Marshall University Athletics
WVU Women Handle Marshall
1/23/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
WVU Women Handle Marshall
1/23/2002
Charleston, W. Va.--The West Virginia Mountaineer women?s basketball team (11-6) used a 17-point performance by Sherell Sowho and a 16-point effort from Kate Bulger to topple the Marshall Thundering Herd (5-12) Wednesday night in Charleston at the Toyota Capital Classic.
?We had a lot of open looks, but we just couldn?t knock them down,? said Marshall coach Royce Chadwick. ?You have to give credit to West Virginia. They just came out and athleted us and played a great game.?
For the second straight game, Marshall never led. The Mountaineers opened the game on a 15-4 run and ran away from the Herd. Marshall shot a dreadful 28.6% from the floor, and only 29.4% from the free throw line. Meanwhile, WVU blistered the nets, especially in the first half, when they shot 61.5% as a team. For the game, the Mountaineers shot 49%. WVU also outrebounded Marshall 42-37, the first time that has happened since a 50-42 loss at Ball State on January 5th.
The Herd?s one player in double-figures was Au?Yana Ferguson (Louisville, Kent.), who scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Amy Reed (Schuykill Haven, Pa.) led the team on the glass with nine rebounds.
WVU was led by the aforementioned Sowho and Bulger, along with Yolanda Paige, who scored 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Mary Grace Carson tallied a game-high 11 boards in the winning effort.
Marshall travels to Bowling Green to take on the Falcons this Saturday in MAC action. The game will tip 45 minutes after the men, who play at noon. The game was originally scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start, but was pushed back due to the men?s game being televised.
