The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
8-4
Fairleigh Dickinson
5-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 30 | 16 | 46 |
| Ole Miss | 54 | 51 | 105 |
Lady Rebels Down Fairleigh Dickinson, 105-46
12/30/2001 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2001
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - ,Freshman Amber Watts led Ole Miss to a, 105-46, win over Fairleigh Dickinson (5-4) with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Watts, who made 10-of13 shots from the field, recorded her first career double-double. With the win, Ole Miss (8-4) advances to play host Temple in Monday's championship game of the Temple University Classic.
Behind tough defense and hot shooting, Ole Miss opened the game with a 13-0 run and never looked back. Freshman Ally Kelly scored eight of the 13 points in the run. After the Lady Rebels' opening run, the closest the Knights would get was nine points at the 15:04 mark of the first half.
The Lady Rebels started the second half much as they did the first, scoring seven straigh- points before allowing the Knights to get on the board. The Ole Miss defense held FDU to just 16 second-half points.
Kelly finished the game with 18 points and senior Von Kirk and freshman Carletta Brown had 17 and 10 points, respectively.
Senior TaShondrea Moton recorded a career-high 14 rebounds to lead Ole Miss on the boards. The Lady Rebels out-rebounded the Knights 51-23. It was the third game in a row that Ole Miss out-rebounded an opponent by more than 20 rebounds.
Senior Sherika Wright dished out eight assists and added six points and three steals on the night. Brown also had four assists and three steals and Kelly added three assists and four steals. Tenisha Gist added nine points off the bench, while Kayla Madewell had eight points and six rebounds and Saundra Jackson chipped in eight points and seven rebounds. Both Watts and Jackson had three blocks.
Ole Miss made 22-of-42 shots from the field, good for 54.4 percent. They made 9-of-22 from three-point range and made 10-of-16 free throws. The Lady Rebels recorded a season-low 14 turnovers.
Fairleigh Dickinson shot 32.7 percent from the field, making just 17-of-52 baskets. They connected on 1-of-8 three-point shots and 11-of-16 free throws. The Knights committed 27 turnovers in the game.
Ole Miss will take on Temple in the championship game at 1:00 p.m. (CT). Temple is coached by two-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley.
