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Feb. 14, 2007 vs. Lake Forest College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Lake Forest 95, Monmouth 86 (12-11, 6-10)
The Fighting Scots followed a familiar script, giving one of the
league's elite all it could handle before coming up on the short end of
the final score. This time, the opponent was a Lake Forest team that
entered the game ranked 17th in the nation, and when the Foresters
grabbed a 17-point second-half lead, it seemed that Monmouth's season
would end with a whimper, not a bang. But the Scots charged back into
contention thanks in part to six straight Forester turnovers. LFC was
still up five with 2:01 to play, but Elise Waldorf made a basket
and then another on the front end of a three-point play to trim Lake
Forest's lead to 77-75 with 18 seconds left. After a Forester free
throw, the Scots needed a three, and Katie Sheets delivered with
the game-tying shot with two ticks remaining. The Foresters, however,
controlled the overtime, scoring on their first five possessions. Nicole
Rivera then provided the dagger with a three-pointer for an eight-point
advantage. Rivera was one of five Foresters in double figures with 15
points, and Andrea Durante had a team-high 23. For the Scots, Melissa
Gorski led the way with a career-high 24 and Laura Jahn had
20 in her final game in an MC uniform. Waldorf scored 16 and Ashley
Yeast added 15 points and 11 boards.
Feb. 10, 2007 at Illinois College,
Jacksonville, Ill.
Monmouth 74, IC 59 (12-10, 6-9)
The Fighting Scots clinched their first season above .500 since
1999-2000 with the victory over the Lady Blues. Melissa Gorski
was one off her collegiate-high with 21 points and Katie Sheets
came off the bench to post her MC high, scoring 13. Ashley Yeast
continued her outstanding season, netting 19 points and grabbing 18
rebounds. Coach Melissa Jones had been concerned about her team's
three-point defense, but the Scots held the Lady Blues to 6-of-27
accuracy (22 percent) from beyond the arc.
Feb. 7, 2007 vs. Knox College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 71, Knox 55 (11-10, 5-9)
A strong start and a dominant rebounding effort by Ashley Yeast
were the big stories in the Fighting Scots' win. Monmouth did not allow
Knox to score on its first 15 possessions, building an 11-0 lead in the
process. Yeast's free throw with 4:55 remaining made the score 26-9, and
the first-half lead eventually reached 19 points, which was where it
stood as the teams headed for the locker room. At the half, Yeast had
already collected the 11 rebounds she needed to break her own single
season record, and her mission in the second half was to eclipse
Monmouth's single-game mark of 20. She got there during a two-minute
flurry that started with 6:21 left, grabbing two offensive boards, two
defensive boards and scoring six quick points as Monmouth's lead swelled
to 68-41. Yeast, the nation's leading rebounder, finished with 21 boards
and 13 points, sharing team scoring honors with Elise Waldorf and
Laura Jahn. Lynsey Barnard added 12 points and Jahn had
five steals. Kate Moon had 14 points and nine rebounds for Knox.
Feb. 3, 2007 vs. Carroll College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Carroll 80, Monmouth 77 OT (10-10, 4-9)
The Fighting Scots just missed what would have been a landmark win for
their program. Carroll entered the game with a record of 11-1 in the MWC
and 16-3 overall, and Monmouth had the Pioneers on the ropes most of the
way. Laura Jahn had six points as the Scots finished the first
half with a 10-2 run to lead 35-25. Monmouth fought off an early Carroll
surge to start the second half and was able to get the margin back
around 10 for an extended period. The lead was still seven with just
over a minute to go when Carroll's Crystal Hoewisch took over. The
conference's second-leading scorer had been held under wraps by
Melissa Gorski, but she made an old-fashioned three-point play with
1:11 left and two free throws at the 0:38 mark to cut the margin to two.
