2008 Woodie Awards
Women's basketball dominates in PSAC
Team avenges '04 losses to crossover East rivals
By Adam Brewer
Rocket Sports Editor
Issue date: 12/9/05 Section: Sports
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Left in a similar situation this season, SRU got revenge on its two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East opponents this past weekend at the Morrow Field House.
SRU put forth two solid second halves, edging Mansfield, 63-55 Sunday after handling East Stroudsburg, 59-40 Saturday.
East Stroudsburg fell to 4-1 on the season. Mansfield dropped to 4-2 after its second straight loss to a PSAC West opponent.
SRU coach Laurel Heilman said it's important to win matchups against the PSAC East."I thought that we should have beaten them last year," Heilman said. "I'm not sure how tested they (the teams) were but it is still impressive to get two wins under our belt."
The two wins came after a heartbreaking loss in overtime to West Liberty State last Tuesday in which SRU relinquished a double-digit lead earned in the first half.
SRU only trailed for a couple minutes on Saturday in the first half against the ESU Warriors and the team didn't trail again the entire weekend.
The Rock and the Mountaineers played a tight game on Sunday despite a quick 7-0 burst from SRU to start the game. The Rock stayed ahead and took a slight 23-20 lead into the second half.
Although SRU led the entire game, it didn't increase the lead to a comfortable margin. However, the Rock improved on its 1-for-2 performance from the free-throw line in the first half to convert on 13-for-19 in the final period.
Heilman said this was the deciding factor against the Mountaineers even though getting to the line has been a problem this season.
"One of our goals is to make more foul shots than the other team," Heilman said. "In the second half we were in the bonus and the kids made the foul shots."
The Rock had five players score eight or more points. Amanda Chojnacki led the charge with 17 points, while Angela Greaser had 13.
Heilman said that it's important for different players to step up and score points.
"That (balance) is big for us," Heilman said. "I would rather have four to five kids in double-figures than one kid that has a big game. Hopefully that helps build some confidence."
