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Wednesday, March 5, 2003 - Page 12 SPORTS Terror Women's b- ball falls just short of Conference Championship GREG LEDERER Sports Editor As the McDaniel College Women's bas- of their guards, as Piccolomini had 20 points, ketball team season was coming to a close, sophomore Kelly Cramp had 15, and junior the team found themselves in a win or die guard Toby Mcintire had nine assists in the situation to defend their Centennial Confer- win, breaking a record for assists in a sea- ence title. son with her I06th set up of the year. Using the heart of a champion, the squad With their season in dire straits, the team fought and clawed to their way back to the hosted conference rival Gettysburg College title game, only to fall just short in their with a bid to the conference tournament on quest, losing in the finals to bitter rival Johns the line. Hopkins University. The game was tightly fought through- Despite the setback, the team is still in out, as neither team could gain a sizable ad- contention for post season play. vantage in the contest. On March tst, the Green Terror looked In the last minute of the contest, to repeat as Champions when they visited McDaniel led by two points, when disaster Johns Hopkins. struck as Mcintire lost control of the ball Unfornuately forthe team, the Blue jays and the Bullets fell on the turnover as the played stif1ying defenses and received a 28 crowd held their breath. point effort from senior Kathy Darling to take Gettysburg's shot to tie the game was (he title 82-58. McDaniel kept it close in short, and the Green Terror-escaped with the Nationals Meet. the first half, thanks largely to the play of ball as Cramp knocked down her 101b and OIWIOSINCLAlR. senior guard jen Piccolomini who scored 22 11th points at the free throw line to seal the points in the contest as the the team went 64-60 vicotry. was an in- Green Terror wrestlers into the half only down by 42-33. Despite the mishap, Mcintire JHU was able to open the game wide tegral part of the win with her ten points, 011 the inside with eight place second in strong finish open in the second half, as the Green Terror four steals, and six assists. Junior Jacqueline had trouble shooting from the floor(21% in Pundt led the team the second half). rebounds. McDaniel finished with a 19-8 record and The team's late season surge almost but the at Centennial Conference led now await a possible post season bid. them to another Conference title, The team made it to the Conference fi- squad's season isn't over yet until they find nals via their Semi- final victory over out the decision of the post season commit- Championships meet Muhlenberg College. tee. The Mules played very well in the first half, but the Green Terror hung around, down ERIN ROMANSKI only 34-36 at the half, and then used swarm- Co-EdilOr-ill-Chie! ing defense to register a 77-64 victory. Ending a competitive season with a pow- Calhoun, fourth place by 174-pound Cal~b The team was spearheaded by the play erful edge, the McDaniel College wrestling Moore, and a second place win by Eric team proudly took second-place at the Cen- Bartczak in the 197 pound weight class. tennial Conference Championships on Feb- Although suffering a defeat by way of ruary 22. injury in the l41-pound match, Davey Blake The tournament was held at home for the made a fierce effort, finally yielding at 2:02 first time in six years, drawing much sup- in the first period. port for tbe Green Terror. The night ended with Mike Troutman of McDaniel held its Own to fierce cornpeti- Ursinus College as the recipient of the tor, Urslnus, who took first place with a total tournament's Outstanding Wrestler Award; score of 107 poiDts-jusI5.5 points more than one of the four champions to finish up from that of MCD's lOU. Ursinus in the Conference. The remaining competitors in the series Placing 8 of its 10 wrestlers in the finals, of dual matches included Johns Hopkins McDaniel sealed its position, finishing the University, Muhlenberg, Gettysburg, and season off with pride. , Washington & Lee. With focus now on Nationals, the team s Contributing to a Successful series of wins five champions move forward, completing was 149-pound Bryan Hamper, who earned the spirited' season full circle. a 7-6 win with only 4.6 seconds remaining in the third period. In addition, Dan Patterson won a place in re you interested in the National Championship with his win in the 133-pound weightciass. Levi McVey will riting and sports? also be returning to nationals after his 8-2 decision over Ursinus' I84-pound opponent. Roundi~g out McDaniel's five champj., 'he Phoenix is ons who WIll attend the NCAA National Di- vision 111Championships at Ohio Northern urrently looking for University on March 7, were Hili Bobbin and Drew Reinecker. riters to cover the Bobbitt challenged Ursinus in the 165- pound match, using a takedown to achieve a any spring sports on score of 10-8 in the first 10 seconds of over- time. amp us. No experience Drew took the Championship from JOhns eccessary. Hopkins in. the 285-pound heavyweight match, stealing an escape point from Karol Gryczynski in double-overtime. Other scores include a second place fin- imply call the Phoenix record for assists in a season with 106 dishes. ish in the l57-pound class by Sbawn text: 8600.