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Deborah Hoekstra was named to the all-tourney team at the FIU Sun & Fun Classic
Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications
Falcons Fall, 68-55, in Final Pre-MAC Contest
December 30, 2014 | Women's Basketball
Host FIU wins on second day of Sun & Fun Classic; Hoekstra earns all-tourney honors
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team fell, 68-55, to host FIU Tuesday night (Dec. 30), at the Sun & Fun Classic at FIU Arena. With the loss, BGSU ends non-conference play with a record of 7-4.
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POSTGAME AUDIO: Coach Roos
Senior Deborah Hoekstra was named to the all-tournament team for the Falcons. Hoekstra, who led BGSU in scoring in Monday's game vs. Hampton, had seven points and a career-high nine rebounds vs. FIU.
Freshman Haley Puk paced BGSU in scoring vs. the Panthers, with 12 points, the highest total of her brief Falcon career. Classmate Rachel Myers had nine points, while another freshman, Sarah Baer, set career-best totals in both scoring and rebounding. Baer had seven points and six boards vs. FIU.
Junior Miriam Justinger, sophomore Rachel Konieczki and redshirt freshman Kennedy Kirkpatrick all had six points in the game. Kirkpatrick added a career-high four assists to lead the Falcons in that category.
Sophomore Abby Siefker scored two points and also had six rebounds, two assists and a BG-leading two blocked shots on Tuesday night.
For the home team, Kiandre'a Pound had game-high totals of 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead four double-digit scorers. Destini Feagin scored 15 points, while Taylor Shade had 14 points and six assists. Marita Davydova had 12 points along with six rebounds and five blocks.
BGSU has lost back-to-back games for the first time in over two years. The last time the Falcons suffered consecutive losses was in November of 2012, against Purdue and Villanova.
The teams traded the lead on several occasions in the opening minutes. The Falcons, who made just three field goals during the entire first half of the Hampton game, hit three shots in the first 2:27 of Tuesday's contest.
Puk hit a jumper in the paint just 15 seconds into the game, and after Pound knocked down a pair of layups for the hosts, a Konieczki three-pointer from the left wing gave the Brown and Orange a 5-4 lead.
FIU, however, scored for the third-straight possession to begin the game, with Davydova converting a jumper. But, after a steal by Hoekstra on FIU's fourth possession, Puk went coast to coast, using a behind-the-back move to shake her defender en route to a layup and a 7-6 lead.
The hosts, however, got a Feagin three-pointer and another layup from Pound to take an 11-7 lead, and FIU never trailed again.
Siefker hit a pair of free throws out of the initial media timeout to cut BG's deficit to two points, but Davydova hit a layup, Shade scored inside in transition, and the Falcons trailed by six as head coach Jennifer Roos used a timeout at the 14:27 mark.
Kirkpatrick scored on a left-side drive, but Pound stepped out and hit a straightaway trey for an 18-11 lead. Feagin, who assisted on that triple, hit a shot of her own from beyond the arc, and FIU's lead was 10 points.
That lead reached 12 points before Justinger's jumper with nine minutes left in the half made it a 25-15 game. FIU scored four of the next five points, with Davydova's free throws giving her team a 29-16 lead with exactly seven minutes left in the half.
Neither team scored for over two minutes, but Hoekstra got an offensive rebound and kicked the ball to Kirkpatrick. Hoekstra raced to the left corner, received a return pass and drained a three-point try. Less than a minute later, Kirkpatrick was fouled and hit two free throws. Then, after an FIU miss at the other end, Myers was fouled and hit a pair of shots from the stripe with 3:47 to go. BG's run was 7-0, and the Falcons' deficit was six points, 29-23.
Tynia McKinzie's three-point play, however, stopped that run with 2:04 left in the half. Hoekstra hit two free throws, but McKinzie threw a shot toward the rim and got it to drop. A Myers layup in the final minute of the period, after Hoekstra threaded the needle with a bounce pass between two FIU defenders, made it a 34-27 game at the half.
The Falcons shot just 21.2 percent from the floor in the opening period, but went 11-of-12 from the free-throw line in the first 20 minutes of play. After beginning the game by going 12-of-20 from the floor, FIU made just two of the final 12 field-goal attempts before the intermission.
A 5-0 run by the Falcons to begin the second half cut the Panthers' lead to just two points. First, Puk took a Hoekstra pass and hit a three-point try from near the top of the arc. Then, after nearly two minutes of scoreless play, Hoekstra got a defensive rebound, then hit an up-and-under driving layup at the other end, and BG trailed by a 34-32 count.
