2011-12 OHIO VALLEY UNIVERSITY
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

OVUW vs. Seton Hill University L 74-50

OVU Fighting Scots played the Griffins from Seton Hill University in today’s Homecoming game. Seton Hill earned a 74-50 win over the Fighting Scots after 40 minutes of play.
OVU came out strong in the first half. Several defensive stops led to points being scored in transition which helped the Scots to gain momentum. The Fighting Scots took a 30-28 lead into the half time break. DaKeisha Mann led OVU scorers at the break with 10 points.
Early in the second half OVU committed crucial turnovers that helped the Griffins regain the lead. OVU struggle to produce offense and saw Seton Hill increase their lead to over 25 points. The Scots were called for several fouls early in the half which put Seton Hill on the line for easy points.
The Scots were led in scoring by DaKeisha Mann with 14 points 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Amber Avery added 13 points in the loss.
With the end of the regular season in sight the OVU Fighting Scot women will look to improve their record as they travel to the University of Charleston on Wednesday, February 1st with a tip-off of 6pm.

The OVU women’s basketball team played the University of Pitt-Johnstown in their second meeting of this season.
The Fighting Scots traveled to Johnstown, PA earlier this month and managed to get the road win 62-56.
The Lady Mountain Cats sent and early message to the Fighting Scots as they came out strong to begin the game. Unable to find any offensive rhythm the Scots struggle to match points with the Mountain Cats. A series of successful 3-point attempts helped UPJ take a 50-31 lead into half time.
The Lady Scots put together a run in which they were able to capitalize on several UPJ turnovers which helped them to climb within 9 points of the lead. However, the Lady Mountain Cats returned with a run of their own and were eventually able to win the game 86-68.
DaKeisha Mann led OVU scorers with a double double of 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Other top scorers for the Scots were Amber Avery with 16 points, 9 rebounds, and Andrea Collins with 12 points.
The Fighting Scots will play on Saturday, January 28th at 2:00pm against Seton Hill University in OVU’s Homecoming weekend.

OVU Fighting Scots hosted the Yellow Jackets of WV State University tonight in the Snyder Activity Center.
OVU led WV State at half time 34-25. DaKeisha Mann dominated the boards and helped the Fighting Scots to win the rebounding battle 27-15. Andrea Collins consistently attacked the basket and found teammates to distribute the ball to. OVU played consistent offense and managed to make stops on defense despite getting into early foul trouble.
Down by 9 points at the break, the Yellow Jackets fought hard to close the point differential. A technical foul by Tara Benedict on her 5th personal foul provided a 4 point scoring opportunity for the Yellow Jackets which they converted on. With 4:45 remaining in the game the Scots had a 5 point lead, however the remained scoreless for 4:21 seconds. WV State connected on a 3 by Maria Femia to tie the game up with 18 seconds remaining. OVU failed to inbound the ball on 3 baseline attempts pushing the game into overtime.
Shelby Way stepped up for the Scots in overtime hitting multiple 3 point attempts. The Scots were able to pull ahead and win the game by 4 points.
Shelby Way top scored with 20 points and 7 rebounds, followed by Andrea Collins who had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Amber Avery added 10 points and 8 rebounds. Tara Benedict contributed 11 points, while DaKeisha Mann scored 7 points and pulled down 13 boards.
The Fighting Scots continue conference play on Thursday, January 26th at 5:30pm in the Snyder Activity Center against the Lady Mountain Cats of Pitt-Johnstown.

The Fighting Scots were defeated in a close conference game this afternoon against the University of Charleston. After 40 minutes of game play the Golden Eagles managed to escape with a 74-68 win.
The game was tied 34-34 after 20 minutes of fast paced competition. Shelby Way led all scorers at the half with 13 points. The Golden Eagles came out strong and earned themselves a 9 point lead midway through the second period. OVU was sparked by Brittany Taylor’s energy on defense and rallied back to within 3 points. With time lapsing the Fighting Scots failed to connect on several 3 point attempts and were unable to regain the lead.
DaKeisha Mann led all scorers with 18 points including 3-6 3-point attempts. Shelby Way added 15 points while Amber Avery had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Tara Benedict also contributed 10 points and 8 rebounds in the loss.
OVU will continue conference competition against WV State University Yellow Jackets on Monday, January 23rd as they continue a series of home games this week.

OVUW @ UPJ Recap 62-56 W

The Fighting Scots travelled to Johnstown, PA to take on the Lady Mountain Cats of the University of Pitt-Johnstown. Last season the Lady Mountain Cats defeated the Fighting Scots in a thrilling play-off game that shattered second round play-off hopes of OVU. The fighting scots returned to UPJ for their first face-off of this season. 

