Women's Basketball
January 11, 2007
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: NO. 3 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT DOUBLES UP THE DOLPHINS 62-31, CORYEA SCORES 11 FOR DOLPHINS
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Babette Noah scored 24 points to lead No. 3 Southern Connecticut to a 62-31 win over Le Moyne in a Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball game at Grant Court. The Owls (16-0, 12-0 Northeast-10) have won their first 16 games this season, while Le Moyne (6-9, 2-8 Northeast-10) has dropped three straight games. Courtney Coryea (Mooers Forks, N.Y./Northeastern Clinton) led the Dolphins with 11 points.
Southern Connecticut, which came into the game as the Northeast-10 Conference leader with 49.5 points allowed per game, held Le Moyne to its lowest output since the Owls clipped Le Moyne 65-31 in the final regular season game of the 2003-04 season. Southern Connecticut limited Le Moyne to 13 field goals in 47 attempts (27.7%) and forced the Dolphins into 26 turnovers. The Owls have held their opponent below 50 points in 10 games this season and under 40 twice.
Southern Connecticut, the defending conference regular season champions, led wire-to-wire, took a 30-18 into the intermission and its final lead equaled its largest margin of the game. Noah made 12-of-14 from the field for her game-high 24 points. Frontcourt mate Kate Lynch joined Noah in double figures with 15 points. She helped the visitors to a 42-22 rebound advantage with 11 boards.
Coryea scored her 11 points on a five-for-13 night from the field and made one free throw. She has scored in double figures in four consecutive games and 10 times in Le Moyne's first 15 games.
Le Moyne completes its three-game homestand on Saturday against Bentley. Tip time is set for 1 p.m.
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT 62, LE MOYNE 31
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT (16-0, 12-0 NE-10)
Babette Noah 12-14 0-1 24; Kate Lynch 7-13 0-0 15; Shamika Jackson
4-9 0-0 9; Michelle Martinik 2-5 2-2 6; LaShauna Jones 1-3 0-0 3;
Sarah Houseknecht 1-1 1-2 3; Heather Coombs 1-4 0-0 2; Stephanie
Hiriak 0-0 0-0 0; Allyson Smith 0-0 0-0 0; Kaylie Schiavetta 0-1
0-0 0; Jacqueline Johannes 0-0 0-0 0; Rochelle Johnson 0-4 0-0 0.
Totals 28-54 3-5 62.
LE MOYNE (6-9, 2-8 NE-10)
Courtney Coryea 5-13 1-2 11; Vanessa Holden 2-6 0-0 4; Lindsay
Ellis 2-4 0-0 4; Katie Dunn 1-4 0-0 3; Lindsay Carr 1-7 1-3 3;
Megan Murphy 1-5 0-0 2; Kim Wagoner 0-5 2-2 2; Siobhan Shields 1-1
0-0 2; Rhiannon Berry 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 13-47 4-7 31.
Southern Connecticut.......... 30
32 - 62
Le Moyne...................... 18 13
- 31
3-point goals--Southern Connecticut 3-7 (LaShauna Jones 1-2; Shamika Jackson 1-2; Kate Lynch 1-1; Michelle Martinik 0-2), Le Moyne 1-7 (Katie Dunn 1-1; Lindsay Carr 0-2; Megan Murphy 0-3; Kim Wagoner 0-1). Fouled out-Southern Connecticut-None, Le Moyne-None. Rebounds--Southern Connecticut 42 (Kate Lynch 11), Le Moyne 22 (Vanessa Holden 6). Assists--Southern Connecticut 15 (Shamika Jackson 5), Le Moyne 3 (Lindsay Carr 3). Total fouls-Southern Connecticut 11, Le Moyne 8. Technical fouls--Southern Connecticut-None, Le Moyne-None. A-150
