unkiemark
12-21-2001, 11:35 PM
Colorado losses again on the road to a quality opponent. So far this season
they are 0-3 when playing a top 25 caliber team. Tonight it was at Florida
who they beat 92-68 last season in Boulder. This season the Buffs haven't
been able to play with intensity and focus on the road. This certainly
doesn't bode well for conference play.
The only good news for the Buffs was the return of Linda Lappe to the court.
She saw her first action of the season getting seven minutes.
Up next for the Buff is LSU in Lubbock, TX as part of the Big 12 - SEC
Challenge, December 29. Then the Buffs open conference play on the road at
Oklahoma, January 2.
From GatorZone.com:
Women's Basketball Runs Past #14 Buffaloes, 61-50
Friday December 21, 2001
GAINESVILLE, FL Vanessa Hayden set a University of Florida record with nine
blocked shots as the No. 20 Lady Gators posted a 61-50 win over the No. 14
Colorado Buffaloes on Friday night at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The
win avenged a 98-62 loss by UF last Dec. 22 at CU's Coors Events Center. UF
improves to 8-3 while the Buffs slip to 9-3 with all three losses coming on
the road against ranked teams.
Hayden's ninth block, coming on a Elisha Bohman attempt with :36 to play, set
a school record, topping Quintella Bonner's eight against Alabama on Jan. 22,
1979 and her own eight-block performance vs. South Florida on Dec. 8 of this
year in Tampa. The nine is a O'Connell center women's record for either UF or
its opposition. The sophomore center from Orlando was one shy carom of her
career high with 17 rebounds and chipped in 24 points. Her defensive presence
also helped force CU into a 16-for-60 (26.7%) shooting performance from the
six of their 16 hits coming from outside the three-point arc.
"She started out a little rough," UF head coach Carol Ross said of Hayden,
who missed her first three shots. "She missed a couple of chippies and wasn't
really into it early. But, she really patrolled that paint. The middle was
hers and no body was coming in there. She really had both of Colorado's big
girls completely bamboozled. So much of their offense runs through (the
paint). We really set the tone of the rest of the game in the first half."
"The difference tonight was definitely our centers versus their center," CU
head coach Ceal Barry said. "Hayden dominated under the net and that made the
game. It was very frustrating not to score in the post. They have a great
inside-outside combo in Hayden and [Brandi] McCain. You can't ignore McCain
but it takes two people and you still can't stop Hayden."
Both teams got off to a sluggish start, combining to miss their first nine
field goal attempts before CU's Britt Hartshorn worked her way to the glass
for a bucket at the 17:13 mark. The Buffs would open up a 7-2 lead behind
strong offensive rebounding but poor shooting and turnovers led to the Lady
Gators capturing a 8-7 lead at 12:50 on a Hayden putback of a errant Tishona
Gregory jumper. CU stood at 2-for-14 from the floor before Jenny Roulier
knotted the score at 10-10 by draining a three at the 11:10 mark.
Florida's defense began to assert itself and Hayden caught fire as UF went on
a 10-0 run to open up a 20-10 lead. Hayden opened the game 0-for-3 from the
floor but hit five of her next six to fuel the Lady Gators while her presence
in the middle altered many CU shots. The Buffs battled back to draw within
five at 22-17 with 3:04 left in the half but got no closer than five prior to
the break when UF led 27-19.
Although CU hit three of its first six three-point attempts, the Buffs opened
the game 1-for-18 from within the arc, the lone basket being Hartshorn's at
the 17:13 mark until Hartshorn hit a four-foot jumper at the 3:04 mark.
UF reversed its early rebounding deficit to hold a 25-16 edge at the break,
compensating for a 12-for-33 (36.4%) performance shooting the ball. After the
cold start Hayden would have 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots by
the half, ensuring her eighth double-double in 11 games this year.
The second half followed the same trends early with the Lady Gator defense
and Hayden setting the tone. UF took a 39-28 lead when Trish Patterson banked
a free throw in off the glass to complete a three-point play at the 14:59
mark. After the ensuing official timeout, the Buffs scored five straight
points on a Mandy Nightengale three pointer and a layin by Hartshorn to cut
their deficit to four at 38-34.
