Men's Basketball
Georgetown, KY
March 9, 2008
Georgetown Advances to Finals of MSC with 66-63 Win over Cumberlands; Will face Lindsey Wilson (3-9-08)
Junior guard Katie Filiatreau. Photo courtesy of Steve Blake.
Pikeville, Ky. - The Georgetown College Tigers moved one step closer to a Mid-South Conference Championship title with a 66-63 win over the University of the Cumberlands in the tournament semi-finals on Saturday.
For the Tigers, it was sweet revenge after dropping two losses to the Patriots during the regular season. The most recent, a 93-90 double overtime thriller in Georgetown.
"We liked our draw from the beginning because it gave us the opportunity
to avenge two really disappointing losses earlier against Pikeville and
Cumberlands," said Head Coach Susan Johnson. "It is great to be able
to change those losses with these wins."
Georgetown trailed through the entire first half and most of the second
until senior Kim Ingle hit a three-pointer with six minutes remaining in the
game with an assist from Jayme Gilbert. The two teams then traded the lead
two times before the same duo re-executed the scoring drive, this time with
five seconds to play and the score tied at 63.
"Our plan was to let Jayme shoot inside but they doubled up so she kicked it
out to me," said Ingle. "It had a really high arch on it and I
couldn't tell if it was going to go or not. I haven't hit a bigger
shot in college than that one - it really means a lot."
Cumberlands senior point guard Lissi Fuller scored a career-high 30 points,
shot 62 percent from the field and was a perfect eight of eight from the
free throw line. The MSC Player of the Year also played the entire 40
minutes, but it was not enough for the Patriots, who fell to 23-8 on the
year.
Georgetown was led by Gilbert with 21 points and four rebounds. Ingle added 19 for Georgetown (22-9).
Georgetown will now face Lindsey Wilson College in the finals after the
Blue Raiders beat Campbellsville 75-68 in the other semi-final match.
Tipoff is set for 11:00 a.m. at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center.
Tiger Radio broadcast will join the action in progress just before noon due
to the Joe B. and Denny Show. Tune in to 101.5 FM or listen live on
www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com
(To
view the Georgetown vs. Cumberlands boxscore, click here)