Gorski, Monmouth's leading free throw shooter, was 1-of-2 at the line
with 26 seconds left, and Hoewisch drained a tough trey at the 10-second
mark to tie the game at 69-69. Ashley Yeast missed a shot in the
lane before the buzzer, and Carroll then controlled the overtime,
scoring on three straight second-chance opportunities at the outset. Kim
Wickert had eight of her game-high 26 points in the extra session and
Hoewisch finished with 18. For the Scots, Jahn scored 24 and Yeast added
18 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and three assists. Gorski, who
played all 45 minutes, had 19 points and 10 assists.
Feb. 2, 2007 vs. Lawrence University,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 79, Grinnell 63 (10-9, 4-8)
"Heartbreaker" is the best way to describe the Fighting Scots' loss to a
Lawrence team that is fighting for an MWC playoff berth. The game
couldn't have started worse for the Scots, who fell behind 10-0 and 19-9
and had to burn two time-outs. The second sit-down proved fruitful, as
Monmouth responded with a 17-2 run to go ahead 26-21. Lynsey Barnard
capped the surge with a three-pointer and a driving lay-up. After two
Lawrence baskets, Monmouth scored 10 straight points to go ahead 36-25
with 5:15 left in the half. The Vikings countered by grabbing an
eight-point lead midway through the second half, but Monmouth replied
again, scoring on four straight trips to take back the lead. The game
see-sawed from there, with Ashley Yeast and Melissa Gorski
giving the Scots two-point leads twice in the final two minutes. But
Monmouth missed two 12-footers in the lane, one with the score tied at
67-67 and the other inside of 10 seconds to play after LU's Carrie Van
Groll had made two free throws at the 0:16 mark. Gorski led the Scots
with 15 and Laura Jahn scored 13. Jenny Stoner had 13 points and
six assists for Lawrence.
Jan. 30, 2007 vs. Grinnell College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 79, Grinnell 63 (10-8, 4-7)
The Fighting Scots
used a near-flawless stretch of basketball in the second half to pull
away from the Pioneers and secure a season split. Neither team held more
than a five-point lead in the first half, but that changed moments after
intermission when the Scots went on an 11-0 run to break a 36-36 tie.
That started a stretch that saw the Scots make 15-of-17 field goals,
including the final 10 in a row. When the dust had settled, Monmouth led
73-54 with less than eight minutes to play. The second-half stars
included the Scots' two point guards, Lynsey Barnard and
Mallory Mulvihill, who combined for 19 of their 23 points on 8-of-9
shooting, and Elise Waldorf, who was all over the court as she
scored 10 of her 13 points. Waldorf added seven rebounds, six assists
and two blocks on the night. Laura Jahn led Monmouth with 18
points, and Ashley Yeast, the nation's leading rebounder, grabbed
a career-best 18 boards. Mulvihill finished with 13 points and Barnard
had 10. Melissa Gorski failed to reach double figures for the
first time in 14 games, scoring eight, but she can be excused. She was
the primary defender on the conference's leading scorer, Hannah Wolf,
who had just six points, 17 below her average.
Jan. 23, 2007 at Lake Forest College,
Lake Forest, Ill.
Lake Forest 68, Monmouth 57 (9-8, 3-7)
The Fighting Scots
hung tough on the road against the nation's No. 25 team until the
Foresters' Andrea Durante took over with back-to-back great plays. The
Scots trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half, but they
whittled the margin down and eventually took a short-lived one-point
lead with seven minutes to play. Three-and-a-half minutes later,
Monmouth was down just three, but Durante converted an old-fashioned
three-point play, then drove in for a lay-up after making a steal to
push the margin to eight points. Monmouth would get no closer than six
in the final three minutes. Melissa Gorski paced the Scots with
18 points and Ashley Yeast had 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Laura Jahn added 10 points and nine boards. Durante finished with a
team-high 11 points for the Foresters, who improved to 14-2.
Jan. 20, 2007 at Beloit College,
Beloit, Wis.