But, after a 30-second timeout Courtney Cooper hit a 10-foot jumper for the
Lady Gators. Hayden blocked her sixth shot of the game, this one off of
Bohman at the top of the key. A possession later, Cooper scored on a fast
break to give the Lady Gators a eight point lead at 42-34 with 12:48 to play.
UF would later extend its lead to a then-game high 11 at 47-34 when Brandi
McCain drained a three from the corner at 10:53.
CU cut the lead to seven at 47-40 after a 6-0 run after the McCain three
keyed by four points from Linda Lappe, playing in her first game of the
season. Hayden would help push UF to its biggest lead of the night with her
school-record tying eighth block, a swat of Tera Bjorklund just inside of
6:00. Hayden fished UF's offensive possession with a short jumper to put the
Lady Gators up 52-40. CU never threatened down the stretch as the Lady Gators
cruised to the 61-50 final, UF's 35th win over a ranked team in Ross' tenure
in Gainesville.
The Lady Gators will now break for the holidays before returning to action on
Dec. 28 when they host the State Farm Classic at the O'Connell Center. Howard
will face Kent State at 4:30 pm followed by host UF and Duquesne at 7:00 pm.
The Buffs are off until Dec. 29 when they will face LSU at the United Spirit
Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- F I R S T H A L F -- END OF PERIOD 1
Colorado vs Florida
12/21/01 7:00 pm ET at Gainesville, FL - O'Connell Center
VISITORS: Colorado
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S
MIN
42 Eisha Bohman f 0-12 0-0 0-0 4 3 7 2 0 3 0 0 1
33
54 Randie Wirt f 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 1
7
00 Britt Hartshorn c 4-14 0-0 5-8 1 7 8 1 13 2 6 1 1
27
21 Jenny Roulier g 4-9 4-8 0-0 0 1 1 2 12 1 2 0 1
32
23 Mandy Nightingale g 3-7 1-3 3-3 0 5 5 3 10 2 0 0 1
34
01 Kate Fagan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7
03 Syreeta Stafford 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
7
13 Linda Lappe 1-2 0-0 2-4 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 2
7
22 Sabrina Scott 2-5 1-2 0-0 5 4 9 2 5 0 1 0 0
29
30 Diana Spencer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4
50 Tera Bjorklund 1-10 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0
13
TEAM ........................................ 2 2 4
TOTALS 16-60 6-13 12-19 14 25 39 12 50 11 14 1 8
200
TOT-FG 1stH: 16-60 26.7% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 26.7%
Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 6-13 46.2% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 46.2%
Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 12-19 63.2% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 63.2% 3
HOME TEAM: Florida
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S
MIN
24 Courtney Cooper f 5-7 0-0 0-0 2 7 9 4 10 2 3 0 2
28
25 Monique Cardenas f 2-7 1-2 0-0 2 6 8 4 5 2 2 0 1
29
55 Vanessa Hayden c 12-23 0-0 0-0 4 13 17 3 24 24 3 9 0
34
03 Tishona Gregory g 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 2 3 0 1
29
11 Brandi McCain g 5-20 3-10 1-3 2 2 4 0 14 5 2 0 1
39
01 Sherisha Hills 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0
12
12 Tara Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
11
13 Trish Patterson 2-4 0-1 1-1 4 1 5 1 5 2 3 0 0
14
23 Tamia Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
TEAM ........................................ 0 1 1
TOTALS 27-66 5-15 2-4 16 34 50 17 61 39 17 9 5
200
TOT-FG 1stH: 27-66 40.9% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 40.9%
Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 5-15 33.3% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 33.3%
Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 2-4 50.0% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 50.0% 0
OFFICIALS: June Courteau, Patty Broderick, Daryl Humphrey
TECHNICAL FOULS:
Colorado - none
Florida - none
ATTENDANCE: 1,584
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
Colorado 19 19
Florida 27 27
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MarkW
they are 0-3 when playing a top 25 caliber team. Tonight it was at Florida
who they beat 92-68 last season in Boulder. This season the Buffs haven't
been able to play with intensity and focus on the road. This certainly
doesn't bode well for conference play.
