The Bulldogs women’s bas­ket­ball team notched its third con­sec­u­tive win on Nov. 24^th by defeat­ing St. Joseph’s on the road, increas­ing their record to 3–1 overall.

The Bulldogs were strongest in the sec­ond half, but still held the lead through­out the entire game. They stopped the Pumas in their tracks and outscored St. Joseph’s 37–22 in the final half.

“Our defense was awe­some, we focused on their top scor­ers and shut them down,” said senior cen­ter Andrea Clancy. “They hit a cou­ple threes, but after that we made sure we got to the shoot­ers and closed the gaps so they couldn’t get to the bas­ket. We also focused on com­mu­ni­ca­tion for 40 min­utes, which is key to great defense.”

Senior for­ward Tiara Adams had 13 points and 14 rebounds, junior guard/forward Lindsey Pettit had 11 points and eight boards and senior guard Becci Houdek had eight points and eight assists. Leading the Bulldogs was junior guard/forward Kelsey DeNoyelles, who racked up 18 points, with four of those shots being three-pointers. The Bulldogs won the game 74–47.

On Nov. 23, the Bulldogs trav­eled to Illinois to face the Lewis Flyers. After the Flyers took the early lead, the Bulldogs bat­tled back to tighten the game. The Bulldogs had a strong defen­sive edge, as they tal­lied nine steals dur­ing the game along with hav­ing an edge in rebounds, 40–34. The Flyers also turned over the ball 20 times. Adams led Ferris with 14 points and 11 boards while DeNoyelles came in close behind with 12 points and junior guard/forward Tricia Principe tossed in 11 points.

Principe had two last-minute free throws to help seal the 55–52 vic­tory for the Bulldogs.

“Our first road trip of the year was great. We got two big regional wins that gave us a great start to our sea­son,” said Clancy. “We had four games in five days, so it was a chal­lenge, but we all played so well that we could keep fresh bod­ies on the floor.”

The Bulldogs will have a break until they get into con­fer­ence play against GLIAC foes as they host Tiffin this Thursday and then Ohio Dominican on Saturday. n