Cougars sneak out of Indiana with a win.

January 24, 2007    KVCC (62) vs. Ancilla College (52) in Plymouth, IN at Lifeplex Arena

         It's a good thing that defense is a constant for the Cougars, particularly when the offense is sputtering. "I don't know what it is - I suspect that Coach Liverance's gals had something to do with it - but we always seem to struggle down here."  said a perplexed Coach Welch.  "I have a tremendous amount of respect for the effort Dave's kids ALWAYS expend.  Tonight they gave us a lesson in heart and execution of a half court offense.  I thought for several long stretches in the game they out played us.  I think we're extremely fortunate to get out of town with a win.  It could have easily gone the other way."  The win, on the road, in the league, improved the Cougars to 6-1 in conference play and take over sole possession of first place in the Western Conference by virtue of Lansing's 68-57 win over Muskegon.
                                                                                               
              
         Cougars await the return of injured point guard                     Samantha "Spanky" Karasiewicz has filled in
     Amber Peters who missed her third game in a row                              admirably for  Peters
                                                    

      Kendra Kutz had 10 first half points and Jealyn Foston continued her excellent play, getting all 13 of her points after the intermission to lead the Cougars.  Kutz ended the night with 12.  The Free throw line was the deciding factor in a game in which neither team shot the ball well from the field.  The Valley team was 14 for 18 from the charity stripe and Ancilla could muster only a 7 for 18 effort on their new home floor at Lifeplex.

                                                   
                               Jealyn Foston - 13 points                             Kendra Kutz - 12 points
   
      League play continues on Saturday as the Lady Cougars travel down US 131 to take on the Lady Vikings of Glen Oaks CC.  Game time in Centreville is 1:00 pm.  "This is an important contest for us," commented the Cougar coach.  "We have to get back to playing well.  This game starts the second half of league play and we're in control of our own destiny if we continue to take care of business.  I feel pretty confident we'll get back to playing KVCC basketball."

                                                                                                             Pictures courtesy of Jill Welch