Women's Basketball
January 10, 2008
DOLPHINS FALL TO #17 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT 57-33
--Story compliments of Southern
Connecticut State Athletic Communications--
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore forward Jacqueline
Johannes narrowly missed a double-double as she scored eight
points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds to lead the No. 17
nationally ranked Southern Connecticut State women’s
basketball team to a 57-33 victory in Northeast-10 Conference
action at Moore Fieldhouse on Thursday night. Senior forward Kate
Lynch led all scorers with 13 points, while Jacquelin Precious led
Le Moyne with nine points. With the win, the Owls improve to 11-4
(7-3 NE-10) while Le Moyne falls to 7-7 (4-6 NE-10) with the
loss.
SCSU wasted no time getting out of the gate, as they opened the
game on a 14-4 run, including a pair of three-pointers from senior
guard Michelle Martinik over the opening 5:21 of action. After the
Owls extended the lead to 14 points on a pair of Martinik free
throws with 2:57 remaining in the period, Le Moyne put together a
quick 8-0 run over the next 1:48, with all eight points coming from
Precious, to close the gap to 29-23. Lynch notched the final bucket
of the half to give SCSU a 31-23 lead heading into the
intermission.
For SCSU, Lynch and Martinik shared the scoring lead with eight
points each. Senior forward Rochelle Johnson and Johannes tied for
the team lead with four rebounds apiece. Freshman guard Logan Lentz
dished out a game-high six first half assists.
For Le Moyne, Precious led the way with eight points in the opening
stanza. Courtney Coryea led all players with seven first half
rebounds.
The second half was a defensive showcase, as the Owls held the
Dolphins to just 10 points in the stanza, narrowly missing the NCAA
Division II record for fewest points allowed in a half (seven).
SCSU opened the half on a 21-2 run, as Le Moyne did not tally their
initial field goal of the second half until the 3:53 mark. In all,
Le Moyne went 17:16 without a bucket, dating back to the first
half. Le Moyne would shoot 3-for-24 from the floor in the second
half as the Owls outscored the Dolphins 26-10 in the period and
went on to win by a score of 57-33.
For SCSU, Johannes narrowly missed her first career double-double
as she scored eight points and hauled in a game-best 10 rebounds to
match her season high. Lynch led all scorers on the evening with 13
points on 5-for-15 shooting. Johnson also tallied double digits
with 12 points for the Owls. Johnson, Lentz and junior guard Lexi
Allen each snagged six rebounds for SCSU while Lentz handed out a
game-high seven assists.
For Le Moyne, Precious led the way with nine points as the Dolphins
failed to have a scorer tally double digits. Coryea led Le Moyne
with eight rebounds while Brandy Wangelin added seven rebounds of
her own.
SCSU shot 21-for-64 (32.8%) from the floor, 6-for-23 (26.1%) from
three-point range and 9-for-15 (60.0%) from the free-throw line on
the evening.
Le Moyne shot 13-for-52 (25.0%) from the field, 2-for-5 (40.0%)
from behind the arc and 5-for-12 (41.7%) from the charity stripe.
The Dolphins wrap up their three game road trip with a 1:00 PM tip-off with Bently on Saturday, January 12th. Le Moyne returns home on Wednesday, January 16th to face Franklin Pierce at 5:30 PM.
S.Connecticut State 57, Le Moyne
33
Le Moyne...................... 23 10 - 33
Southern Connecticut State.... 31 26 - 57
SCSU ranked No. 17 in USA Today/ESPN Poll.
Points in the paint-LEM 10,SCSU 24. Points off turnovers-LEM 5,SCSU
23.
2nd chance points-LEM 11,SCSU 14. Fast break points-LEM 0,SCSU
0.
Bench points-LEM 18,SCSU 12. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0
times.
Last FG-LEM 2nd-01:36, SCSU 2nd-00:02.
Largest lead-LEM None, SCSU by 28 2nd-04:13.
