2008 Woodie Awards
Chippewas return home against UW-M
By: Dave Jones
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: Sports
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Coach Sue Guevara and the women's basketball team are looking for a way to stop their early season struggles.
Central (3-5) has dropped four of its last five games and is still averaging fewer than 60 points per game this season.
But the team has a chance to halt the drought when it returns home for a matchup against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2-4) at 4 p.m. Saturday at Rose Arena.
The Panthers come to Mount Pleasant in a similar situation, having also dropped four out of their last five.
"Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a very deceiving record," Guevara said. "They've lost to some good teams. They have a nice inside player and they like to press the ball."
Guevara also said she would welcome the team's pressure - she feels the Chippewas are at their best when running the floor.
Junior center Traci Edwards leads Wisconsin-Milwaukee, averaging 19 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.
But in a response to the intimidating Edwards, Guevara said that she is not looking to any one player to win the Saturday's game.
"We don't have a superstar to stand out," she said. "We'll look for the team to beat as one and work to see some good chemistry."
Junior guard Latisha Luckett, who recorded the team's first triple-double of the season against Northwestern last weekend, leads CMU.
But Luckett had an off night in the team's loss Wednesday to Youngstown State. She scored five points, while playing 26 minutes.
CMU allowed the Penguins to start the game with an 18-1 run during the first nine minutes en route to a 66-58 victory.
"We're not letting it get us down," said senior guard Candace Wilson, who led CMU with 14 points and nine rebounds. "We dug ourselves into a hole early. But I commend our team for fighting to get back into the game."
Central pulled to within two points on junior guard Angel Chan's jumper with less than two minutes remaining, but YSU senior Lauren Branson was too much for the team. Branson scored a career-high 20 points, while senior Jessica Schloemp led the Penguins with 10 rebounds.
Rebounding was critical as Central was outscored, 18-8, by Youngstown in second-chance points.
"We had times when we were in good rebounding position, we just didn't come up with it," Guevara said.
Sophomore forward Britni Houghton had 12 points and five rebounds, while senior forward Dana Westover finished with nine points and four rebounds.
Wilson said that despite the close loss against Youngstown, they are still optimistic about the future and of the things to come.
"We're disappointed about (Wednesday)," she said. "But we know what we are capable of doing. The sky's the limit and there's nowhere to go but up once we get more comfortable in Coach G's system."
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Central (3-5) has dropped four of its last five games and is still averaging fewer than 60 points per game this season.
But the team has a chance to halt the drought when it returns home for a matchup against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2-4) at 4 p.m. Saturday at Rose Arena.
The Panthers come to Mount Pleasant in a similar situation, having also dropped four out of their last five.
"Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a very deceiving record," Guevara said. "They've lost to some good teams. They have a nice inside player and they like to press the ball."
Guevara also said she would welcome the team's pressure - she feels the Chippewas are at their best when running the floor.
Junior center Traci Edwards leads Wisconsin-Milwaukee, averaging 19 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.
But in a response to the intimidating Edwards, Guevara said that she is not looking to any one player to win the Saturday's game.
"We don't have a superstar to stand out," she said. "We'll look for the team to beat as one and work to see some good chemistry."
Junior guard Latisha Luckett, who recorded the team's first triple-double of the season against Northwestern last weekend, leads CMU.
But Luckett had an off night in the team's loss Wednesday to Youngstown State. She scored five points, while playing 26 minutes.
CMU allowed the Penguins to start the game with an 18-1 run during the first nine minutes en route to a 66-58 victory.
"We're not letting it get us down," said senior guard Candace Wilson, who led CMU with 14 points and nine rebounds. "We dug ourselves into a hole early. But I commend our team for fighting to get back into the game."
Central pulled to within two points on junior guard Angel Chan's jumper with less than two minutes remaining, but YSU senior Lauren Branson was too much for the team. Branson scored a career-high 20 points, while senior Jessica Schloemp led the Penguins with 10 rebounds.
Rebounding was critical as Central was outscored, 18-8, by Youngstown in second-chance points.
"We had times when we were in good rebounding position, we just didn't come up with it," Guevara said.
Sophomore forward Britni Houghton had 12 points and five rebounds, while senior forward Dana Westover finished with nine points and four rebounds.
Wilson said that despite the close loss against Youngstown, they are still optimistic about the future and of the things to come.
"We're disappointed about (Wednesday)," she said. "But we know what we are capable of doing. The sky's the limit and there's nowhere to go but up once we get more comfortable in Coach G's system."
sports@cm-life.com
