Golden Knights Slash Eagles Women, 81-71
January 30, 2003

By Joe Monaco, AU Sports Information

Complete Box Score

While they might not have been the knights of the round table, Gannon proved to be rulers of its own court.

The Golden Knights led by Katie Garms’ 21 points downed Ashland, 81-71, at Kates Gymnasium on Thursday (Jan. 30, 2003).

Gannon improved its record to 8-11, 4-7 in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action while the Eagles dropped to 8-12, 3-8 in the conference. AU has lost nine of its last 10 games.

Garms dominated the Eagles in the paint, hitting 10 of 16 shots while pulling down five rebounds. Tiffany Jones and Kelly Irwin each added 13 points in the winning effort.

Jen Gwin, the leader of the GU offense, added eight points and tied a career-high with distributing 12 assists.

AU had four players in double figures with junior Beth Everman leading the way with 17 points and seven rebounds. Alanna Buurma contributed with 15 points and senior Kristy Ritchie had an impressive all-around game with 14 points, eight assists, four steals and two rebounds.

Junior Isolina Brescia added 12 points and three assists while Kyra Gross scored nine points and pulled down three rebounds.

The Eagles didn’t get much help from their reserves as they were outscored 27-4 on the bench.

Ashland will return to action on Saturday (Feb. 1, 2003) as they take on Mercyhurst with game time set for 1 p.m.