The hosts responded, however, scoring the next nine points. Shade began that run with a three, then threw the ball inside to Davydova for a layup. Shad then stole the ball near midcourt and threw it ahead to Pound for a layup, and a Davydova jumper gave her team a 43-32 advantage with 15 minutes to go.
But, the Falcons made a run of their own. Justinger kicked the ball to Myers for a corner three, and Puk rebounded her own miss, was fouled, and hit a pair of shots from the stripe. When Siefker blocked a shot, grabbed the ball out of the air and fired a long outlet pass a la Kevin Love, Justinger hit an easy layup at the 10:10 mark. BG's run was 7-0, and the team's deficit was four points, 43-39.
BG forced a miss, and Siefker again rebounded the ball. At the other end, the Falcons threw it inside to Siefker, who hit a shot as the whistle blew. Instead of an 'and-one' layup at the 9:34 mark, however, Siefker was called for traveling, and Shade's jumper on the next possession began a quick 8-0 run for the hosts. That run included three-pointers by Feagin and Shade.
Justinger hit a short-corner jumper, but Pound's layup began a 6-0 run for the home team. That run was capped by a Feagin layup that gave the Panthers a 57-41 lead with 5:05 to go.
Out of a timeout, Puk knocked down a three-pointer, and the freshman then came up with a steal. Kirkpatrick drove the baseline on the left side, and fired the ball to Konieczki in the right corner for another triple, and BG trailed by 10 points with 3:26 remaining. But, the Falcons would draw no closer.
Shade's baseline floater was followed by another layup from Pound, and the FIU lead was 14 points with 2:34 left.
Baer scored six-straight points for the Brown and Orange, but FIU hit seven free throws over the final two minutes of play to hold BG at bay. FIU shot 36.7% from the floor in the second half, and the Panthers went 9-for-14 from the line after halftime.
The Falcons shot 33.3% from the field in the second half and 27.0% for the game. BGSU was 15-of-18 from the free-throw line on Tuesday, and both teams hit six three-pointers in over 20 attempts. Feagin made a game-high three triples as her team went 6-for-21 from the arc, while BG was 6-of-22 from long distance, with Puk and Konieczki each hitting a pair of treys.
The Falcons now return to Ohio, opening Mid-American Conference action on Saturday (Jan. 3) by hosting Ball State University. Tipoff for that game, the first half of a BGSU hoops doubleheader, is set for 4:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center.
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FINAL STATISTICS: HTML | PDF
POSTGAME AUDIO: Coach Roos
Senior Deborah Hoekstra was named to the all-tournament team for the Falcons. Hoekstra, who led BGSU in scoring in Monday's game vs. Hampton, had seven points and a career-high nine rebounds vs. FIU.
Freshman Haley Puk paced BGSU in scoring vs. the Panthers, with 12 points, the highest total of her brief Falcon career. Classmate Rachel Myers had nine points, while another freshman, Sarah Baer, set career-best totals in both scoring and rebounding. Baer had seven points and six boards vs. FIU.
Junior Miriam Justinger, sophomore Rachel Konieczki and redshirt freshman Kennedy Kirkpatrick all had six points in the game. Kirkpatrick added a career-high four assists to lead the Falcons in that category.
Sophomore Abby Siefker scored two points and also had six rebounds, two assists and a BG-leading two blocked shots on Tuesday night.
For the home team, Kiandre'a Pound had game-high totals of 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead four double-digit scorers. Destini Feagin scored 15 points, while Taylor Shade had 14 points and six assists. Marita Davydova had 12 points along with six rebounds and five blocks.
BGSU has lost back-to-back games for the first time in over two years. The last time the Falcons suffered consecutive losses was in November of 2012, against Purdue and Villanova.
The teams traded the lead on several occasions in the opening minutes. The Falcons, who made just three field goals during the entire first half of the Hampton game, hit three shots in the first 2:27 of Tuesday's contest.
Puk hit a jumper in the paint just 15 seconds into the game, and after Pound knocked down a pair of layups for the hosts, a Konieczki three-pointer from the left wing gave the Brown and Orange a 5-4 lead.
FIU, however, scored for the third-straight possession to begin the game, with Davydova converting a jumper. But, after a steal by Hoekstra on FIU's fourth possession, Puk went coast to coast, using a behind-the-back move to shake her defender en route to a layup and a 7-6 lead.
The hosts, however, got a Feagin three-pointer and another layup from Pound to take an 11-7 lead, and FIU never trailed again.
