#20 Capital 75, Kalamazoo (Mich.) 49
(NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind.)---Sophomore Kristen Richardson (Oxford/Talawanda) and junior Caitlin Elsass (Batavia/Clermont Northeastern) combined for 42 points to help Capital University's women's basketball team earn a 75-49 victory over Kalamazoo (Mich.) College in the championship game of the Manchester Bankers' Classic Saturday.
Elsass scored a game-high 23 points and connected on 11 of 13 foul shots on her way to being named to the All-Tournament team.
Richardson turned in a complete game, scoring 19 points on 9 of 13 shooting, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists. Richardson's tournament averages of 18.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, and 3 apg allowed her to be named the tournament's most valuable player.
The contest was tight early, but the Crusaders used an 11-0 run midway through the first half to create some separation. After surrendering 36 first-half points and only leading by six at the break, Capital would hold Kalamazoo to 13 points in the second half on 18.5 percent shooting to capture the 75-49 victory.
The Crusaders will look to duplicate this weekend's performance next Friday and Saturday at the Ohio Wesleyan Tournament in Delaware, Ohio. Capital will take on Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) Friday in a game that is set for an 8 p.m. tipoff.
Kalamazoo (Mich.) vs Capital
11/17/07 4:00 p.m. at North Manchester, Ind. - Manchester
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VISITORS: Kalamazoo (Mich.) 1-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Kelsea Howell....... * 4-9 1-2 4-4 0 3 3 0 13 2 3 1 0 33
11 Courtney Kaplan..... * 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 3 20
15 Therese Demres...... * 4-11 1-5 2-3 0 1 1 1 11 3 4 1 2 35
33 Nyemade Cooper...... * 2-9 0-0 3-6 2 3 5 1 7 1 2 0 0 32
44 Andrea Bedway....... * 5-8 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 5 10 0 2 0 0 27
22 Briana Hendrix...... 2-9 1-4 0-0 2 2 4 1 5 1 2 0 3 17
24 Kirsten Strawn...... 0-2 0-0 3-8 0 3 3 5 3 1 2 3 1 14
25 Emily Collins....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
34 Kelsey Bailey....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
50 Sarah Thomasma...... 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8
TEAM................ 1 5 6 1
Totals.............. 17-55 3-12 12-21 7 23 30 18 49 9 19 5 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 5-27 18.5% Game: 30.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-14 64.3% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 57.1% 3
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HOME TEAM: Capital 2-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 Caitlin Graessle.... * 2-7 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 5 2 2 0 2 18
22 Heather McAlpin..... * 3-9 0-2 0-0 3 3 6 2 6 3 3 0 1 23
24 Tiffany Withers..... * 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 4 4 0 1 1 1 14
25 Kristen Richardson.. * 9-13 0-0 1-1 0 5 5 3 19 4 3 1 0 21
30 Caitlin Elsass...... * 6-11 0-0 11-13 0 2 2 3 23 0 2 0 1 26
03 Katy Lafferty....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 8
10 Kyndall Mullikin.... 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
11 Audrey Mitchell..... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
12 Christine Schwartz.. 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
13 Stephanie Meyer..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
15 Tara Harper......... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 6
20 Abbey Winland....... 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
32 Sherri Lyle......... 0-0 0-0 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
33 Chelsea Ruoff....... 3-6 0-1 0-0 4 4 8 1 6 1 2 0 0 23
34 Lindsey Watt........ 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 20
42 Kritin Hlavin....... 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 0 1 1 0 10
TEAM................ 4 4 8 2
Totals.............. 29-66 1-9 16-22 17 33 50 22 75 11 22 3 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-35 48.6% 2nd Half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 43.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 11.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-7 100 % 2nd Half: 9-15 60.0% Game: 72.7% 1,4
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Kalamazoo (Mich.)-None. Capital-None.
Attendance: 300
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Kalamazoo (Mich.)............. 36 13 - 49
Capital....................... 42 33 - 75
All-Tournament Team DOMINICAN Wioleta Koziol, MANCHESTER-Kelley Meiklejohn
KALAMAZOO-Kelsey Howell, Therese Demres CAPITAL-Caitlin Ellas
Tournament MVP CAPITAL-Kristen Rirchardson