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MARIETTA, Ohio – Junior
Candice Alexander (Fairborn/Fairborn) posted her second double-double o the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead Marietta College to a 79-56 win over Ohio Valley University Sunday (Dec. 1) in the championship game of the 29th annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot sponsored by BSN Sports.
Alexander was named the Lisa Wagner Most Valuable Player after leading the Pioneers in scoring in both games of the tournament. Alexander made 8-of-11 shots from the floor in the title game.
Ohio Valley (3-5 overall) won the tip and scored four seconds into the game for its only lead of the day. Marietta's
Tori Dixon (Londonderry/Vinton County) responded with a historic three-pointer on the ensuing possession. The first of Dixon's three treys in the game broke the Marietta all-time record of 162 three-pointers held by Amanda Carraher (2005-09).
The Pioneers (5-1 overall) gradually extended the lead pushing it to as many as 21 points in the first half, 35-14. OVU finished the first period with a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to 13 points, 37-24, at halftime.
A three-pointer from Meghan Miller at the 6:52 mark of the second half got Ohio Valley within nine points, 60-51. Marietta answered right back scoring the next 14 points to push the lead back to 23 points, 74-51, with 4:06 remaining.
Dixon finished with 15 points and four assists. Junior
Heather Booth (Newport/Frontier) chipped in with 13 points and five rebounds, while freshman
Morgan Liedtke (Lowell, Ohio/Fort Frye) had 10 points.
Senior
Paige Lamb (Marietta/Marietta) scored nine points to go along with her 15 points and 13 rebounds against Mount St. Joseph in the first round to earn all-tournament honors. Freshman
Mackenzie Kiser (Windham/Champion), who had 10 points and 10 rebounds last night, was also named to the all-tournament team after scoring nine points and eight rebounds against the Scots.
Senior Shelby Way represented Ohio Valley on the all-tournament team. Way scored 10 points and dished out four assists against the Pioneers. Saira House led the Scots with 12 points, while Imani Ward grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.
Marietta outrebounded Ohio Valley 54-49, while both teams committed 17 turnovers in the game.
Marietta shot 28-of-65 (43.1%) from the floor, 3-of-11 (27.3%) behind the arc and 20-of-29 (69.0%) at the free throw line. Ohio Valley hit 22-of-80 (27.5%) from the floor, 5-of-30 (16.7%) from three-point range and 7-of-8 (87.5%) at the line.
Kenyon College defeated the College of Mount St. Joseph by the score of 74-64 in the consolation game. Kenyon's Maureen Hirt had back-to-back 20-point performances to earn all-tournament honors. Heidi McManus represented Mount St. Joseph on the all-tournament team.
Marietta opens Ohio Athletic Conference play at home on Wednesday (Dec. 4) against Otterbein University. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. Fans can follow the Pioneers all season long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.
