Monday, December 29
Miami, FL
8:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
7-3
53
vs
64
Hampton
4-8
1
2
F
Bowling Green
18
35
53
Hampton
36
28
64
Haley Puk had 9 points & a game-high 8 rebounds vs. Hampton
Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications
Hampton's Hot Start Too Much for Falcons to Overcome
December 29, 2014 | Women's Basketball
BGSU falls, 64-53; Falcons will face host FIU on Tuesday night
Early turnover woes, combined with a hot-shooting start by the opponents, proved to be too much for the Bowling Green State University women's basketball team to overcome Monday night (Dec. 29). The Falcons fell, 64-53, to Hampton University in opening-round action at the FIU Sun & Fun Classic.
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POSTGAME AUDIO: Coach Roos
With the loss, BGSU drops to 7-3 on the season, and the Falcons will face host FIU on Tuesday night (Dec. 30).
Senior Deborah Hoekstra led the Falcons with 13 points vs. the Lady Pirates, while freshman Rachel Myers had 10 points off the bench. Fellow freshman Haley Puk scored nine points and led all players with eight rebounds on Monday night.
Malia Tate-DeFreitas had 26 points for Hampton, including 17 in the first half, while Kyani White scored 17 points for HU. Four players combined for 60 of the Lady Pirates' 64 points, as Kenia Cole scored nine points and Ryan Jordan added eight.
White had six assists for HU, while Cole added five helpers. Jordan paced the Lady Pirates with seven rebounds as Hampton had a 34-30 advantage on the boards. White had 11 of her points and five of her six assists in the first period.
Tate-DeFreitas and White combined for 13 of their team's first 15 points. The Falcons had not trailed by double digits at any point this season prior to Monday night, but Hampton burst out to a 23-6 lead midway through the first half, and took an 18-point advantage into the intermission.
That lead reached a game-high 22 points early in the second period. The Falcons battled back, but could not get any closer than 10 points.
BGSU turned the ball over 18 times, but 12 of those turnovers came in the first half, as Hampton had a whopping 21-0 advantage in points off turnovers in the opening 20 minutes. The Falcons turned the ball over on the game's first three possessions and on five of the first six trips down the floor. Because of those turnovers, BG had just two field-goal attempts over the game's first five-plus minutes.
Meanwhile, HU went 7-for-11 from the floor to start the game, taking a 15-4 lead six-and-a-half minutes into the contest.
The Lady Pirates took a 4-0 lead before the Falcons got on the board just over two minutes into the game. Sophomore Abby Siefker scored on a driving layup, but that shot would be one of just three successful Falcon field goals in the first half.
A reverse layup by White, followed by a shot in the paint from Jordan, gave HU an 8-2 lead. Siefker got to the line and split a pair of free throws, but Tate-DeFreitas hit a jumper to make it a 10-3 game. After junior Miriam Justinger made 1-of-2 tosses from the stripe, Cole's long outlet pass found White ahead of the pack for a layup, and a Tate-DeFreitas triple made it a 15-4 game as the Falcons used a timeout.
Justinger scored on a driving banker, but Cole's shot in the lane began an 8-0 run for the Lady Pirates. When Jordan hit a jumper from the foul line extended, HU had that 23-6 lead with 9:25 left before halftime.
BG scored four-straight points, all from the free-throw line, as Hoekstra and Myers each connected twice, but Tate-DeFreitas hit a long three-pointer, and Hampton's lead was 26-10.
The Lady Pirates were whistled for their 10th foul of the half with 7:21 remaining and Hoekstra knocked down two more shots from the stripe. But, White hit a three-pointer with a hand in her face, and the lead was 29-12.
Sophomore Rachel Konieczki drove the lane and kicked the ball to Hoekstra for a corner three with just over four minutes left in the half, cutting BG's deficit to 14 points at 31-17, but the Lady Pirates scored five of the last six points of the period, capped by another Tate-DeFreitas shot from well beyond the three-point line. HU took a 36-18 lead at the break.
The Falcons shot just 18.8 percent from the floor in the first half, making only three field goals in 16 attempts. Meanwhile, HU went 16-for-30 (53.3%) from the field. BGSU did go 11-of-14 from the free-throw line, while Hampton did not attempt a single free throw in the opening 20 minutes.
The Falcons' deficit reached a game-high 22 points early in the second period after a second-chance jumper by Jordan and a hoop by White. BG scored four-straight points, as Justinger hit two shots at the line and Hoekstra knocked down a foul-line jumper. Tyler Hobgood countered with a layup for the Lady Pirates, but Konieczki fed Siefker for a layup inside, and the score was 42-24.
