Lady Cats to Host Wheeling Jesuit in Monday’s First Round of the WVIAC Basketball Tournament
02/24/08...Head Coach Sasha Palmer and the #8-seeded Pitt Johnstown Lady Cat basketball team will host #9-seeded Wheeling Jesuit (WV) University in Monday’s First Round of the 2008 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Women’s basketball Tournament. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Sports Center.
A trip to Charleston, WV and a berth in the Quarterfinals of the WVIAC Tournament are on the line in Monday’s First Round game. The winner will advance to the Charleston Civic Center and take on top-seeded Shepherd (WV) University in Wednesday’s Quarterfinals at 3:00 p.m.
The Lady Cats (10-17, 9-11 WVIAC) earned the #8-seed by just one WVIAC Power Ranking Point over Wheeling Jesuit, despite a 70-52 loss at Shepherd on Saturday. Sheena Aden (Sandy Lake, Pa.), a WVIAC All-Freshman Team selection, led Pitt Johnstown with 13 points, while Jill Maurer (Johnstown, Pa.) added 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds in Saturday’s loss.
Overall, Lindsay Cale (Hummelstown, Pa.), a Second Team All-WVIAC, choice leads Pitt Johnstown in scoring at 12.8 points per game. Aden is second in scoring (9.9 ppg.), and Kristin Irwin (Bellefonte, Pa.) is the team’s third leading scorer at 9.5 points per game. Irwin and Maurer pace the team in rebounding at 5.4 rebounds per game apiece. Chrissy Forster (Lewisberry, Pa.) is second in rebounding at 5.0 rebounds per game.
In this week’s national statistics, the Lady Cats rank third in Free-Throw Percentage and 61st in Blocked Shots Per Game. Individually, Cale is seventh in and Aden is 69th in Free-Throw Percentage. Cale also ranks 82nd in Blocked Shot Per Game.
The Lady Cardinals (10-17, 9-11 WVIAC), under Head Coach Joe Key (20th year), are coming off of a 61-59 home loss to WVIAC #2-seeded West Liberty State (WV) College on Saturday. Megan Stuvek and Kristen King each scored 20 points to lead Wheeling Jesuit.
Overall, Lindsay Stuckey, named Second Team All-WVIAC, leads Wheeling Jesuit in scoring (16.6 ppg.) and rebounding (4.9 rpg.). Shayla Holenka is second in scoring at 10.1 points per game.
Nationally for the Lady Cardinals, Stuckey ranks 63rd in Points Per Game, while the team ranks 61st in Steals Per Game.
Pitt Johnstown traveled to Wheeling Jesuit on February 7 and suffered a 74-62 loss. Stuckey’s game-high 23 points led three Lady Cardinals who scored in double figures. Forster tallied 17 points and Cale and Aden each added 14 points for the Lady Cats in the loss.