Nov. 11, 2007
Box Score
KENNESAW, Ga. - The Kennesaw State women's basketball team had yet another game come down to the wire, but unlike their first game of the 2007-08 season, the Lady Owls fell, 61-60, to the University of Richmond on Sunday afternoon at the KSU Convocation Center.
KSU (1-1) held a late five-point lead after Greteya Kelley's two free throws with 2:47 to play. Richmond's Christina Campion hit two freebies of her own to pull within three with just over two minutes to play. After a DeAndrea Bullock turnover, Johanna McKnight hit the front end of two from the line to bring the score to 60-58 with 2:15 to play just before the Spiders (1-1) tied the game after a Kara Powell lay-up with 1:35 to go.
With the score knotted as 60-60 with 30 seconds to play, Montinique Nixon missed a jumper for KSU giving Richmond a chance, one that they would capitalize on when Nixon committed her fifth foul with :06 to go, sending Katie Holzer to line for two.
Things were looking promising for the Lady Owls after the guard missed the first shot, but fortunately for Richmond, Holzer knocked down the second attempt for the 61-60 lead.
Jennifer Baker had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but after running into a double-team at half court, her three-pointer fell narrowly short as time expired to send the Spiders home with the one-point victory.
Bullock led the Lady Owls off the bench with a career-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line. Nixon chipped in 10 points and was the team leader with seven boards, while Kelley added eight points in 29 minutes for KSU.
McKnight posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds to pace the Spiders. Holzer tossed in 13 points and eight boards off the bench and Campion dropped in 12 points and six rebounds of her own.
The Lady Owls will continue their four-game homestand on Saturday afternoon when they host the Presbyterian Blue Hose. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and can be seen on A-Sun.TV.
