Marietta College Athletics

2012 Teams
Marietta College Pioneers
Daemen College Wildcats
Earlham College Quakers
Muskingum University Fighting Muskies
Date	Match-up	Time	Resources
Sat. 11/24	Muskingum-60, Daeman-57	6:00 p.m.	Box Score
Sat. 11/24	Marietta-69, Earlham-67	8:00 p.m.	Box Score
Sun. 11/25	Muskingum-64, Earlham-45	1:00 p.m.	Box Score
Sun. 11/25	Daeman-64, Marietta-51	3:00 p.m.	Box Score

MARIETTA, Ohio – Daemen College (N.Y.) scored the first 14 points of the second half en route to a 64-51 come from behind win over Marietta College in the 28th annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot. The Quakers (10-2 overall) outscored the Pioneers 37-15 after halftime.

Marietta (3-1) shot 53.8% (14-of-26) from the floor in the opening period to build a 36-27 lead at the break. The Pioneers went ice cold in the second 20 minutes hitting just 22.2% (6-of-27) field goal attempts.

While Marietta was cooling off, Daemen’s shooters were catching fire. The Quakers hit 15-of-27 (55.6%) from the floor in the second stanza.

Four of the five Quaker starters scored in double figures. Monica Kosior led Daemen with 14 points earning All-Tournament honors. Samantha Stanfield was named the Lisa Wagner Most Valuable Player after scoring 12 points and grabbing five rebounds and six steals.

Marietta’s three leading scorers all came off the bench. Sophomore Sierra Sigman had a team-high 13 points and was named to the All-Tournament team. Sophomore Lindsay Deemer scored 12 points, while junior Tori Dixon chipped in with eight.

Candice Alexander added seven points and pulled down a team-best eight rebounds.

For the game, Daemen hit 26-of-60 (43.3%) from the floor, 4-of-11 (36.4%) three-pointers and 8-of-11 (72.7%) at the line. Marietta was 20-of-53 (37.7%) from the floor, 4-of-13 (30.8%) from behind the arc and 7-of-12 (58.3%) at the free throw line.

The rebounding battle was even with each team notching 35 boards. The Pioneers turned the ball over 19 times, while Daemen committed 14 turnovers.

In the first game of the day, Muskingum University (3-1) defeated Earlham College (Ind.) (1-4) by the score of 64-45. The Muskies were lead by All-Tournament selection Hannah Nelson who poured in 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Tori Jarrett added eight points and five boards to join Nelson on the All-Tournament team. Gabbi Davis scored 10 points and Meghan Billick had nine rebounds in the win.

Natasha Norman paced Earlham with 10 points. Kasin Spay was named to the All-Tournament team after scoring nine points and pulling down a team-best six caroms.

Marietta opens Ohio Athletic Conference play on Wednesday (Nov. 28) when rival Muskingum University comes to Ban Johnson Arena for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off. Fans can catch the action live at pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.



MARIETTA, Ohio – Marietta College held off a feisty Earlham College team to win its first game of the 28th annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot by the score of 69-67 Saturday (Nov. 24) evening in women’s basketball. The Pioneers led by as many as 11 points in the second half, but the Quakers had a chance for the win as time expired.

Marietta (3-0 overall) never trailed in the game jumping out to a 15-2 lead with 11:42 left in the first half. Earlham (1-3) managed to get the lead back into single digits on several occasions in the period, but a three-pointer from freshman Tasha Helmstetter gave Marietta a 35-25 lead at the break.

Earlham opened the second half with a three of its own from Bria Sneed to make it a seven-point deficit. The margin would remain under 10 points until senior Krissy Rowe scored an old-fashioned three-point play to give the Pioneers a 63-52 lead with 5:58 left in the game.

The Quakers gradually chipped away at the lead with the help of several Marietta fouls. Earlham went 10-for-10 from the line over the final five minutes. Jazmynne Cunningham hit a pair of free throws with 36 seconds left to make it a two-point game, 69-67.

Earlham forced the Pioneers to take a three-pointer with the shot clock running out to get the ball back and have a chance for the win. With five seconds on the clock, Quaker head coach Melissa Johnson took a timeout to set up the final play.

The Quakers inbounded the ball but the Pioneers’ swarming defense caused Earlham confusion. The final buzzer sounded before the Quakers could get a shot off.

Sophomore Candice Alexander led the Pioneers with 19 points and seven rebounds. Fellow sophomores Sierra Sigman and Heather Booth scored 13 and 12 points respectively. Classmate Lindsay Deemer chipped in with seven boards.

Sneed was Earlham’s leading scorer with 19 points. Kasin Spay added 17 points, while Raven Bryant-Williams grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

For the game, Marietta shot 26-of 62 (41.9%) from the floor, 3-of-13 (23.1%) from three-point range and 14-of-19 (73.7%) from the line.

Earlham hit 19-of-58 (32.8%) field goal attempts, 6-of-15 (40.0%) from the three and 23-of-32 (71.9%) at the charity stripe.

The Quakers won the battle of the boards 49-37, but committed 23 turnovers to 19 for the Pioneers.

In the first game of the evening, Muskingum defeated Daemen by the score 60-57. Hannah Nelson scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed seven boards for the Fighting Muskies. Samantha Stanfield led Daemen with 12 points and eight rebounds.

The Turkey Shoot concludes Sunday (Nov. 25) with two more games. Muskingum plays Earlham at 1:00 p.m. and Marietta will face Daemen at 3:00 p.m. Fans can catch the action live at pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.

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