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Posted by Adam Ledyard - Mon, Feb 25, 2008 - [ Women’s Basketball – DII ] - Viewed 191 times
Crystal Goodall
Crystal Goodall
Elgin, Ill. - Displaying one of its best shooting performances of the year, No. 3 seed Judson University shot 61percent from the floor en route to a 99-44 win over No. 6 seed Calumet College St. Joseph in opening-round action of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
 
With the victory, Judson (12-16) will now face No. 2 seed Trinity International University (14-16) on Wednesday, February 27 in Deerfield, Illinois.
 

Judson put on a shooting performance from the beginning of the game by making 61percent of its shots in the first half and 62 percent in the second half. Crystal Goodall, who only played 18 minutes in the second half, went 8-for-8 from the floor for 18 points.

The Eagles put six players in double figures, including Kirstin Johns, who came up just one point short of her career-high with 19 points.  Goodall added a career-high 18 points followed by Kelly Friestad with 16, Heidi Rosenbaum with 14 and Alicia Rovertoni and Theresa Larson with 12 each.
 
Rovertoni collected her 10th double-double of the season in the first half and finished with 11 rebounds.
 
Calumet’s Katrina Pradziad had 23 points to lead all scorers.
 
Calumet (3-27) kept it close early in the first half as the Crimson Wave was only down by three points, 9-6, with 14:42 left in the half. Judson took a five-point lead, 16-11, on a Rosenbaum shot at the 11:57 mark and then a Pradziad jumper just 26 seconds later brought the score to 16-13.
 

In the next four minutes, Judson reeled off a 17-2 run for an 18-point lead, 33-15. From that point on, Calumet's momentum was stopped.  A Friestad lay up with 5:30 to go in the half gave JU a 21-point lead, 41-20. Then, just before the half, Johns hit a shot to give Judson a 30-point lead, 57-27. Pradziad nailed a three-pointer with 10 seconds left to bring the halftime score to 57-30.

Judson held Calumet to just two baskets in the second half as the Crimson Wave scored 10 of its 14 points on free throws. By the 16:02 mark, JU had a 40-point lead on a Goodall jumper and then Devonaye Henderson gave JU a 50-point lead, 86-36, at the 9:53 mark. JU’s largest lead was 57 points on another Henderson shot with 2:34 left in the game.

The Eagles forced 18 turnovers and had 11 steals in the win. They also out rebounded Calumet, 48-17.