Beloit 83, Monmouth 68 (9-7, 3-6)
The host Buccaneers led by double-digits for the final eight minutes to
send the Fighting Scots back from Wisconsin with their second loss in as
many days. Monmouth trailed by seven at the half but cut the lead to one
at 46-45 on a basket by Lynsey Bardard. From there, a 13-1 run
put Beloit in control to stay. Both teams made an equal number of
baskets, but the Bucs had five more three-pointers than the Scots,
including five by Angie Meehan, and they also made 10 more points at the
foul line, including a 10-of-11 effort by Mary Parker. Meehan netted a
game-high 23 points, while the Scots were paced by Melissa Gorski
and Ashley Yeast, who each scored 17. Yeast added 13 rebounds.
Barnard came off the bench to score a career-high 13, while Elise
Waldorf added 11.
Jan. 19, 2007 at St. Norbert College,
De Pere, Wis.
St. Norbert 88, Monmouth 81 (9-6, 3-5)
In a game that was otherwise statistically even, the Green Knights made
six more three-pointers than the Fighting Scots to win an entertaining,
well-played matchup. Both teams shot over 50 percent from the floor and
from beyond the arc, but St. Norbert's 10-of-17 accuracy on treys,
including a 4-of-7 night from Linsey Propson, helped throw the game the
host's way. Monmouth's regular contributors were again solid, with
Laura Jahn netting a team-high 21 points and Elise Waldorf
scoring 17. Ashley Yeast posted another double-double with 10
points and 11 rebounds, and she helped hold SNC star Bianca White to
just nine points and five boards. Melissa Gorski added 10 points
for Monmouth and point guard Mallory Mulvihill returned to action
and dished out five assists to go with five points. St. Norbert's Ellen
Hake also proved to be a difference-maker, scoring a game-high 22 points
and collecting 10 rebounds.
Jan. 13, 2007 vs. Ripon College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 73, Ripon 66 (9-5, 3-4)
Eleven free throws by Melissa Gorski in the final 6:23 helped the
Fighting Scots snap an 11-game losing streak against Ripon. The Scots
took a 20-18 lead midway through the first half and never surrendered
it. They were able to stretch their five-point halftime bulge to 14 with
12:03 left to play, but then Ripon made a run, drawing within a single
possession on two straight trips down the court. Lynsey Barnard's
big three-pointer gave Monmouth some breathing room, and that's when
Gorski took over at the foul line. Ashley Yeast was also 3-of-4
on free throws down the stretch to cap a solid 13-point, 15-rebound
performance. Gorski, who ended any hopes of a Red Hawk miracle with her
final pair of foul shots at the 10-second mark, wound up with a
career-high 22 points, and Laura Jahn added 14. Theresa Kenney
scored 12 points to pace Ripon.
Jan. 12, 2007 vs. Beloit College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Beloit 70,
Monmouth 67 (8-5, 2-4)
The Fighting Scots' four-game winning streak came crashing to a halt as
Beloit rallied to steal a road win. The Bucs were in control for much of
the game, leading by as many as 12 points in the first half before
settling for a 34-29 margin at halftime. The lead grew to 12 again
before Ashley Yeast sparked a comeback with baskets on three
straight possessions. When Beloit's 6-foot-3 Katie McCool picked up her
fourth foul with 13:03 to play and had to take a seat, Monmouth figured
to continue its momentum, and that's what happened, as the Scots scored on
eight straight trips to lead 58-56 with 8:49 left. From there, the
outcome was very much in doubt, with the key play occurring with nine
seconds to go. Leading by one, Beloit missed two free throws, but the
rebound on the second attempt was tipped out of bounds, and possession was awarded to the Bucs.
Angie Meehan, who led Beloit with 23 points, was then fouled and made
two free throws, and Elise Waldorf's three-pointer at the buzzer
was off the mark. Laura Jahn led the Scots with 20 points and
four steals, and Yeast had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Jan. 9, 2007 at Knox College,
Galesburg, Ill.
Monmouth 85, Knox 63 (8-4, 2-3)
Twelve Fighting Scots saw at least eight minutes of action as Monmouth
won its fourth straight game. The Scots scored the first 10 points, held
a 19-3 lead and eventually went ahead 46-21 at halftime. With 11 minutes
left in the game, the expanding lead peaked at 33 points at 69-36.
