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Kyle Piercy
40
North Central (Ill.) NCC 1-3
57
Winner Centre CEN 4-1
North Central (Ill.) NCC
1-3
40
Final
57
Centre CEN
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
North Central (Ill.) NCC 8 11 8 13 40
Centre CEN 11 15 15 16 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Kyle Piercy, Director of Athletics Communications

Colonels stifle Cardinals, close tournament with 57-40 victory

WILMINGTON, Ohio – Centre women's basketball bounced back into the "win" column by defeating North Central, 57-40, in their final game of the Fred Raizk Memorial Tournament at Hermann Court.
 
The Colonels (4-1) held the Cardinals (1-3) to a paltry 8-for-52 (15.4%) mark as a team from the floor, including a 1-for-21 effort from long range. It marked North Central's worst shooting performance in at least 17 seasons.
 
On the other end of the court, Centre knocked down 8 of 14 from deep while getting a game-high 16 points from Kat Wilson.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Centre relied on the long ball early and often Sunday to break out of Saturday's offensive slump, hitting three in the first quarter to carry a 11-8 lead into the second period.
- Wilson, Madison Rice and Madison Marcum each hit triples in the opening 10 minutes.
- Cheyenne Bunner had five of Centre's 15 points in the second quarter, and as a team the Colonels held the Cardinals without a field goal the entire frame.
- Centre took a 26-19 lead into the break, with North Central hanging around primarily due to a plus-11 advantage at the free throw line.
- Three quick 3-pointers early in the third quarter forced a timeout from the Cardinals, giving Centre its biggest lead to that point at 35-22. Rice contributed the first while Marcum drained the next two.
- Centre maintained a comfortable margin throughout the rest of the game, at one point leading by as many as 18.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Since game-by-game statistics became available (2001-02), North Central had never hit as few field goals (8) or finished with a lower shooting percentage (15.4%).
- Wilson's 16 points marked a season high, and came on a 6-for-10 effort from the field. She added five rebounds and three assists, as well. For her efforts over the weekend, Wilson was named to the All-Tournament Team.
- Rice followed with 11 points, adding three rebounds and an assist, and Marcum finished with nine by hitting all three of her 3-pointers.
- Abigail Wehby led Centre with seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.
- Centre assisted on 12 of its 17 made field goals.
 
UP NEXT
Centre opens Southern Athletic Association next Saturday, Dec. 1, against Sewanee. Tip-off from Alumni Gym is set for 1 p.m. ET.
 
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