Marietta College Athletics

All-Tournament Team
Kristen Belyea, Rose-Hulman
Brooke Borich, Marietta
Mercedes Jones, Hiram
Jessica McCoy, Case Western
Josie Schmidt, Rose-Hulman

Lisa Wagner Most Valuable Player
Ashley Frasure, Marietta

 

MARIETTA, Ohio — Sophomore Brooke Borich scored 16 of her team-high 19 points in the second half to lead Marietta College to a 75-62 win over Hiram College Saturday (Nov. 28) in the opening round of the 31st annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot sponsored by BSN Sports. The Pioneers will face Rose-Hulman, 68-60 winners over Case Western, in the championship game at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Hiram (4-2 overall) held a couple of early two-point leads but a three-pointer from Borich at the 6:38 mark of the first quarter put Marietta in front, 7-6. The Pioneers would not relinquish the lead again.

Marietta (5-0 overall) outscored the Terriers in each of the first three quarters. The Pioneers led 14-10 at the end of the first and took a 31-23 advantage into halftime.

MC quickly pushed the margin into double digits in the second half. The Pioneers scored the first six points in the third quarter and then gradually pulled away. The lead ballonned to as many as 22 points, 55-33, on a pair of free throws from freshman Corrie Burkhardt with 1:43 left in the third.

Hiram refused to go away quietly slowly whittling away at the Pioneer lead in the fourth quarter. Erica Johnson converted two throws at the charity stripe to pull the Terriers within seven, 69-62, with 1:38 left on the clock. But Marietta held Hiram scoreless the rest of the way to secure the victory.

Borich finished with four three-pointers and was 5-of-6 at the free throw line. Junior Morgan Liedtke had 14 points and a team-best three assists, while Burkhardt notched 13 points and seven rebounds. Burkhardt also had five steals.

Hiram’s Mercedes Jones led all scorers with 21 points and also pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds. Kayla Yost and Allison Vannoy each chipped in with 11 points.

Marietta shot 43.1% (25-of-58) from the floor, 54.5% (6-of-11) from three-point range and 76.0% (19-of-25) at the line. Hiram was 20-of-51 (39.2%) from the floor, 6-of-16 (37.5%) behind the arc and 16-of-20 (80.0%) at the line.

The Terriers outrebounded Marietta 37-31. Marietta forced 24 Hiram turnovers and committed 14 of its own.

The consolation game is set for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday and will feature Hiram and Case Western. The championship game between Marietta and Rose-Hulman will follow at 3:00 p.m.

MARIETTA, Ohio — Marietta College is set to host the 31st annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 28-29) in Ban Johnson Arena. The annual women’s basketball tournament is sponsored by BSN Sports.

The Pioneers are looking for their third Turkey Shoot title in the last five years and 15th overall. Marietta welcomes a strong field in 2015 including Hiram College, Case Western Reserve University and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.).

Marietta and Hiram open the tournament on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Case Western and Rose-Hulman face off at 8:00 p.m. Sunday’s schedule features the Consolation Game at 1:00 p.m. followed by the Championship Game at 3:00 p.m.

Stacia Shrider, in her fourth season at the helm, has the Pioneers off to their best start in over 25 years after winning the first four games of the season. MC opened the season with three straight wins on the road before defeating Wooster, 83-74, earlier in the week in the home opener.

The Pioneers sport the tournament’s the most potent and balanced offense. Marietta is averaging 70.0 points per game and has four players averaging in double figures, more than the other three teams.

Sophomore guard Brooke Borich leads the Pioneers with 11.8 points per game. Borich is also the team’s leading shooter hitting 57.6% from the floor. Freshman forward Corrie Burkhardt is averaging a double-double with 10.8 points ad 11.0 rebounds per night.

Sophomores Ashley Frasure and Amisha Herd are also in double figures through four games. Frasure averages 10.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and has a team-high 13 blocked shots. Herd, the team leader with 22 assists and 15 steals, is averaging 10.3 points.

Under the direction of second-year head coach Emily Hays, the Terriers of Hiram College enter the weekend with a 4-1 overall record. Hiram’s lone loss was a two-point overtime setback against Fredonia State.

The Terriers are led by 6-foot sophomore center Mercedes Jones. Jones has scored an even 100 points in the first five games for an average of 20.0 per night. She also leads in rebounding with 9.8 per game. In addition to Jones, junior guard Kayla Yost averages 11.8 points and 6.6 boards per game.

The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is led by head coach Jon Prevo, in his tenth season with the Engineers. RHIT enters the weekend with a 2-0 overall record after sweeping a pair of games at the Albion College Tip-Off Tournament last weekend.

Rose-Hulman has just one player averaging in double figures as the team is averaging just 55.0 points in its first two games. However, the Engineer defense has allowed only 49.5 points per game and RHIT has held its opponents to 31.4% shooting from the floor.

6-foot-3 junior forward Josie Schmidt leads the Engineers with 10.5 points per game. Fellow junior Abbie Marshall chips in with 9.5 points and a team-best 9.0 rebounds per outing.

Case Western Reserve University comes into the tournament with a 1-3 overall record as ninth-year head coach Jennifer Reimer looks to get the Spartans moving in the right direction. After three losses to start the season, Case Western defeated Elmira, 81-65, in its last game.

The Spartans are led by 5-foot-11 sophomore forward Kara Hageman’s 17.8 points per game. Hageman also averages 8.3 rebounds and has dished out a team-high 12 assists. Junior guard Jessica McCoy averages 15.0 points, while freshman Hillary Hellmann is averaging 13.3 points and a team-best 8.5 boards.