Elise Waldorf paced the Scots with 17 points, Melissa Gorski
added 13 and Laura Jahn had 10. Lisa Miller came off the
bench to score nine points and grab three steals, while Tanesha
Hughes added eight points, six rebounds and five steals. Ashley
Yeast collected a game-high 13 rebounds. Jenny Finley scored 19
points to pace Knox.
Jan. 6, 2007 vs. Illinois College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 71, IC 70 (7-4, 1-3)
The Fighting Scots cracked the win column in the MWC, but it wasn't
easy. The visiting Lady Blues nearly made up all of a 12-point deficit
in the final 2:33. The biggest scare came after Monmouth pushed its lead
to 69-65 on two Melissa Gorski free throws with 22 seconds left.
IC's Kristen Endress scored on a drive to the basket and was fouled with
14 seconds remaining. She rebounded her missed free throw and got off a
potential game-tying 10-foot jumper that missed the mark. Laura Jahn
secured the rebound and sealed the win with two free throws with eight
seconds to play. Candace Norville, who led IC with 13 points, banked
home a three-pointer with two seconds left, but Monmouth was able to
inbound the ball and hang on for the victory, its third in a row. Gorski
and Jahn each scored 18 points and combined to go 14-of-15 at the foul
line. Elise Waldorf added 12 points and five blocks and Ashley
Yeast had nine points and nine rebounds. Jahn had a team-high 16
rebounds. For IC, Lisa Imel added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and former
Roseville star Alexsha Alexander scored two points in seven minutes of
action.
Jan. 3, 2007 at Eureka College, Eureka, Ill.
Monmouth 70, Eureka 52 (6-4)
The favored Fighting Scots had trouble shaking the Red Devils, but they
finally pulled away in the second half to post their second win in a
row. At one point late in the first half, Eureka claimed a six-point
lead, and the hosts were still within two points with 15 minutes left.
That's when the Scots broke free, flexing their muscles inside with
three straight baskets in the paint and two Laura Jahn free
throws to grab their first double-digit lead. Eureka would get no closer
than nine the rest of the way. Elise Waldorf, who made 7-of-9 field goals,
led the way with 18 points and Jahn had 11 points and 12 boards as
Monmouth owned the glass 54-30. Ashley Yeast, the nation's
second-leading rebounder, also contributed to that domination, hauling
in a game-high 13 caroms. The Scots committed 23 turnovers but made up
for some of those errors at the foul line, where they were a perfect
9-of-9.
Dec. 30, 2006 vs. Robert
Morris-Springfield,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 85, Robert Morris 63 (5-4)
After the first quarter of the game belonged to the visiting Eagles, the
Fighting Scots dominated the rest of the way. Five players scored during
a 15-2 run that gave Monmouth a 32-24 first-half lead, and the Scots led
38-32 at the break. Laura Jahn provided Monmouth with its first
double-digit lead early in the second half when she made back-to-back
steals near midcourt and converted them for lay-ups. The wheels fell off
for the Eagles a few moments later, as they committed five straight
turnovers during a 13-0 Monmouth run that pushed the lead to 62-40. Jahn
led a balanced attack with 21 points and Melissa Gorski and
Elise Waldorf scored 17 apiece. Ashley Yeast chipped in 10
points to go with 14 rebounds. Lindsey Emmons dished out five
assists in her first collegiate start and Jahn had a total of four
steals. Robert Morris received 24 points from Beth Whitt and 20 from
Katie Fleetwood.
Dec. 9, 2006 vs. DePauw College,
Monmouth, Ill.
DePauw 90, Monmouth 60 (4-4)
Even without the services of their leading scorer -- reigning SCAC
Player of the Year Liz Bondi -- the nation's fifth-ranked team was able
to comfortably handle the Fighting Scots. Tanesha Hughes' third
basket in a five-possession stretch cut DePauw's lead to 42-28 late in
the first half, but the Tigers headed into the locker room on a 7-0 run
and then scored the first five points of the second half to go up 54-28.
