Women's Basketball Falls At South Florida, 74-23

Schiel Named To All-Tournament Team

12/19/04 6:00PM

TAMPA, FL - South Florida scored the first eight points of the game and held the Tribe to just three field goals in the first half, holding the Tribe to just eight points in the half as it cruised to an easy 74-23 win this afternoon at the Image Depot Shootout at the USF Sun Dome. The Bulls improve to 9-3, while the Tribe falls to 1-7.

The Tribe's eight first half points and 23 points for the game are the fewest scored in school history. The eight points in the opening stanza was the lowest since January 1, 2001, when the Tribe scored just 11 points against Old Dominion, and the 23 points are the fewest in a game since November 21, 1989 when W&M scored just 30 points in a loss to James Madison.

W&M shot just 18.4% (9-49) from the floor while the Bulls shot 43.5% (27-62). The nine field goals are the fewest in school history.

Tribe junior guard Lizzie Schiel (Wayne, PA) led the Tribe with seven points on 3-8 shooting from the floor. Kyle DeHaven (Herndon, VA) and Maria Sazonova (Wayne, PA) both added five points. Sazonova also collected a season-high nine rebounds.

The Bulls scored the first eight points of the game before Sazonova got the Tribe on the board with a free throw with 14:36 left in the half. A layup from Devin James (Pipersville, PA) gave the College its first successful field goal with 11:03 left to trim USF's lead to seven at 10-3, but W&M would not score another point until the 2:20 mark, a jumper from Schiel.

Between the Tribe's two field goals, the Bulls pulled away by going on a 24-0 run prior to Schiel's basket that gave the Bulls a 31-point lead at 34-3. Two USF free throws upped the lead to 31 at 36-5, and DeHaven closed the scoring with a three-pointer at the buzzer to make the score 36-8 in the Bulls favor at the break.

The Bulls continued its strong play in the second half, raising its lead to as high as 51, which was the final score at 74-23.

The Tribe was undone by 28 turnovers and were outrebounded 46-32. USF forward Ezria Parsons scored six points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.

Schiel was named to the All-Tournament team after scoring 19 points and pulling down seven rebounds in the two games.

The Tribe is back in action on Tuesday, December 28th when it hosts Liberty at 7:00 p.m. at William and Mary Hall.

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