Moments later, redshirt freshman Kennedy Kirkpatrick stole a pass by Jordan near midfield, headed downcourt and hit a transition layup over a leaping defender. Then, after a Hampton miss, Justinger found Myers for a three-pointer from the wing, and the Falcons had cut the HU lead to 14 points, 43-29.
Cole made a layup, but Myers connected from long range yet again, taking a Kirkpatrick pass and converting from the corner to make it a 45-32 game. But, after a pair of offensive rebounds by the Lady Pirates, Tate-DeFreitas hit a straightaway trey.
Back battled the Falcons, as Kirkpatrick lobbed the ball inside to freshman Sarah Baer. Baer's nifty catch and layup cut the deficit to 14 points. When Puk scored inside, it was a 12-point game with under eight minutes left.
HU scored on a putback, but BG made four-straight shots at the line, courtesy of Myers and Puk, and Hampton's lead was 50-40 with 6:25 to go. The Lady Pirates scored the next three points, but Konieczki drove the lane and dished the ball to a wide-open Puk in the left corner. Puk's triple try found nothing but net, and BG trailed by a 53-43 count with five minutes to go.
The Falcons would get no closer than that 10-point deficit, however. BG crept within 10 points on three more occasions, but the Lady Pirates answered each time. HU increased the lead to 14 points with just over two minutes left, but a Hoekstra layup and Puk's steal and contested left-hander made it a 10-point game again, and BG used a timeout with 1:17 remaining.
After a Falcon foul, Tate-DeFreitas missed two free-throw tries, but a BG three-point attempt was off the mark, and Tate-DeFreitas went in ahead of the pack and scored after corralling a long rebound.
Konieczki and Hoekstra hit shots in the final minute, but the Lady Pirates made just enough free throws to keep the lead in double digits the rest of the way.
The Falcons shot 44.4% from the field in the second half, for a 34.9% rate on the evening. HU shot 34.6% in the second period and 44.6% in the game.
Justinger scored seven points and had two blocked shots on the night, while Siefker had five points and five rebounds for the Falcons. Konieczki scored four points, Baer three and Kirkpatrick two as all eight Falcons who saw action hit at least one field goal. Each of the eight players played at least 12 minutes as well.
BGSU will face host FIU in Tuesday's second game in the Sun & Fun Classic, with tipoff scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Auburn, an 81-44 winner over FIU in Monday's opener, will meet Hampton in Tuesday's first game, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
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LINKS
FINAL STATISTICS: HTML | PDF
POSTGAME AUDIO: Coach Roos
With the loss, BGSU drops to 7-3 on the season, and the Falcons will face host FIU on Tuesday night (Dec. 30).
Senior Deborah Hoekstra led the Falcons with 13 points vs. the Lady Pirates, while freshman Rachel Myers had 10 points off the bench. Fellow freshman Haley Puk scored nine points and led all players with eight rebounds on Monday night.
Malia Tate-DeFreitas had 26 points for Hampton, including 17 in the first half, while Kyani White scored 17 points for HU. Four players combined for 60 of the Lady Pirates' 64 points, as Kenia Cole scored nine points and Ryan Jordan added eight.
White had six assists for HU, while Cole added five helpers. Jordan paced the Lady Pirates with seven rebounds as Hampton had a 34-30 advantage on the boards. White had 11 of her points and five of her six assists in the first period.
Tate-DeFreitas and White combined for 13 of their team's first 15 points. The Falcons had not trailed by double digits at any point this season prior to Monday night, but Hampton burst out to a 23-6 lead midway through the first half, and took an 18-point advantage into the intermission.
That lead reached a game-high 22 points early in the second period. The Falcons battled back, but could not get any closer than 10 points.
BGSU turned the ball over 18 times, but 12 of those turnovers came in the first half, as Hampton had a whopping 21-0 advantage in points off turnovers in the opening 20 minutes. The Falcons turned the ball over on the game's first three possessions and on five of the first six trips down the floor. Because of those turnovers, BG had just two field-goal attempts over the game's first five-plus minutes.
Meanwhile, HU went 7-for-11 from the floor to start the game, taking a 15-4 lead six-and-a-half minutes into the contest.
The Lady Pirates took a 4-0 lead before the Falcons got on the board just over two minutes into the game. Sophomore Abby Siefker scored on a driving layup, but that shot would be one of just three successful Falcon field goals in the first half.