The only good news for the Buffs was the return of Linda Lappe to the court.
She saw her first action of the season getting seven minutes.
Up next for the Buff is LSU in Lubbock, TX as part of the Big 12 - SEC
Challenge, December 29. Then the Buffs open conference play on the road at
Oklahoma, January 2.
From GatorZone.com:
Women's Basketball Runs Past #14 Buffaloes, 61-50
Friday December 21, 2001
GAINESVILLE, FL Vanessa Hayden set a University of Florida record with nine
blocked shots as the No. 20 Lady Gators posted a 61-50 win over the No. 14
Colorado Buffaloes on Friday night at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The
win avenged a 98-62 loss by UF last Dec. 22 at CU's Coors Events Center. UF
improves to 8-3 while the Buffs slip to 9-3 with all three losses coming on
the road against ranked teams.
Hayden's ninth block, coming on a Elisha Bohman attempt with :36 to play, set
a school record, topping Quintella Bonner's eight against Alabama on Jan. 22,
1979 and her own eight-block performance vs. South Florida on Dec. 8 of this
year in Tampa. The nine is a O'Connell center women's record for either UF or
its opposition. The sophomore center from Orlando was one shy carom of her
career high with 17 rebounds and chipped in 24 points. Her defensive presence
also helped force CU into a 16-for-60 (26.7%) shooting performance from the
six of their 16 hits coming from outside the three-point arc.
"She started out a little rough," UF head coach Carol Ross said of Hayden,
who missed her first three shots. "She missed a couple of chippies and wasn't
really into it early. But, she really patrolled that paint. The middle was
hers and no body was coming in there. She really had both of Colorado's big
girls completely bamboozled. So much of their offense runs through (the
paint). We really set the tone of the rest of the game in the first half."
"The difference tonight was definitely our centers versus their center," CU
head coach Ceal Barry said. "Hayden dominated under the net and that made the
game. It was very frustrating not to score in the post. They have a great
inside-outside combo in Hayden and [Brandi] McCain. You can't ignore McCain
but it takes two people and you still can't stop Hayden."
Both teams got off to a sluggish start, combining to miss their first nine
field goal attempts before CU's Britt Hartshorn worked her way to the glass
for a bucket at the 17:13 mark. The Buffs would open up a 7-2 lead behind
strong offensive rebounding but poor shooting and turnovers led to the Lady
Gators capturing a 8-7 lead at 12:50 on a Hayden putback of a errant Tishona
Gregory jumper. CU stood at 2-for-14 from the floor before Jenny Roulier
knotted the score at 10-10 by draining a three at the 11:10 mark.
Florida's defense began to assert itself and Hayden caught fire as UF went on
a 10-0 run to open up a 20-10 lead. Hayden opened the game 0-for-3 from the
floor but hit five of her next six to fuel the Lady Gators while her presence
in the middle altered many CU shots. The Buffs battled back to draw within
five at 22-17 with 3:04 left in the half but got no closer than five prior to
the break when UF led 27-19.
Although CU hit three of its first six three-point attempts, the Buffs opened
the game 1-for-18 from within the arc, the lone basket being Hartshorn's at
the 17:13 mark until Hartshorn hit a four-foot jumper at the 3:04 mark.
UF reversed its early rebounding deficit to hold a 25-16 edge at the break,
compensating for a 12-for-33 (36.4%) performance shooting the ball. After the
cold start Hayden would have 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots by
the half, ensuring her eighth double-double in 11 games this year.
The second half followed the same trends early with the Lady Gator defense
and Hayden setting the tone. UF took a 39-28 lead when Trish Patterson banked
a free throw in off the glass to complete a three-point play at the 14:59
mark. After the ensuing official timeout, the Buffs scored five straight
points on a Mandy Nightengale three pointer and a layin by Hartshorn to cut
their deficit to four at 38-34.