The fighting scots struggled to hold off the offensive firepower of the mountain cats in the first half. After four consecutive 3-point shots delivered by the UPJ ladies, OVU found themselves trailing 15-6 midway through the first half. More successul three point shots by the Lady mountain cats saw OVU facing a 34-26 deficit at the half. 

The Fighting Scots started the second half strong with a 8-0 run and were able to regain the lead of 36-35 mid-way through the period. After four lead changes in six minutes, OVU continued their push and found themselves ahead by 8 points with 10 minutes remaining. The Scots kept their composure and continued to battle for the win. When the game was done, OVU had successfully beaten the Mountain Cats by a margin of 62-56.

Mann scored a game-high 22 points, including 12-14 from the free-throw line, to lead Ohio Valley. Avery had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Shelby Way pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds for the Fighting Scots. By adding another notch to the win coloum, OVU now improved to 9-7 overall and 5-5 in the WVIAC.
 

The Fighting Scots women’s basketball team continued their season by hosting conference opponent Concord University tonight. The Lady Mountain Lions are currently ranked #1 in the WVIAC.
The Fighting Scots displayed a well rounded scoring effort in the first half with 8 players contributing between 3-8 points each. As a team OVU pulled down twice the amount of rebounds as Concord with 24 boards. The Fighting Scots took a 37-33 lead into the half time break.
Both teams started the second half strong. The Lady Mountain Lions were led on offense by Amanda Smith with 18 points, Jolysa Brown with 15 points, and Rachel Artip who had 11 points. The Fighting Scots continued their team effort and battled to increase their lead throughout the second stanza. Amber Avery top scored for the Scots with 18 points, followed by Shelby Way with 15 points. Dakiesha Mann added 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Senior Shante Cummings added 11 points and 14 rebounds in her final collegiate game.
OVU defeated the Lady Mountain Lions 78-63. The Fighting Scots travel to University of Pitt-Johnstown for their next conference game.

The OVU women’s basketball team faced the Battlers of Alderson-Broaddus tonight in what ended up being a close scoring match.
OVU came out to take a respectable lead in the first half 28-19. The Scots were led in the half by Senior, Shante Cummings with 10 points and 6 rebounds.
OVU struggled to make their layups in the second half and AB capitalized on those missed opportunities outscoring OVU 25-16 to tie the game.
In overtime the Battlers took advantage of OVU’s fouls sinking enough free throws to take home the win.
OVU plays again this Saturday at Shepherd University.

In tonight’s contest at the Snyder Activity Center, the OVU women’s basketball team was defeated by conference opponent Fairmont State University 86-72.
After 20 minutes of game time the Lady Falcons retired to their locker room with a four point half time lead 37-41.
Kaitlyn Snyder at Fairmont State scored 15 of her 34 points in the second half and led her team in scoring. Snyder shot 60% from behind the arc by draining 6-10 three balls. Hailey Garrett added 12 points, teammates Tiffany Nicholson had 13 points and Kelsi Wright netted 11 points.
OVU struggled to find their rhythm, but Amber Avery helped to keep the Fighting Scots in the game by top scoring for her team with 23 points and 9 rebounds. Shelby Way offered her consistent play and added 17 points. Shante Cummings was back in form recording her 6th double double in seven games with 16 points and 15 rebounds.
After the loss OVU now has an overall record of 5-2 and a conference record of 3-2. The Fighting Scots play their next game Saturday, December 3rd at Davis & Elkins College at 2pm.

Ohio Valley University women’s basketball team hosted the Lady Blues of Bluefield State College tonight in the Snyder Activity Center. The Fighting Scots were able to pull out a 68-64 win.
OVU took a 12 point lead into half time with a score of 39-27. However, the Lady Blues fought back to within 3 points at the end of the second half.
Amber Avery top scored for OVU with 20 points in 28 minutes. Other significant offensive contributions came from Tara Benedict with 14 points and Shelby Way with 13 points.
The Lady Blues were led by Charlene Diggs who scored 23 points on 8-17 FGA. Tasia Nolin added 16 points for Bluefield.
The Fighting Scots improve their record to 5-1 overall, 3-1 in conference.
The Fighting Scots will play their next game on Thursday, November 1st against conference opponents Fairmont State University at 5:30pm.