A reverse layup by White, followed by a shot in the paint from Jordan, gave HU an 8-2 lead. Siefker got to the line and split a pair of free throws, but Tate-DeFreitas hit a jumper to make it a 10-3 game. After junior Miriam Justinger made 1-of-2 tosses from the stripe, Cole's long outlet pass found White ahead of the pack for a layup, and a Tate-DeFreitas triple made it a 15-4 game as the Falcons used a timeout.
Justinger scored on a driving banker, but Cole's shot in the lane began an 8-0 run for the Lady Pirates. When Jordan hit a jumper from the foul line extended, HU had that 23-6 lead with 9:25 left before halftime.
BG scored four-straight points, all from the free-throw line, as Hoekstra and Myers each connected twice, but Tate-DeFreitas hit a long three-pointer, and Hampton's lead was 26-10.
The Lady Pirates were whistled for their 10th foul of the half with 7:21 remaining and Hoekstra knocked down two more shots from the stripe. But, White hit a three-pointer with a hand in her face, and the lead was 29-12.
Sophomore Rachel Konieczki drove the lane and kicked the ball to Hoekstra for a corner three with just over four minutes left in the half, cutting BG's deficit to 14 points at 31-17, but the Lady Pirates scored five of the last six points of the period, capped by another Tate-DeFreitas shot from well beyond the three-point line. HU took a 36-18 lead at the break.
The Falcons shot just 18.8 percent from the floor in the first half, making only three field goals in 16 attempts. Meanwhile, HU went 16-for-30 (53.3%) from the field. BGSU did go 11-of-14 from the free-throw line, while Hampton did not attempt a single free throw in the opening 20 minutes.
The Falcons' deficit reached a game-high 22 points early in the second period after a second-chance jumper by Jordan and a hoop by White. BG scored four-straight points, as Justinger hit two shots at the line and Hoekstra knocked down a foul-line jumper. Tyler Hobgood countered with a layup for the Lady Pirates, but Konieczki fed Siefker for a layup inside, and the score was 42-24.
Moments later, redshirt freshman Kennedy Kirkpatrick stole a pass by Jordan near midfield, headed downcourt and hit a transition layup over a leaping defender. Then, after a Hampton miss, Justinger found Myers for a three-pointer from the wing, and the Falcons had cut the HU lead to 14 points, 43-29.
Cole made a layup, but Myers connected from long range yet again, taking a Kirkpatrick pass and converting from the corner to make it a 45-32 game. But, after a pair of offensive rebounds by the Lady Pirates, Tate-DeFreitas hit a straightaway trey.
Back battled the Falcons, as Kirkpatrick lobbed the ball inside to freshman Sarah Baer. Baer's nifty catch and layup cut the deficit to 14 points. When Puk scored inside, it was a 12-point game with under eight minutes left.
HU scored on a putback, but BG made four-straight shots at the line, courtesy of Myers and Puk, and Hampton's lead was 50-40 with 6:25 to go. The Lady Pirates scored the next three points, but Konieczki drove the lane and dished the ball to a wide-open Puk in the left corner. Puk's triple try found nothing but net, and BG trailed by a 53-43 count with five minutes to go.
The Falcons would get no closer than that 10-point deficit, however. BG crept within 10 points on three more occasions, but the Lady Pirates answered each time. HU increased the lead to 14 points with just over two minutes left, but a Hoekstra layup and Puk's steal and contested left-hander made it a 10-point game again, and BG used a timeout with 1:17 remaining.
After a Falcon foul, Tate-DeFreitas missed two free-throw tries, but a BG three-point attempt was off the mark, and Tate-DeFreitas went in ahead of the pack and scored after corralling a long rebound.
Konieczki and Hoekstra hit shots in the final minute, but the Lady Pirates made just enough free throws to keep the lead in double digits the rest of the way.
The Falcons shot 44.4% from the field in the second half, for a 34.9% rate on the evening. HU shot 34.6% in the second period and 44.6% in the game.
Justinger scored seven points and had two blocked shots on the night, while Siefker had five points and five rebounds for the Falcons. Konieczki scored four points, Baer three and Kirkpatrick two as all eight Falcons who saw action hit at least one field goal. Each of the eight players played at least 12 minutes as well.
BGSU will face host FIU in Tuesday's second game in the Sun & Fun Classic, with tipoff scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Auburn, an 81-44 winner over FIU in Monday's opener, will meet Hampton in Tuesday's first game, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
BGSU
HAMW
FG%
.349
.446
3FG%
.286
.238
FT%
.826
.529
RB
30
34
TO
18
12
STL
3
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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