TERRE HAUTE — It took Rose-Hulman nine years and a day to finally wrest the Clabber Girl Trophy from the grasp of St. Mary-of-the-Woods — the latter school winning the first 11 games in this cross-town rivalry which began in December of 1995.
But once the Engineers won for the first time in 2004, they seem determined to retain the trophy at their eastside campus — winning for the fifth straight time on Wednesday.
Rose placed four players in double-figure scoring and forced 30 Woods’ turnovers en route to a convincing 70-58 victory over SMWC in women’s college basketball in Hulbert Arena.
“It was very much a team effort … we played with a little more intensity tonight,” stated Rose coach Jon Prevo. “I thought our defense didn’t give them a lot of opportunities going to the basket and that caused them some problems.
“We knew we had to defend the [3-point] arc. [SMWC] only got five [attempts] in the second half, which was good … they were 4-of-10 in the first half. And we kept them off the foul line.”
Rose generally eschews the 3-point shot, but four 3-pointers — two late in the first, two early in the second half — enabled the Engineers to break open a competitive contest early.
At the game’s outset, SMWC was hitting the 3-point shot. Freshman Jacci Martin — playing just her seventh game due to injury — drained three from beyond the arc. SMWC led for the first seven minutes, then the two teams battled through five lead changes and two ties late in the first half.
SMWC’s Chelsey Barron scored on an old-fashioned 3-point play to give the Pomeroys what would be their last lead of the game at 23-21 with 5:15 remaining in the first half.
Rose’s Bethany Brisco responded with a jumper to knot the score at 23-23. Moments later, Nicole Klass and Brisco hit back-to-back 3’s, then at the outset of the second half, Klass and Brisco again hit 3’s, keying a 14-2 run and the Engineers were never threatened again.
“Since right before Christmas and just after Christmas, we’ve been taking about nine or 10 3’s a game and we’re shooting about the 50 percent range,” Prevo explained. “Lot of that is how teams are playing us, they’re sagging inside to take away our inside [game]. That’s creating things for our players on the perimeter.”
Double-digit scorers for Rose were Alisa Dickerson and Brisco with 13 points apiece, while Donna Marsh and Klass added 12 and 11 points respectively. Dickerson nearly had a double-double with a game-high nine rebounds.
“We just didn’t come to play,” stated SMWC coach Deanna Bradley. “We were our own worst enemy today. When you have 30 turnovers you aren’t going to hardly beat anybody.
“Rose played as I expected them to play. We simply didn’t play our game tonight. And that’s been typical of us. We played a typical game for how we’ve been doing things this year.
“We don’t want to work hard. We pick moments to be aggressive. At this point, I’m pretty much out of words to be honest. We had probably had three kids that truly came to play. Chelsey [Barron], Kendra [Stumler], and Brooke [Brown] … but the rest of the team should’ve just stayed home.”
Barron accumulated 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. Brown and Stumler were close to double-doubles, both with eight points and eight boards. Martin had 11 points, all in the first half.
St. Mary-of-the-Woods 58
Player mi fg 3pt ft r a pf tp
Brown 30 4-9 0-1 0-1 8 1 4 8
Martin 38 5-8 3-4 0-0 2 2 2 11
Stumler 32 4-9 0-0 0-1 8 4 3 8
Tracy 21 2-8 1-5 0-0 4 1 2 5
Barron 40 5-11 1-2 7-7 7 3 5 18
Birt 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 4
Blickenstaff 19 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 1 1
Trimble 10 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 5 1 0
Payne 9 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 3
Totals 200 22-54 6-15 8-11 36* 18 18 58
Rose-Hulman 70
Player mi fg 3pt ft r a pf tp
Banet 18 2-6 0-2 0-0 3 1 1 4
Dickerson 35 4-8 0-1 5-6 9 3 0 13
Marsh 29 5-8 0-0 2-4 6 2 1 12
Klass 36 4-8 3-5 0-0 4 2 1 11
Baca 36 3-13 0-0 0-0 5 5 4 6
Brisco 25 3-4 2-2 5-6 0 1 5 13
Bowermaster 13 0-2 0-0 2-3 3 1 2 2
Ridgway 8 4-5 0-0 1-4 2 0 0 9
Totals 200 25-54 5-10 15-23 34* 15 14 70
Halftime score — Rose-Hulman 31-26. FG Pct. — SMWC .407, R-H .463. 3-pt FG Pct. — SMWC .400, R-H .500. FT Pct. — SMWC .727, R-H .652. Steals — SMWC 14 (Martin 4, Barron 3, Brown 3), R-H 10 (Baca 3, Marsh 2). Turnovers — SMWC 30, R-H 24. Blocks — SMWC 1 (Martin), R-H 4 (Dickerson, Marsh, Baca, Bowermaster). Technical foul — Marsh. (*) Includes team rebounds — SMWC 2, R-H 2. Att. — 975.
Next — Rose-Hulman (5-10) travels to Bluffton for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game at 1 p.m. on Saturday. SMWC (1-18) hosts St. Louis Pharmacy at 2 p.m. at the old Clinton gym on Saturday.
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Women's Basketball Rivalry: Rose-Hulman continues recent momentum against Woods
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Secret weapon: Kelsey Rosselli finishing Woods career with a bang
At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, reporting game results to the Tribune-Star after a win or a loss is not always a high priority.
So when one of its athletes enjoys an outstanding season, like senior Kelsey Rosselli is doing for the Pomeroys’ softball team in 2013, media publicity doesn’t always follow.
In fact, her efforts almost seem like a government secret.
Rosselli’s name might sound familiar to longtime Terre Haute softball followers because she was a standout for North High School, from where she graduated in 2009.