The Ohio Valley University Fighting Scots women’s basketball team hosted Glenville State College in tonight’s conference opener. The Lady Pioneers escaped with an 88-90 win after giving up a 23 point half time lead.
The Fighting Scots retired to their locker room at half time with a deficit point spread of 54-31. Upon returning for the second period of game play the Fighting Scots were sparked by the defensive efforts of Brittany Taylor who had 6 steals in the game. Shante Cummings came through with her 3rd consecutive double double offering 13 rebounds and 19 points. Other offensive standouts were Shelby Way with 17 points and 5 assists, Amber Avery with 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Tara Benedict with 14 points and 10 rebounds. As a team the Fighting Scot women shot 49% from the field in the second half.
The Lady Pioneers offensive power was led by Tenisha Wilson with 25 points and 10 rebounds, Beth Deran with 17 points on 5-9 three point attempts, and Kenyll Goodson who added 15 points also with 5-9 threeball attempts.
After a nail biting finish the Fighting Scots fell to Glenville State College after making courageous comeback.
OVU plays next on the road against Seton Hill University on Saturday, November 19th at 2pm.

In the second day of the WVIAC/CIAA Challenge the Fighting Scots played Lincoln University (PA). Lincoln beat WVIAC opponent Bluefield State College in last night’s matchup winning 60-50.
The Fighting Scots conclude the Challenge with on overall record of 2-0 after beating Lincoln University tonight 70-58.
The Lady Lions of Lincoln University came out strong in the first half. However, OVU managed to take a 32-23 lead into halftime. A series of defensive plays helped the Fighting Scots to increase their lead early in the second stanza, only to see the Lady Lions rally back to within 8 points with just over 3 minutes remaining. The Scots kept their composure and earned the win.
Lincoln University was led by Lerynica Miller and Sharay DuBose who each had 11 points.
OVU was led in scoring by Shelby Way and Shante Cummings who had 14 points on the night. Shante also recorded her second consecutive double double adding 11 total rebounds. Brittany Taylor led the Fighting Scots on defense with 6 steals.
OVU begins conference play on Tuesday, November 15th when they host Glenville State College in the Snyder Activity Center at 5:30pm.

Ohio Valley University hosted Livingstone College in tonight’s season opener as part of the WVIAC/CIAA Challenge. OVU defeated Livingstone College tonight with an 87-73 win after leading throughout the entire game.
The Blue Bears came out strong and challenged the Fighting Scots in a physical battle. Kelcyn Manurs led Livingstone with 24 points on 8-23 field goals.
Returning starter Shelby Way led the Fighting Scots with 22 points, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds. She also had a perfect night at the free throw line netting 16-16 foul shots. OVU had balanced scoring throughout the team with contributions made by Brittany Taylor with 16 points, Amber Avery with 14 points, and Shante Cummings with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
OVU plays again tomorrow in the final game of the WVIAC/CIAA Challenge against Lincoln University at 4pm.

Vienna, WV – The NCAA DII has ranked the OVU Lady Scots basketball program as one of the top five Most Improved programs during the 2010-11 basketball season. The ranking is based upon wins and losses over the last two seasons. The Lady Scots made a huge improvement winning 10 more games than they did during 2009-10. In only his second season at the helm, head coach David Wadlington helped lead the Lady Scots to a school-record for most wins in a season since the school transitioned to NCAA DII. Not only did the Lady Scots have a winning season, but they broke the school-record for most wins in the WVIAC and most consecutive wins in a season.
“I would like to say it is a great achievement to be ranked as one of the most improved programs in NCAA DII. Our players certainly deserve some exposure and feel they have worked really hard to change the mentality of the program. We understand that success comes through hard work and the better players we bring into this program the better we will be. Not only do we want to bring in great talent, but players who understand what it takes to be successful. We must have the attitude to prepare to win each day.”
 

Vienna, WV - Head OVU women's basketball coach David Wadlington, staff, and the 2011-12 Lady Scot basketball players held two back-to-back Saturday basketball clinics on September 24th and October 1st. A total of 46 campers from second to eighth grade participated in the first clinic. The second clinic had a total of 34 campers. Each camper was taught the basic fundamentals of the game with several competitions and games to compete in.

"It certainly was great to have our staff and players interact with the local elementary and middle school students teaching them the game of basketball. We hope that they can take what we taught and build upon making them a better basketball player commented head coach David Wadlington.

VIENNA, WV – OVU’s Lady Scots basketball program will host two youth basketball camps for girls in grades second through eighth on September 24 and October 1 at the Snyder Activity Center, located off College Parkway in Vienna.

Both clinics are designed to teach the proper fundamentals in developing each athlete into a complete player. Players will be broken down according to their age groups. Athletes will have the opportunity to work and learn proper fundamentals, as well as compete in a variety of competitions. The camp will take place from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. the day of each camp. Pre-registration is available online at www.ovu.edu/ladyscotsbasketballclinic through Sept. 16. Read More
 

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