Show Lady Bruins Find Late Going Tough By Lance ONeil O'Neil Staff Writer In basketball there are two rims of equal size and height The same ball is used for the whole game and nothing is different Except apparently apparently apparently for a clear lid on one of the baskets bas bas- The Lady Bruins had thoughts thoughts- of ruining the opening game held in brand new David Events Center but failing to score inthe inthe in inthe the last of the game doomed those thoughts to a 55 40 loss to the nationally ranked Lady Wolverines The Bruins dominated the glass glassand glassand glassand and played solid defense in the opening opening opening open open- ing 20 minutes to grab a 25 23 half halftime halftime halftime time lead The Lady Bruins held to a pitiful 21 percent shooting shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing from the field in the first half but returned the favor shooting an equally equal equal- ly poor 21 percent in the second half as the 16 ranked Lady Wolverines ran away with the game Both teams struggled from the field with the Lady Bruins shooting only 25 percent from the field as shot only 29 percent The Lady Wolverines ended the game with a 12 free throw difference as the Lady Bruins could only convert 10 of 19 from the charity strip On the theother theother theother other hand hit on 22 of 30 free throws No UNo team should ever lose while holding their opponent to only 29 percent Assistant Coach Betsy said We played great defense but just couldn't get anything anything anything any any- thing in the ilie end The Lady Wolverines jumped out in the second half to a 39 30 advantage advantage advantage tage before climbed within five points at 45 That is when the lid went onto the basket for the Lady Bruins scored the final 10 points of the game as couldn't buy a bucket The Lady Bruins were not resigned to bombing away from outside outside outside out out- side though missing all 10 of the teams three point shots did not help in the final minutes The Lady Bruins can point to two Lady Wolverines besides their poor shooting for answers to why won the game In the first fast half Mary Hunter dominated with 13 points though though- though Tracey Tracey Hayden countered with nine points for In the second half however there was no answer for Hunters Hunter's nine second second second sec sec- sec sec- ond half points and more impressively impressive impressive- ly Tara Ferrin who scored 16 of her 19 points in the second half Hayden could manage only two second half points but still led the Lady Bruins with 11 points Katie Welsh dropped in nine points and grabbed a game high 12 rebounds |