Siefker hit a pair of free throws out of the initial media timeout to cut BG's deficit to two points, but Davydova hit a layup, Shade scored inside in transition, and the Falcons trailed by six as head coach Jennifer Roos used a timeout at the 14:27 mark.
Kirkpatrick scored on a left-side drive, but Pound stepped out and hit a straightaway trey for an 18-11 lead. Feagin, who assisted on that triple, hit a shot of her own from beyond the arc, and FIU's lead was 10 points.
That lead reached 12 points before Justinger's jumper with nine minutes left in the half made it a 25-15 game. FIU scored four of the next five points, with Davydova's free throws giving her team a 29-16 lead with exactly seven minutes left in the half.
Neither team scored for over two minutes, but Hoekstra got an offensive rebound and kicked the ball to Kirkpatrick. Hoekstra raced to the left corner, received a return pass and drained a three-point try. Less than a minute later, Kirkpatrick was fouled and hit two free throws. Then, after an FIU miss at the other end, Myers was fouled and hit a pair of shots from the stripe with 3:47 to go. BG's run was 7-0, and the Falcons' deficit was six points, 29-23.
Tynia McKinzie's three-point play, however, stopped that run with 2:04 left in the half. Hoekstra hit two free throws, but McKinzie threw a shot toward the rim and got it to drop. A Myers layup in the final minute of the period, after Hoekstra threaded the needle with a bounce pass between two FIU defenders, made it a 34-27 game at the half.
The Falcons shot just 21.2 percent from the floor in the opening period, but went 11-of-12 from the free-throw line in the first 20 minutes of play. After beginning the game by going 12-of-20 from the floor, FIU made just two of the final 12 field-goal attempts before the intermission.
A 5-0 run by the Falcons to begin the second half cut the Panthers' lead to just two points. First, Puk took a Hoekstra pass and hit a three-point try from near the top of the arc. Then, after nearly two minutes of scoreless play, Hoekstra got a defensive rebound, then hit an up-and-under driving layup at the other end, and BG trailed by a 34-32 count.
The hosts responded, however, scoring the next nine points. Shade began that run with a three, then threw the ball inside to Davydova for a layup. Shad then stole the ball near midcourt and threw it ahead to Pound for a layup, and a Davydova jumper gave her team a 43-32 advantage with 15 minutes to go.
But, the Falcons made a run of their own. Justinger kicked the ball to Myers for a corner three, and Puk rebounded her own miss, was fouled, and hit a pair of shots from the stripe. When Siefker blocked a shot, grabbed the ball out of the air and fired a long outlet pass a la Kevin Love, Justinger hit an easy layup at the 10:10 mark. BG's run was 7-0, and the team's deficit was four points, 43-39.
BG forced a miss, and Siefker again rebounded the ball. At the other end, the Falcons threw it inside to Siefker, who hit a shot as the whistle blew. Instead of an 'and-one' layup at the 9:34 mark, however, Siefker was called for traveling, and Shade's jumper on the next possession began a quick 8-0 run for the hosts. That run included three-pointers by Feagin and Shade.
Justinger hit a short-corner jumper, but Pound's layup began a 6-0 run for the home team. That run was capped by a Feagin layup that gave the Panthers a 57-41 lead with 5:05 to go.
Out of a timeout, Puk knocked down a three-pointer, and the freshman then came up with a steal. Kirkpatrick drove the baseline on the left side, and fired the ball to Konieczki in the right corner for another triple, and BG trailed by 10 points with 3:26 remaining. But, the Falcons would draw no closer.
Shade's baseline floater was followed by another layup from Pound, and the FIU lead was 14 points with 2:34 left.
Baer scored six-straight points for the Brown and Orange, but FIU hit seven free throws over the final two minutes of play to hold BG at bay. FIU shot 36.7% from the floor in the second half, and the Panthers went 9-for-14 from the line after halftime.
The Falcons shot 33.3% from the field in the second half and 27.0% for the game. BGSU was 15-of-18 from the free-throw line on Tuesday, and both teams hit six three-pointers in over 20 attempts. Feagin made a game-high three triples as her team went 6-for-21 from the arc, while BG was 6-of-22 from long distance, with Puk and Konieczki each hitting a pair of treys.
The Falcons now return to Ohio, opening Mid-American Conference action on Saturday (Jan. 3) by hosting Ball State University. Tipoff for that game, the first half of a BGSU hoops doubleheader, is set for 4:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center.
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Team Stats
BGSU
FIU
FG%
.270
.403
3FG%
.273
.286
FT%
.833
.667
RB
42
45
TO
14
11
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
G
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