Monmouth would get no closer than 19 points the rest of the way. Hughes
had a season-high 16 points off the bench for the Scots, who were led by
Melissa Gorski's 19 points. DePauw point guard Suzy Doughty was
all over the court, making 10 steals and dishing out 10 assists to go
with nine points.
Dec. 8, 2006 vs. Augustana College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 72, Augustana 64 OT (4-3)
For the first time in the history of their on-again, off-again 32-year
rivalry, the Fighting Scots beat the Vikings in women's basketball.
Neither team gained more than a six-point advantage during the first 40
minutes, which ended tied at 61-61. Monmouth bucked that trend in a
major way
in overtime, scoring the first 10 points, with Laura Jahn and
Ashley Yeast putting in two baskets apiece. Yeast grabbed four of
her game-high 18 rebounds in the extra session, as Augustana was not
able to record a single offensive board. In the evenly-played game,
which featured 14 ties and 14 lead changes, both teams had two
opportunities to seize the win in regulation. Augustana missed a free
throw and a baseline jumper, while Monmouth committed a turnover and was
a second late in getting off a final shot. Melissa Gorski led the
Scots with a career-high 20 points, Yeast scored 17 and Jahn had 14
points to go with five steals and five assists. Former Orion standout
Becky Rehn paced Augustana with 12.
Dec. 6, 2006 at Grinnell College,
Grinnell, Iowa
Grinnell 77, Monmouth 74 OT (3-3, 0-3)
Games don't get much closer than the Scots and Pioneers overtime battle.
In the first 40 minutes, neither team led by more than six, and the
score was knotted 15 times, including 33-33 at halftime. Grinnell's
Hannah Wolf created the 15th tie when she sank two free throws with 30
seconds to play. Both teams then turned the ball over while trying to
set up a winning shot. In overtime, baskets by Melissa Gorski and
Laura Jahn gave the Scots a four-point lead, but Grinnell
finished the game on an 8-1 run. Wolf snapped the 16th and final tie
with a jumper with 1:31 remaining, and Monmouth managed just a free
throw in its final three trips, which also included a missed shot and a
turnover. Three players posted season highs to lead the Scots, led by
Jahn's 24 points. Elise Waldorf added 18 and Gorski scored 15.
Ashley Yeast grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds but was held to just
two points. Wolf led Grinnell with 24.
Dec. 3, 2006 at Carroll College,
Waukesha, Wis.
Carroll 65, Monmouth 61 (3-2, 0-2)
Twice the Fighting Scots rallied from 10 points down to close within a
single possession, and twice the host Pioneers held them off. In the
first half, Carroll led 20-8, but Monmouth responded with a 15-4 run to
come within one point on Elise Waldorf's lay-up with five minutes
left. After taking a 36-30 halftime lead, the Pioneers once again
threatened to break the game open, leading 44-32, but the Scots cut the
gap to 50-48 when Laura Jahn scored in the paint midway through
the half. The hosts regained some breathing room, but the Scots battled
to the final minute, when they cut the gap to four points on a
Mallory Mulvihill trey and to three points on Ashley Yeast's
lay-up with 10 seconds left. Two seconds later, though, a Carroll free
throw sealed the victory. Yeast played a superb game for the Scots,
scoring a career-high 26 points to go with 11 rebounds and five steals.
Melissa Gorski scored a season-high 11 and Mulvihill dished out
six assists.
Dec. 2, 2006 at Lawrence University,
Appleton, Wis.
Lawrence 89,
Monmouth 59 (3-1, 0-1)
It either wasn't the Fighting Scots' night, or it was Molly Bouressa's,
but either way, Monmouth is no longer unbeaten. Bouressa scored a
career-high 18 points for Lawrence, including 15 in the first half as
the Vikings stormed to 30-point first-half lead and cruised to the easy
win. Bouressa was 4-for-4 beyond the arc and racked up her game-high
scoring total in just 18 minutes of action. In all, the Vikings made 10
three-pointers. Monmouth received typical productivity from posts
Ashley Yeast (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Laura Jahn (13
points), but did not get enough help from the rest of the team, who combined
to make just 10 of 36 shots. Monmouth did not help itself at the foul
line, hitting just 15-of-27 free throws.
