NEWBERRY, S.C. – Junior forward Tonique Frasier tallied game-high totals of 22 points and nine rebounds to lead unbeaten Newberry College to a 63-42 victory Francis Marion University, Saturday afternoon (Dec. 16) in non-conference women’s basketball action.
Newberry’s 10-game winning streak to open its 2006-07 campaign is one victory shy of the school record of 11 straight wins set during the 1987-88 season. It was only the Lady Indians’ third win in the 24-game series with Francis Marion, although the two programs were meeting for the first time since the 1995-96 season.
Junior guard Brittany Young again paced FMU (3-7) with 11 points. Junior Renee Guilliams added eight points.
After the Patriots took an early 1-0 lead, Newberry scored the next seven points and never trailed again. Francis Marion kept the game relatively close through most of the first half, tying the score at 12-12 on a Guilliams’ three-pointer and trailing only 23-18 following a pair of Young free throws with 4:42 left in the stanza. However, Frazier helped ignite a 13-4 Newberry run to close the half and the Lady Indians carried a 36-22 advantage into the locker room at halftime.
In the second stanza, Newberry shot 64.7 percent from the floor, while limiting Francis Marion to only 6-of-20 shots. FMU freshman Yasmean Dixon drained a pair of charity tosses with 13:45 remaining in the contest to draw the Patriots to within 44-33. Newberry responded with a 9-1 spurt that resulted in a commanding 19-point margin (53-34) with seven minutes left.
Frazier connected on 9-of-17 field goal attempts. Three other Lady Indians tallied at least eight points. Monica Alexander was just a point and an assist away from a double-double, scoring nine and dishing out nine assists in 28 minutes.
Newberry outrebounded Francis Marion 40-22 and held a 28-8 advantage in points in the paint, while also outscoring FMU in fast break points 21-2. The Patriots were also hampered by poor free throw shooting (10 of 22).
After a Christmas break, Francis Marion opens Peach Belt Conference play on Jan. 2 by hosting Lander University at 5:30 p.m.
12-16-06 4 p.m. at Newberry, S.C., Eleazer Arena
NEWBERRY COLLEGE 63, FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 42
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (3-7)
Young, Brittany 3-8 5-8 11; Guilliams, Renee 3-12 0-0 8; Kiefer, Katherine
2-7 0-0 5; Dixon, Yasmean 1-4 2-2 4; Mack, Shavone 2-2 0-1 4; Marsh, Kirby
1-3 1-3 4; Goff, Vanessa 1-4 1-4 3; Downer, Shonelle 1-1 0-0 2; Quinlan,
Chelsea 0-1 1-4 1. Totals 14-42 10-22 42.
NEWBERRY COLLEGE (10-0)
Frasier, Tonique 9-17 4-5 22; Marine, Ashley 3-5 0-0 9; Alexander, Monica
3-5 2-4 9; Wright, Ashlee 3-7 2-2 8; Hope, Tygress 2-3 1-5 5; Smalls,
Tiffany 2-2 0-0 5; Marquardt, Laura 1-3 1-2 3; Goodman, Tosha 1-5 0-0 2;
Sexton, Latoya 0-2 0-0 0; Bulcher, Anita 0-0 0-0 0; Bellinger, Carnicha 0-0
0-0 0; Smith, Angela 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 24-49 10-20 63.
Halftime: Newberry 36 Francis Marion 22.
3-point goals-Francis Marion University 4-13 (Guilliams, Renee 2-8; Marsh,
Kirby 1-2; Kiefer, Katherine 1-2; Quinlan, Chelsea 0-1), Newberry College
5-8 (Marine, Ashley 3-5; Smalls, Tiffany 1-1; Alexander, Monica 1-2). Fouled
out--Francis Marion University-None, Newberry College-None. Rebounds-Francis
Marion University 22 (Mack, Shavone 5), Newberry College 40 (Frasier,
Tonique 9). Assists-Francis Marion University 9 (Dixon, Yasmean 2; Young,
Brittany 2; Marsh, Kirby 2), Newberry College 17 (Alexander, Monica 9).
Total fouls-Francis Marion University 16, Newberry College 20. A-209
(from the Newberry and FMU SID offices)
