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RELEASE
DATE: FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JESSICA UHRICH’S DOUBLE-DOUBLE TOPS FOUR MOUNTAINEERS IN
DOUBLE FIGURES TO LEAD MANSFIELD TO A 79-69 WIN OVER SALEM
INTERNATIONAL
"This
was an important win for us," said head coach Ruth Hermansen. " The
Mountaineers got off to a slow start, missing their first seven shots and
trailing 8-0 in the first few minutes of the game. A three-pointer by Alicia
Espigh (Lewistown/Lewistown) and a jumper by Alison Tagliaferri (Linden/Jersey
Shore) got the Mountaineers back into the game, taking a 9-8 lead with
12:00 left in the first half. Mansfield
would extend its lead, behind
Uhrich and Espigh who scored 10 first half points, to 35-24 at intermission. The
Mountaineers would increase their lead to 70-49 with Jessica
Uhrich had a career high 20 points and 13 rebounds along with four assists, two
blocks and two seals to lead the Mountaineers. Alison Tagliaferri scored 16
points while Alicia Espigh had 15 points, including 3-3 from three-point range, Stephanie
Rieser ( Salem
International was led by Cali Pate with 16 points. Game Notes: Alison Tagliaferri is 24 points away from moving into the 8th leading scorer in school history; she currently has 1,042 points. Stephanie Rieser has moved into 14th place on the all-time leading scorers with 859 career points. She needs 141 points to reach the 1,000 point mark.
Salem International vs Mansfield University
12/11/04 1:00 p.m. at Mansfield
At Mansfield
MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY 79, Salem International 69
Salem International (4-3)
Cali Pate 6-16 0-1 16; Jody Green 6-12 0-0 14; Ashley Hammersley 2-5 6-6 11;
Keisha Box 4-14 3-3 11; LaTreece Williams 3-5 2-2 8; Kristen Self 2-8 1-2 7;
Kim Scheer 0-3 2-2 2; Pauline Privitera 0-1 0-0 0; Kellie Snyder 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 23-66 14-16 69.
MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY (5-2)
UHRICH, Jessica 7-10 6-8 20; TAGLIAFERRI, Alison 7-11 2-2 16; ESPIGH, Alicia
4-5 4-4 15; RIESER, Stephanie 4-13 3-4 12; SCORDINO, Laura 2-6 4-4 9; ROSS,
Christine 2-4 0-0 4; PLANK, Tiffany 1-2 0-1 3; GIBBONS, Maura 0-1 0-0 0;
TAYLOR, Tiffany 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 27-55 19-25 79.
Salem
International.......................... 24 45 -
69
Mansfield University.......... 35 44 -
79
3-point goals-SIU1 9-30 (Cali Pate 4-13; Jody Green 2-5; Kristen Self 2-6;
Ashley Hammersley 1-3; Kellie Snyder 0-2; LaTreece Williams 0-1), Mansfield
University 6-16 (ESPIGH, Alicia 3-3; SCORDINO, Laura 1-4; PLANK, Tiffany
1-1; RIESER, Stephanie 1-7; GIBBONS, Maura 0-1). Fouled out--SIU1-Jody
Green, Mansfield University-None. Rebounds-SIU1 39 (Ashley Hammersley 13),
Mansfield University 35 (UHRICH, Jessica 13). Assists-SIU1 8 (Ashley
Hammersley 4), Mansfield University 16 (TAYLOR, Tiffany 5). Total fouls-SIU1
19, Mansfield University 14.
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MANSFIELD-
Jessica Uhrich (