All-Tournament Team
Casey Stanton, Pitt-Greensburg
Katie Jo Collins, Mount St. Joseph
Olivia Moore, Brescia
Tori Dixon, Marietta
Jessica Brogan, Marietta
Most Valuable Player
Aleisha Guiler, Marietta
Championship Game: Marietta-78, Brescia-53
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MARIETTA, Ohio – For the thirteenth time in the 27-year history of the Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot, the Marietta College women’s basketball team claimed the holiday championship. The Pioneers defeated Brescia University, 78-53, to secure the first place hardware.
Marietta, 4-1 on the season, is off to its best start since going 5-1 to open the 2003-04 season. Brescia dropped to 2-6 overall.
“I’m pleased with where we are as a team at this point,” said Pioneer head coach Jill Meiring. “We have received strong contributions from several people on the roster and we will need that depth as we head into conference play next week.”
After a slow start against Pitt-Greensburg in the first round, the Pioneers came out today firing on all cylinders. Marietta shot nearly 70% from the floor in the first half, including 5-of-7 from three-point range, and took a commanding 47-13 lead into the locker room at halftime.
“Our defense played very well today,” said Meiring. “We were able to wear them down and scored a lot of points in transition.”
All of the Pioneers’ starters played less than half the game as Meiring went 10-deep on the roster playing two distinct five-person lineups. She cleared the bench early in the second half giving valuable playing experience to everyone on the roster.
Junior Aleisha Guiler averaged nearly a point per minute as she led the Pioneers with 16 points and nine rebounds. Guiler hit 5-of-6 field goal attempts and was 6-of-7 from the charity stripe to earn tournament Most Valuable Player honors.
Sophomore Tori Dixon tallied 11 points and four assists, while freshman Jessica Brogan notched 10 points and four rebounds. Both were named to the all-tournament team.
Pioneer freshman Heather Booth scored 12 points and had three steals off the bench.
Brescia was led by sophomore all-tournament team selection Olivia Moore. Moore scored a game-high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting. Freshman Jessi Hodge added 14 points for the Bearcats.
The final two spots on the all-tournament team went to seniors Casey Stanton from Pitt-Greensburg and Katie Jo Collins from Mount St. Joseph.
Stanton poured in 27 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lead Pitt-Greensburg over Mount St. Joseph, 74-68, in the consolation game. Collins scored 14 points and pulled down eight boards in the game.
The Pioneers begin Ohio Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, November 30th, when they travel to Muskingum for a 7:30 p.m. battle.
Consolation Game: Pitt-Greensburg-74, Mount St. Joseph-68
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MARIETTA, Ohio – Forward Casey Stanton was nearly unstoppable as the senior scored 27 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lead Pitt-Greensburg to a 74-68 win over Mount St. Joseph in the consolation game of the 27th annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot. Stanton hit 11-of-20 from the floor and had four assists and four blocked shots.
Pitt-Greensburg improves to 1-4 overall and Mount St. Joseph falls to 0-5.
Freshman Brittany Butterworth scored on a layup with 3:10 left in the first half to give the Bobcats the lead, 28-26. Pitt-Greensburg wouldn’t relinquish the lead the rest of the game.
After taking a five-point lead into halftime, 35-30, the Bobcats gradually pulled away in the second period. Stanton hit a jumper with 7:23 remaining to give Pitt-Greensburg its biggest lead at 18 points, 68-50.
Mount St. Joseph didn’t go quietly. The Lions went on an 18-4 run to cut the lead to four, 72-68, on a three-pointer by junior Alex Donald with 48 seconds left. But the Lions missed their final three shot attempts and couldn’t get any closer.
In addition to all-tournament selection Stanton, freshmen Lexi Elliott and Hannah Falcsik each scored 10 points for Pitt-Greesburg. Falcsik grabbed 10 boards and blocked four shots.
Senior Katie Jo Collins earned all-tournament recognition for Mount St. Joseph after scoring a team-high 14 points and pulling down eight rebounds. Sophomore Elizabeth Paff added 14 points and senior Courtney Cole chipped in with 10.
Game 1: Marietta-83, Mount St. Joseph-72
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MARIETTA, Ohio – All five starters scored in double figures as the Marietta College women’s basketball team opened the 27th annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot with an 83-72 win over Mount St. Joseph. The Pioneers improve to 3-1 on the season and Mount St. Joseph drops to 0-4.
Despite a cold shooting performance in the first half, Marietta took a 33-29 lead into halftime. The Pioneers shot just over 30% in the period, but only turned the ball over seven times and connected on 10-of-12 free throws.
Marietta heated up after the intermission and controlled the game in the second half. The Pioneers shot over 56% in the period.
Mount St. Joseph opened the second half with a 4-0 run to tie the game at 33-33. Marietta quickly responded with a 7-0 run to regain the lead, 40-33, at the 16:46 mark.
The Lions kept the game within reach and managed to tie the game, 56-56, on a pair of free throws by Courtney Cole with 9:20 remaining.
Again, the Pioneers rose to the challenge and outscored the Lions 13-1 over the next five minutes to take command of the game, 69-57. Mount St. Joseph would get no closer than six points the rest of the way.
Sierra Sigman led Marietta with 17 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor. Kristeva Rowe and Jessica Brogan each added 12 points.
Candice Alexander recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Aleisha Guiler chipped in with 10 points despite playing just 16 minutes due to early foul trouble.
Melanie Monahan paced the Lions with 18 points. Erin Eagan scored 17 points while Katie Jo Collins chipped in with 13.
Marietta will play Brescia University in the championship game tomorrow at 3 p.m. Mount St. Joseph plays Pitt-Greensburg in the consolation game at 1 p.m. Brescia defeated Pitt-Greensburg 69-67 in the other first round game this evening.
Game 2: Brescia-69, Pitt-Greensburg-67
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MARIETTA, Ohio – Evelyn Turner hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Brescia University a 69-67 victory over the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in the first round of the 27th annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot. The win moves Brescia to 2-5 on the season, while Pitt-Greensburg falls to 0-4.
The game featured 12 lead changes and five ties as neither team led by more than eight points. Brescia’s Olivia Moore hit a jumper with 4:32 left in the game that tied the score, 59-59.
Following that tie, the teams traded baskets and the lead the rest of the way. Pitt-Greensburg, leading 67-66, missed two free throws with 18 seconds remaining giving the Bearcats the opportunity to win the game on the final possession.
Neither team shot well from the floor or the free throw line. Brescia hit 36.4% from the floor and 58.1% from the charity stripe. Pitt-Greensburg connected on 42.9% of its field goals and just 47.1% of its free throws.
Moore led all scorers with 21 points. Jessi Hodge scored 14 points for the Bearcats and Jasmine Grubbs added 12. Sarah King pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.
Hannah Falcsik and Casey Stanton each posted double-doubles for Pitt-Greensburg. Falcsik scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds, while Stanton had 11 points and 14 boards. Courtney DiBridge led the Lady Bobcats with 15 points and Brittany Butterworth added 10 points.
Brescia advances to the championship game and will face Marietta tomorrow at 3 p.m. Pitt-Greensburg squares off against Mount St. Joseph in the consolation game at 1 p.m.
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