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 Kristen Rogers now has 165 career three-pointers. |
Feb. 21, 2006
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Wayne State University senior guard Kristen Rogers (Lansing, Mich.) became the school's all-time leading three-point shooter, but the WSU women's basketball team (9-16) fell, 80-51, to IPFW (4-20) at Gates Sports Center Tuesday night.
Rogers hit a three to start the scoring in the first minute of the game. The Mastodons came right back with a 9-2 run, all on three-pointers by Hilary O'Connell. Then at the 15:53 mark, Rogers drained another three to break Jessica King's career three-pointer record (162, 2000-03), and pull WSU within one at 9-8.
IPFW grabbed a 27-13 lead as it went on an 18-5 run over the next seven minutes. Sophomore Brittany White (Chicago, Ill.) and junior Cherita Smith (Grand Rapids, Mich.) hit consecutive three-pointers for Wayne State to make the score 34-23 with 3:56 to play in the first half.
The Warriors got within 10 in the final two minutes, but the `Dons held a 38-26 halftime lead.
The second half began with a 13-2 IPFW sprint. WSU didn't score a field goal until another Rogers three with 15:30 on the clock. But the Mastodons got into foul trouble early, allowing WSU to climb back with the help of free throws. Bethany Mesko's (Traverse City, Mich.) pair from the line made it a 10-point game (53-43) with just over 12 minutes left.
IPFW pulled away with the win as the Mastodons scored 12 of the next 13 points over the following six minutes to extend its lead to 21 points.
Rogers led the Warriors with 12 points, while her sister Nicole Rogers (Lansing, Mich.) had a team-leading 14 rebounds, tying her career-high.
Kristen Rogers, who now has 165 three-pointers in her four years in the Green & Gold, and Casey Banks will be honored Saturday as the Warriors host Hillsdale on Senior Day. WSU can clinch a spot in the GLIAC Tournament with a win, or one loss by both Findlay and Saginaw Valley.
