The Beavers trailed at halftime by a score of 22-28 to second place Simpson College. BVU missed every three point attempt in the opening half, but responded by winning the contest at the free throw line by connecting on 15 of 16 chances in the second half.
Four out of five Beaver starters hit double digit scoring, leading the way was Katie Maguire (so., Treynor, Iowa) with 22 points (a perfect 8-8 at the free throw line and 2-3 from the three point area). Kristina Kapler (Jr., Cresco, Iowa) finished with 15 points, Amy Meggers (Sr., Manilla, Iowa) had 14 and Kelli Taylor (Sr., Ponca, Nebraska) added 10 points.
The Simpson Storm was led in scoring by Meghan Kelso (Sr., Des Moines, Iowa). Amanda Pilcher (Sr., Fort Dodge, Iowa) finished with 15 points, but attacked the boards and finished with 16 rebounds.
Buena Vista will host the first round of the Iowa Conference on February 24th in Storm Lake. They are 21-2 overall and 14-1 in the conference.
Newspaper Box Score Simpson College vs Buena Vista University 02/14/04 4 p.m. at Siebens Fieldhouse, Storm Lake, Iowa At Siebens Fieldhouse, Storm Lake, Iowa BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY 70, SIMPSON COLLEGE 60 SIMPSON COLLEGE (16-7, 10-4 IIAC) KELSO, Meghan 5-11 4-4 16; PILCHER, Amanda 5-13 5-6 15; BOGAARDS, Ashley 4-10 3-6 11; KAY, Heather 2-5 2-3 6; DENOON, Kara 2-2 1-1 5; PROSTINE, Kristi 2-6 0-0 4; MEHLIN, Kim 1-2 0-0 3; VAN OOSBREE, Tessa 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 15-20 60. BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (21-2, 14-1 IIAC) MAGUIRE, Katie 6-12 8-8 22; KAPLER, Kristina 5-8 5-6 15; MEGGERS, Amy 5-18 4-5 14; TAYLOR, Kelli 5-11 0-0 10; STALEY, Kelli 2-6 0-0 4; GRIGGS, Jess 1-4 0-0 3; HOLTORF, Megan 1-2 0-0 2; DEWALD, Jennifer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-62 17-19 70. Simpson College............... 28 32 - 60 Buena Vista University........ 22 48 - 70 3-point goals-Simpson College 3-5 (KELSO, Meghan 2-3; MEHLIN, Kim 1-1; VAN OOSBREE, Tessa 0-1), Buena Vista University 3-14 (MAGUIRE, Katie 2-3; GRIGGS, Jess 1-2; MEGGERS, Amy 0-5; TAYLOR, Kelli 0-2; STALEY, Kelli 0-2). Fouled out--Simpson College-SCHULTZ, Jessica, Buena Vista University-KAPLER, Kristina. Rebounds-Simpson College 37 (PILCHER, Amanda 16), Buena Vista University 36 (MEGGERS, Amy 8). Assists-Simpson College 13 (JOHNSON, Dana 2; VAN OOSBREE, Tessa 2; WOODARD, Kenie 2; KELSO, Meghan 2; SCHULTZ, Jessica 2), Buena Vista University 10 (MAGUIRE, Katie 4). Total fouls-Simpson College 18, Buena Vista University 19. A-872 BVU wins IIAC women's conference title with victory over 2nd place Simpson. BV will be the #1 seed in the IIAC conference tourney which begins Feb. 24