Tonight BV shot nearly 50% from the field in the opening half and held the visiting Loras Duhawks to just over 30% form the field. The Duhawks shot a cold 15% from the three point area and would not improve much by the end of the game and connected on 5 of 24 attempts. The Beavers sank 7 of 15 attempts from beyond the arc in the first half to stretch their lead to 42-20 at the break.
The second half the Duahawks fought back and would cut the lead to six late in the second half. The Beavers held on and won by a score of 69-58. Kristina Kapler led the Beavers with 23 points. Katie Maguire played a well balanced game as she sank 4 of 6 from the three point area to finish with 16 points, eight rebounds, seven assist, two steals and had just two turnovers. Amy Meggers finished with 13 and dished out six assists in the win.
Buena Vista ranks #1 in the latest NCAA Division III National Poll i the West Region. Meggers ranks 11th in the nation in scoring this season with a 20.7 ppg average. She ranks 17th in rebounding with 11 rpg. Maguire ranks 17th in assists a game with an average of 5.6 a contest. BVU ranks 2nd in the nation in scoring offense and 12th in scoring margin.
Newspaper Box Score Loras College vs Buena Vista University 02/27/04 6 p.m. at Siebens Fieldhouse, Storm Lake, Iowa At Siebens Fieldhouse, Storm Lake, Iowa BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY 69, LORAS COLLEGE 58 LORAS COLLEGE (15-12, 7-9 IIAC) BENNETT, Blair 4-11 5-6 16; DAVIS, Alicia 6-10 0-0 12; SCHNEDEN, Brianne 4-9 0-0 9; BEGLEY, Stephanie 2-5 2-2 6; JONES, Amber 2-3 0-0 4; SAEGER, Anita 2-6 0-0 4; BOXLEITER, Erin 1-10 0-0 3; KEARNEY, Michele 1-2 0-0 2; POLLMANN, Marissa 1-1 0-0 2; SEARS, Jackie 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 7-8 58. BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (25-2, 15-1 IIAC) KAPLER, Kristina 10-17 3-4 23; MAGUIRE, Katie 5-11 2-2 16; MEGGERS, Amy 5-16 1-4 13; GRIGGS, Jess 2-6 1-1 6; STALEY, Kelli 2-5 0-0 4; TAYLOR, Kelli 1-6 0-0 3; HOLTORF, Megan 1-1 1-2 3; HARTWIG, Tracy 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 26-63 9-15 69. Loras College................. 20 38 - 58 Buena Vista University........ 42 27 - 69 3-point goals-Loras College 5-24 (BENNETT, Blair 3-7; BOXLEITER, Erin 1-9; SCHNEDEN, Brianne 1-5; SAEGER, Anita 0-1; BEGLEY, Stephanie 0-2), Buena Vista University 8-21 (MAGUIRE, Katie 4-6; MEGGERS, Amy 2-3; GRIGGS, Jess 1-3; TAYLOR, Kelli 1-6; HARTWIG, Tracy 0-1; STALEY, Kelli 0-2). Fouled out--Loras College-None, Buena Vista University-None. Rebounds-Loras College 41 (DAVIS, Alicia 12), Buena Vista University 37 (MAGUIRE, Katie 8). Assists-Loras College 13 (SAEGER, Anita 4), Buena Vista University 19 (MAGUIRE, Katie 7). Total fouls-Loras College 16, Buena Vista University 9. A-932 Semi-finals of IIAC Conference Tourney, Buena Vista advances into the conference finals on Sat. Feb. 28