The LadyJackets (7-17, 4-17) and Lady ‘Roos (14-10, 11-10) played a nip and tuck affair that had five ties and 12 lead changes. Austin College took the lead for good with a jumper from Andrea Bauer with 10:02 left in the second half. LeTourneau would cut the lead to two points with 4:23 left on junior Katrina Visina’s third three-pointer of the game. The Lady ‘Roos took control of the game by scoring the next six points of the game and held on for the victory.
The LadyJackets handled the ball well throughout the game and committed only 12 turnovers and had 17 assists; led by senior Marissa Coop’s team high eight assists. LETU also shot the ball extremely well from three-point range as they made 11-of-24 attempts in the game. Visina, freshman Jaci Cotaya and junior Heidi Sanders each made three trifectas for the LadyJackets.
Bauer and her sister Raney led AC with a combined 43 points as Andrea Bauer finished with a game high 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Raney Bauer added 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Brittany Smith dished off eight assists for the visitors who shot 42.6 percent from the floor. The ‘Roos did not allow the Jackets a last second comeback by making 21-of-26 free throws in the contest.
LeTourneau’s super sophomore forward Denee McKay continued to lead the Jackets in scoring with 17 points and eight rebounds, including a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range. The Jackets made 22-of-61 from the field, but were out scored by 15 points at the foul line as they made 6-of-10 free throws.
The Jackets play their final game of the season on Saturday against ASC-East rival University of the Ozarks at 1 o’clock. Senior Marissa Coop will be honored between the women’s game and men’s game. The game can be heard online at www.tsrnsports.com.
Newspaper Box Score Austin College vs LeTourneau University 02/16/06 5:30 at Longview, TX - Solheim Arena At Longview, TX - Solheim Arena AUSTIN COLLEGE 70, LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY 61 AUSTIN COLLEGE (14-10, 11-10) Andrea Bauer 10-20 8-10 29; Raney Bauer 5-9 2-4 14; Kristen Davis 4-6 0-1 8; Brittany Smith 2-7 3-3 7; Annie Laski 1-5 4-4 6; Michelle Kenney 0-0 2-2 2; Ceran Unal 0-2 2-2 2; Nicole Sciortino 1-1 0-0 2; Lauren Whittle 0-0 0-0 0; Libby Kellum 0-3 0-0 0; Catherine Moran 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-54 21-26 70. LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (7-17, 4-17) Denee McKay 6-13 3-6 17; Katrina Visina 5-14 0-0 13; Heidi Sanders 5-10 0-0 13; Jaci Cotaya 3-5 0-0 9; Brittany Adams 3-9 1-2 7; Judith Guerrero 0-0 2-2 2; Kim Mahone 0-1 0-0 0; Marissa Coop 0-9 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 6-10 61. Austin College................ 38 32 - 70 LeTourneau University......... 32 29 - 61 3-point goals-Austin College 3-12 (Raney Bauer 2-5; Andrea Bauer 1-3; Brittany Smith 0-2; Libby Kellum 0-2), LeTourneau University 11-24 (Katrina Visina 3-9; Jaci Cotaya 3-4; Heidi Sanders 3-7; Denee McKay 2-2; Marissa Coop 0-1; Brittany Adams 0-1). Fouled out--Austin College-None, LeTourneau University-Katrina Visina. Rebounds-Austin College 42 (Kristen Davis 9), LeTourneau University 30 (Denee McKay 8). Assists-Austin College 14 (Brittany Smith 8), LeTourneau University 17 (Marissa Coop 8). Total fouls-Austin College 15, LeTourneau University 20. A-250 Marissa Coop (LETU) has 523 career assists.