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 from the line...Classmate Brittany Keil notched her eighth career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while freshman Bethany O'Dell had 10 points and a career-high six steals and seven assists...Also recording a career-high was freshman Christy Cushnie with 12 points...Holy Cross will face Lafayette at home on Saturday, looking to avenge a Patriot League season-opening loss to the Leopards.
Lafayette In its 62-50 victory over American, the Leopard defense held American to just two field goals in the first half and 10 points before the break...Lafayette's three Patriot League wins tie the most in the Tammy Smith era for a single year...Senior Kara Stetler went 3-for-4 from long range and sank 6-of-6 attempts from the charity stripe to lead the Leopards with 17 points over the Eagles...Lafayette will head up to Holy Cross on Saturday...The Leopards defeated the Crusaders 61-58 in the two team's first meeting of the year.
Lehigh Lehigh was unable to hold on to a seven-point half-time lead at Holy Cross on Saturday...Freshman Alex Ross sank a career-high four 3-pointers, ending the night with a team-high 15 points...Seniors Adrienne Blount and Sara Ellis chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively...Up next for Lehigh is a Saturday afternoon game at American, taking on a team the Mountain Hawks are 4-7 against all-time in Patriot League games.
Navy Navy dropped a home game to Colgate on Saturday...With a team-leading 14 points versus Colgate, senior Carly Meyer surpassed 800 in her career (813)...Senior Kate Hobbs, who recently scored her 800th career point, surpassed 500 career rebounds with six (503)...Sophomore Kalen Kropa has totaled six assists in back-to-back games...Navy will play two home games this week, facing Winston-Salem State on Tuesday in out-of-League competition and Bucknell on Saturday...Tuesday will mark the first-ever meeting between Navy and Winston-Salem State.
