Posted: Dec 11, 2019
- Tuesday’s docket was all about a trio of NE10 Southwest Division games, each won by the road team. There were also two players ascending to the 1K plateau on the evening, making that much more interesting. The report begins with a key clash at the top of the loop…
- Adelphi became the first team in the region to reach the 10-win mark and did so with a vital 73-68 victory at Pace to stay perfect and lay claim to the top spot in the NE10 Southwest Division. The Panthers, sparked by the trio of Leonie Edringer (15 points, 10 boards; 7-10 FG), Emily Miccile (13 points, 8 caroms) and Emma Cuccurullo (10 points), held a slim 36-32 lead at the half but used 8-2 and 10-2 runs in the third period to carve out a 58-44 lead. That proved to be their high-water mark as the Setters fought back, starting with a 7-0 binge to kick off the last quarter (59-51). The home team kept coming and, after a Lauren Schetter (22 points, 8 rebounds; 10-16 FG) three-point play with 43 seconds left, drew within 70-66. That was as close as they came, however, as Katie Murphy went 3-4 at the line down the stretch to secure the win for AU. Jackie Dellisanti had a big game for Pace with 24 points, including her 1,000th career point. Dellisanti added 14 rebounds for a Pace unit that had little bench scoring (Adelphi, 24-5), was doubled-up in three-pointers (8-4) on the night and saw their six-game win streak come to an end.
- Behind superb efforts from Micah Womack (27 points; 12-14 FG) and Camryn DeBose (17 points, 8 rebounds), New Haven beat AIC, 65-60, to move into sole possession of second place in the NE10 Southwest. The Chargers won each quarter but had to wait until the last one to feel comfortable, since it was just a 45-38 game after three frames. AIC’s last lead was early in the second half (36-34) but an 11-0 flurry ignited by Womack (eight of the points) gave UNH the lead for good, 45-38. The Yellow Jackets were still in range with 6:39 left in the contest (51-44) but the Chargers put the game out of sight with a 10-0 tear (61-44, 2:44), extending their winning streak to three games. Aurora Deshaies added 10 points for New Haven as they shot much better than AIC (52%-33% FG) and dominated the glass (40-23) and the paint (40-18). Kayla Robinson (15 points) and Destine Perry (11 points) fronted the Yellow Jacket attack.
- Something had to give in Albany as two teams in search of their first NE10 win faced off and as it turned out the fourth quarter was the decisive part of the game in Southern Connecticut’s 51-38 decision over the College of Saint Rose. Points were scarce through three periods with the teams being separated by no more than four points through 30 minutes and the Golden Knights up 29-28 entering the final stanza. The Owls registered the first five points of the last quarter through Ednaiia Lassiter (10 points, 8 boards), though, and never looked back. Lassiter (eight points in the quarter) and Jessica Fressle (nine of her game-high 21 points in the last stanza) accounted for 17 of SCSU’s 23 fourth period points and were central to the Owls pulling away from Saint Rose as the quarter wore on, helping them end a four-game downturn. Leah Dollard (16 points) and Nina Fedullo (10 points, 12 rebounds) topped the Golden Knights stat sheet but they had little support – the rest of the team contributed just 12 points on 4-24 field goal shooting and lost for the fifth straight time. SCSU held the edge from the floor (36%-29% FG) and heavily eclipsed Saint Rose in turnovers (24-7) and subsequently in points-off-mistakes (19-6) to highlight their victory.
- Katie Wall scored 17 points and Amber Brown reached the 1,000-point level as Mercy made it six wins on the trot, shading Concordia in a non-league clash in Dobbs Ferry, 66-60. The Mavericks, who last won six in a row in 1985, led by a 49-39 count after three quarters but watched the Clippers trim the deficit to two points twice in the last frame (54-52 and 56-54, the latter with 2:35 to go). Mercy held their nerve and the lead, going 6-8 at the line in the final 33 seconds to preserve the win and improve to 6-1 against the CACC. Taysha Bender added 13 points and six rebounds for the Mavericks, who posted a +12 on the boards (55-43), and fared better at the stripe (17-22 FT) than Concordia, who went a drab 10-23 from the line. Sara Hopkins (18 points) and Shanice Graves (15 points, 8 boards, 4 steals) played well for the Clippers despite the result.