But, after a 30-second timeout Courtney Cooper hit a 10-foot jumper for the
Lady Gators. Hayden blocked her sixth shot of the game, this one off of
Bohman at the top of the key. A possession later, Cooper scored on a fast
break to give the Lady Gators a eight point lead at 42-34 with 12:48 to play.
UF would later extend its lead to a then-game high 11 at 47-34 when Brandi
McCain drained a three from the corner at 10:53.
CU cut the lead to seven at 47-40 after a 6-0 run after the McCain three
keyed by four points from Linda Lappe, playing in her first game of the
season. Hayden would help push UF to its biggest lead of the night with her
school-record tying eighth block, a swat of Tera Bjorklund just inside of
6:00. Hayden fished UF's offensive possession with a short jumper to put the
Lady Gators up 52-40. CU never threatened down the stretch as the Lady Gators
cruised to the 61-50 final, UF's 35th win over a ranked team in Ross' tenure
in Gainesville.
The Lady Gators will now break for the holidays before returning to action on
Dec. 28 when they host the State Farm Classic at the O'Connell Center. Howard
will face Kent State at 4:30 pm followed by host UF and Duquesne at 7:00 pm.
The Buffs are off until Dec. 29 when they will face LSU at the United Spirit
Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- F I R S T H A L F -- END OF PERIOD 1
Colorado vs Florida
12/21/01 7:00 pm ET at Gainesville, FL - O'Connell Center
VISITORS: Colorado
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S
MIN
42 Eisha Bohman f 0-12 0-0 0-0 4 3 7 2 0 3 0 0 1
33
54 Randie Wirt f 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 1
7
00 Britt Hartshorn c 4-14 0-0 5-8 1 7 8 1 13 2 6 1 1
27
21 Jenny Roulier g 4-9 4-8 0-0 0 1 1 2 12 1 2 0 1
32
23 Mandy Nightingale g 3-7 1-3 3-3 0 5 5 3 10 2 0 0 1
34
01 Kate Fagan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7
03 Syreeta Stafford 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
7
13 Linda Lappe 1-2 0-0 2-4 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 2
7
22 Sabrina Scott 2-5 1-2 0-0 5 4 9 2 5 0 1 0 0
29
30 Diana Spencer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4
50 Tera Bjorklund 1-10 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0
13
TEAM ........................................ 2 2 4
TOTALS 16-60 6-13 12-19 14 25 39 12 50 11 14 1 8
200
TOT-FG 1stH: 16-60 26.7% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 26.7%
Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 6-13 46.2% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 46.2%
Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 12-19 63.2% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 63.2% 3
HOME TEAM: Florida
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S
MIN
24 Courtney Cooper f 5-7 0-0 0-0 2 7 9 4 10 2 3 0 2
28
25 Monique Cardenas f 2-7 1-2 0-0 2 6 8 4 5 2 2 0 1
29
55 Vanessa Hayden c 12-23 0-0 0-0 4 13 17 3 24 24 3 9 0
34
03 Tishona Gregory g 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 2 3 0 1
29
11 Brandi McCain g 5-20 3-10 1-3 2 2 4 0 14 5 2 0 1
39
01 Sherisha Hills 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0
12
12 Tara Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
11
13 Trish Patterson 2-4 0-1 1-1 4 1 5 1 5 2 3 0 0
14
23 Tamia Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
TEAM ........................................ 0 1 1
TOTALS 27-66 5-15 2-4 16 34 50 17 61 39 17 9 5
200
TOT-FG 1stH: 27-66 40.9% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 40.9%
Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 5-15 33.3% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 33.3%
Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 2-4 50.0% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 50.0% 0
OFFICIALS: June Courteau, Patty Broderick, Daryl Humphrey
TECHNICAL FOULS:
Colorado - none
Florida - none
ATTENDANCE: 1,584
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
Colorado 19 19
Florida 27 27
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MarkW