Nov. 26, 2006 vs. Rockford College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 50, Rockford 39 (3-0)
After not receiving much of a first-half challenge from the visiting
Regents, the Fighting Scots found themselves in a tight ballgame in the
finale of the Pizza Hut Classic. Fortunately, they were able to restore
order on the defensive end of the court and emerge with their third
straight win to start the year. Rockford struggled to score throughout
the first half, going nearly seven minutes between its first and
second baskets. Monmouth steadily pulled away and eventually took a
26-13 halftime lead. But the Regents came out hot in the second half,
making eight of their first nine shots to pull within three. When Tina Kleeman knocked down two free throws with 7:10 left, the Regents were
down just 43-39. That's when order was restored, as Monmouth held
Rockford scoreless the rest of the way. Laura Jahn led a balanced
attack with 14 points, Elise Waldorf scored 10 and Ashley
Yeast had nine to go with a game-high 15 rebounds. Mallory
Mulvihill dished out six assists. Angie Butler had 14 points and 10
rebounds for the Regents.
Nov. 25, 2006 vs. Blackburn College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 97, Blackburn 49 (2-0)
Coach Melissa Jones believes this could be a record-setting
season for her Fighting Scots, and two marks nearly fell during the
opening game of the Pizza Hut Classic. The Scots fell five points shy of
their single-game scoring record of 102 points, and they posted the
second-largest margin of victory in school history. Only in a 81-14 win
over Black Hawk East when the sport was in its infancy at Monmouth did
the Scots win by more than their 57-point bulge over the Battlin'
Beavers. Jones got 19 players into the contest and 14 of them scored,
led by 18-point efforts by Ashley Yeast and Laura Jahn.
Despite playing just 17 minutes, Yeast was able to log another
double-double, as she also grabbed 11 boards. Elise Waldorf
chipped in 10 points and Katie Sheets and Tanesha Hughes
added nine points apiece off the bench. After trailing by four early,
the Scots got on a roll and never looked back. They used a 27-2 run to
take control en route to a 52-25 halftime lead. In the next 10 minutes,
they allowed just one hoop for Blackburn, going on a 30-3 blitz.
Blackburn's Jessy Hewitt scored all of her team-high 13 points in a row
midway through the first half.
Nov. 17, 2006 vs. Cornell College,
Monmouth, Ill.
Monmouth 68, Cornell 65 (1-0)
In her first game as the Fighting Scots' point guard, senior Mallory
Mulvihill lifted her team to a stirring come-from-behind victory.
Visiting Cornell made things tough by taking a 12-point lead with 6:42
to play, but that's when Mulvihill got going. She made the first, middle
and last baskets during an 11-0 run, pulling the Scots within a single
point on a trey from the wing. Cornell scored on its next three trips,
but so did the Scots, with Laura Jahn making two jumpers and
Mulvihill adding two free throws. Mulvihill then made a key steal at
midcourt and, after being fouled on her layup attempt, swished two foul
tosses for a 64-63 Monmouth advantage, its first lead since the score
was 19-18. Cornell's Tiffany Cowan scored underneath to put the Rams
back in front, but Mulvihill was fouled for the third straight
possession and completed a 6-for-6 stretch at the line to put the Scots
up 66-65 with 50 seconds to play. After Cowan missed inside, Jahn made a
short baseline jumper for a three-point lead with 15 seconds to go. The
Rams had two final looks at a game-tying shot, but neither was close,
and Ashley Yeast grabbed her game-high 18th rebound as the buzzer
sounded. Mulvihill scored all 13 of her points in the final 6:42 and
added nine assists and six rebounds. Jahn had 18 points and nine
rebounds and Yeast completed her double-double with a dozen points.
Cornell was led by Cowan, who scored 15 points. |
