Seniors end career 54-4 at Frost
Drue Aman
Issue date: 3/3/10 Section: Summit League Finale
With the Jacks compiling a 53-4 home record the last four seasons, a lopsided win in their last regular season game seemed fitting.
And lopsided it was.
The Jacks (19-10, 14-4) made a season-high 15 3s and tied a season high for total points in a 93-47 win over Western Illinois at Frost Arena on March 1.
For the seniors, their last game at home went exactly as planned.
"It was everything I envisioned and wanted in my last game at Frost Arena," said senior Ketty Cornemann. "I thought our team played really well, shot really well and ended our home games on a positive note."
For Cornemann, senior night was punctuated by her 1,000th career point, completed by a layup in the opening minute of the second half, putting the Jacks up 25.
"I was just really relieved just to finally get it and kind of be done with it - it's a great honor," said Cornemann.
The scoring exhibition started immediately, with the Jacks draining seven 3-pointers within the first ten minutes, gaining a 20-point lead they would multiply in the second half. Six players scored in double-figures, with Macie Michelson and Jill Young combining for nine of the 15 3-point buckets and shooting 11-of-17 cumulatively. Shooting 59 percent six days before their first-round game in the tournament is exactly the kind of performance the team wanted.
"We've talked all week that we need to gain momentum into the Summit League Tournament.
Tonight was a test to see if we could really do that," said senior Alison Anderson.
Anderson, along with Cornemann and Maria Boever, has competed in three post-season tournaments including an NCAA tournament appearance last season.
The win affects nothing about the Summit League Tournament seeding. They are locked into the three seed and will play March 7. But the Jacks will look to this game as a momentum change and preparation for a competitive matchup with IPFW, who beat conference champion Oral Roberts twice this season.
For the night, though, the game served as reminder to the heights of accomplishment in the Jacks' young Division-I days.
"It's just an unbelievable experience the people we're surrounded with day in and day out. Playing on the court with Maria and Ketty, two 1,000 point scorers, is an unbelievable thing to do deal with," said Anderson. "It's a lot of fun."
And lopsided it was.
The Jacks (19-10, 14-4) made a season-high 15 3s and tied a season high for total points in a 93-47 win over Western Illinois at Frost Arena on March 1.
For the seniors, their last game at home went exactly as planned.
"It was everything I envisioned and wanted in my last game at Frost Arena," said senior Ketty Cornemann. "I thought our team played really well, shot really well and ended our home games on a positive note."
For Cornemann, senior night was punctuated by her 1,000th career point, completed by a layup in the opening minute of the second half, putting the Jacks up 25.
"I was just really relieved just to finally get it and kind of be done with it - it's a great honor," said Cornemann.
The scoring exhibition started immediately, with the Jacks draining seven 3-pointers within the first ten minutes, gaining a 20-point lead they would multiply in the second half. Six players scored in double-figures, with Macie Michelson and Jill Young combining for nine of the 15 3-point buckets and shooting 11-of-17 cumulatively. Shooting 59 percent six days before their first-round game in the tournament is exactly the kind of performance the team wanted.
"We've talked all week that we need to gain momentum into the Summit League Tournament.
Tonight was a test to see if we could really do that," said senior Alison Anderson.
Anderson, along with Cornemann and Maria Boever, has competed in three post-season tournaments including an NCAA tournament appearance last season.
The win affects nothing about the Summit League Tournament seeding. They are locked into the three seed and will play March 7. But the Jacks will look to this game as a momentum change and preparation for a competitive matchup with IPFW, who beat conference champion Oral Roberts twice this season.
For the night, though, the game served as reminder to the heights of accomplishment in the Jacks' young Division-I days.
"It's just an unbelievable experience the people we're surrounded with day in and day out. Playing on the court with Maria and Ketty, two 1,000 point scorers, is an unbelievable thing to do deal with," said Anderson. "It's a lot of fun."
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