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Women's Basketball

Barbush Seals Victory Over Bears

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Box Score

LANCASTER, Pa. - Alexa Barbush's eighth and final steal and ensuing free throws clinched a 65-60 win for Franklin & Marshall over Ursinus Thursday evening. Barbush drained both shots with 25 seconds remaining. The Diplomats improved to 5-0 (2-0 CC), the best start for F&M since the 1993-94 team opened at 9-0.

Megan Pauley's jumper with 42 seconds remaining put the Diplomats up three points before Barbush sealed the victory with a steal and two made free throws. Barbush scored nine of her career high 17 in second half, scoring 13 points from the line.

In addition to Barbush F&M had two other players scoring in double figures. Beth Holt scored 18 on 5-for-11 shooting from the floor and 3-for-5 from behind the line. Megan Pauley score 15 points on a 6-for-11 night.

F&M led the entire second half, but Ursinus (3-2, 1-2 CC) closed a 15-point deficit early in the period. The Bears went on a 23-11 run spanning the first 11 minutes of the half making the score 48-45 in favor of F&M. A free throw by Kristy George put the Bears within one with 1:10 showing on the clock.

The first half started off with four lead changes and five ties before F&M pulled away on 15-1 run, putting the Diplomats up 33-18 with 2:03 left.  Laura Krieger hit two foul shots for Ursinus making the score 33-20 at the half.

Carolyn Konstanzer scored a game-high 21 points for Ursinus. Konstnzer was 10-for-16 from the field and 1-for-3 at the line. Lindsay Teuber added 10 for the Bears.

The Diplomats shot 77 percent from the line (23-for-30) while the Bears managed just 57 percent (12-for-23).

Both teams pulled down 34 rebounds with Alison Menna and Barbush collecting seven each.

Franklin & Marshall returns to court on December 5th when the Diplomats travel to McDaniel with a double-header against the Green Terror. The women tip-off at 1:00 pm followed by the men at 3:00 pm.

 

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 65, URSINUS 60

URSINUS (3-2, 1-2 CC)
Carolyn Konstanzer 10-16 1-3 21; Lindsay Teuber 3-9 4-5 10; Alli Rosati 3-9 1-2 9; Jaclyn Hilf 2-5 2-3 7; Laura Krieger 1-4 2-4 4; Julie Bown 2-6 0-0 4; Kristy George 1-3 2-4 4; Amber Yacenda 0-2 1-2 1; Jen Sroba 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 13-23 60.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (5-0, 2-0 CC)
Beth Holt 5-11 5-7 18; Alexa Barbush 2-7 13-14 17; Megan Pauley 6-11 2-2 15; Amy Chabitnoy 2-6 2-2 6; Colleen Bott 2-3 1-4 5; Alison Menna 2-5 0-1 4; Tracy Hahn 0-1 0-0 0; Emily Johnson 0-1 0-0 0; Elizabeth Snyder 0-0 0-0 0; Michelle Montagna 0-0 0-0 0; Allison Bauer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-47 23-30 65.

Ursinus.......................  20   40  -   60
Franklin & Marshall...........   33   32  -   65

3-point goals--Ursinus 3-11 (Alli Rosati 2-4; Jaclyn Hilf 1-3; Laura Krieger 0-1; Julie Bown 0-2; Amber Yacenda 0-1), Franklin & Marshall 4-9 (Beth Holt 3-5; Megan Pauley 1-3; Alexa Barbush 0-1).

Fouled out--Ursinus-None, Franklin & Marshall-Amy Chabitnoy.

Rebounds--Ursinus 34 (Lindsay Teuber 8), Franklin & Marshall 34 (Alexa Barbush 7; Alison Menna 7).

Assists-Ursinus 12 (Carolyn Konstanzer 3), Franklin & Marshall 13 (Beth Holt 6).

Total fouls--Ursinus 23, Franklin & Marshall 19.

Technical fouls--Ursinus-TEAM, Franklin & Marshall-None.

A-657

 

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Players Mentioned

Alexa Barbush

#12 Alexa Barbush

G
5' 7"
First-Year
Colleen Bott

#23 Colleen Bott

G/F
5' 9"
First-Year
Amy Chabitnoy

#22 Amy Chabitnoy

F
5' 10"
Junior
Tracy Hahn

#34 Tracy Hahn

C
5' 11"
First-Year
Beth Holt

#20 Beth Holt

G
5' 6"
Junior
Emily  Johnson

#33 Emily Johnson

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Alison Menna

#44 Alison Menna

C
6' 1"
Junior
Michelle Montagna

#11 Michelle Montagna

G
5' 1"
First-Year
Megan Pauley

#32 Megan Pauley

G/F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Snyder

#21 Elizabeth Snyder

G
5' 8"
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Alexa Barbush

#12 Alexa Barbush

5' 7"
First-Year
G
Colleen Bott

#23 Colleen Bott

5' 9"
First-Year
G/F
Amy Chabitnoy

#22 Amy Chabitnoy

5' 10"
Junior
F
Tracy Hahn

#34 Tracy Hahn

5' 11"
First-Year
C
Beth Holt

#20 Beth Holt

5' 6"
Junior
G
Emily  Johnson

#33 Emily Johnson

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Alison Menna

#44 Alison Menna

6' 1"
Junior
C
Michelle Montagna

#11 Michelle Montagna

5' 1"
First-Year
G
Megan Pauley

#32 Megan Pauley

5' 10"
Sophomore
G/F
Elizabeth Snyder

#21 Elizabeth Snyder

5' 8"
First-Year
G