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A time for firsts: SMWC seniors have national title aspirations
Even though St. Mary-of-the-Woods College has won eight national titles in softball in the last 16 years, seniors Sara Goelz and Jessica Jonas are among the many current Woods players who have not been part of a national championship team.
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Federal audit says SMWC should return $42M in student aid
A federal audit says St. Mary-of-the-Woods College should return $42 million in loans and grants made to students between 2005 and 2010, something the college plans to challenge.
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This underdog has its day
It’s been an up-and-down regular season for the St. Mary-of-the-Woods College women’s basketball team, but it concluded on a definite uptick.
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The mane attraction: Woods students learn about careers in equine world
A horse can be a powerful therapeutic tool, something Chris Marks knows firsthand.
“I’ve seen children with autism speak their first word to a horse,” causing their parents to “dissolve in a puddle of emotion,” said Marks, chairman of the Equine Studies program at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rose, The Woods post weekend victories
Rose-Hulman relied on a balanced scoring attack and a strong defensive effort to earn a 55-44 women’s basketball victory Saturday over Mount St. Joseph.
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SMWC topples Rose-Hulman
After a sluggish first half for both teams, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College found enough offensive rhythm in the final 20 minutes to outlast host Rose-Hulman 51-41 in the 19th annual Clabber Girl Trophy women’s basketball showdown Tuesday night inside Hulbert Arena.
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METRO ROUNDUP: SMWC’s Runyon wins USCAA cross country title
Blinding snow and freezing temperatures couldn’t stop Saint Mary-of-the-Woods junior Stephanie Runyon, an education major from Noblesville, from becoming the 2011 U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association women’s national champion in cross country Friday.
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Trimmed roster may benefit SMWC
“Less is more” is a statement with many, many meanings, attributed to many, many sources through the years.
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Dottie King becomes 16th president of St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
As the mother of six children, Dottie King learned early on the importance of setting priorities and achieving the right balance between family, education and work.
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Pomeroys battle to second at national championship
Eight times, St. Mary-of-the-Woods has captured some form of a national championship in softball.
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Shearing Time
You’ve probably never seen a haircut quite like this.
Alpacas, remarkably sweet-looking members of the camel family, were getting their annual shearing last week at the White Violet Center for Eco Justice at St. Mary-of-the-Woods. -
SMWC puts up fight in tourney
St. Mary-of-the-Woods downed Judson 6-2 Sunday morning in the semifinal round of the 2011 USCAA national softball championships, earning a trip to the best-of-three title series.
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BREAKING: St. Mary-of-the-Woods College names Dottie King as 16th president
Dottie L. King, Ph.D. has been appointed the 16th president of St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, the board of trustees announced today.
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Ex-Wildcat finds new home at Woods
Many people find “the path of least resistance” as a preferable way to proceed in life. After all, less risk is involved with a sure thing.
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NEW: St. Mary-of-the-Woods College announces academic changes
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College announced today a refocus of its academic programs. An afternoon news conference is under way at SMWC, which posted a notice about the changes on its website, www.smwc.edu.
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Marian holds off Rose women’s second-half charge
Marian University relied on a strong defensive effort to hold off a second half Rose-Hulman charge and earn a 61-52 women’s basketball victory Saturday afternoon.
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Influx of new players has Pomeroys on rise
With a steady influx of “Killer B’s,” the fortunes of the St. Mary-of-the-Woods’ women’s basketball team are once again on the rise.
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Woods soccer goes 1-1, earns national honors
St. Mary-of-the-Woods returned from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association soccer finals with a 1-1 record and a host of national honors.
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Six St. Mary-of-the-Woods teams compete in national tournaments
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College athletics celebrates the end of a phenomenal year during the 2009-10 season as six teams competitively competed in national tournaments.
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Rosselli, other Valley talent leads Woods into national softball tourney
The St. Mary-of-the-Woods softball program is no stranger to national tournaments.
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St. Mary-of-the-Woods plans Saturday commencement
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College will celebrate its 169th commencement Saturday. Graduation activities will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the traditional baccalaureate mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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Woods, Rose softball teams split doubleheader
Rose-Hulman and St. Mary-of-the-Woods College split a softball doubleheader that featured the longest athletic contest in history between the two schools on Friday night.
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Ring Day a much anticipated event at The Woods
Ring Day is a much anticipated and special day for most students, but for two St. Mary-of-the-Woods External Degree students in particular it was an especially great experience this year.
- Injury bug bites: St. Mary-of-the-Woods basketball trying to get and stay healthy A myriad of injuries have plagued the St. Mary-of-the-Woods women’s basketball team in recent seasons, forcing the Pomeroys to compete on numerous occasions with just seven, six and sometimes only five players able to play.
- The Woods appoints new vice president for development St. Mary-of-the-Woods College President David G. Behrs has announced the appointment of Serafina I. Spatola as vice president for development.
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- The Woods celebrates 168th commencement More than 140 students are expected to participate in St. Mary-of-the-Woods College’s 168th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday.
- Untold Stories: Film takes unique look ‘Inside Iraq’ At 7 p.m. Monday, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College will present “Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories,” which will include a film showing and discussion with the director of the film, Mike Shiley. The presentation, which will be in the Cecilian Auditorium of the SMWC Conservatory of Music building, is part of the College’s Four-Star series, and it is being co-sponsored by the SMWC Student Activities Committee. The presentation is free and open to the public.
- TH to promote ‘Crossroads of Higher Education’ at Statehouse Terre Haute may lie near Indiana’s western border, but business, education and government leaders want state lawmakers to know that the city that bills itself as the “Crossroads of America” is also the “Crossroads of Higher Education.”
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