January 13, 2007
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: BENTLEY HOLDS OFF LE MOYNE 51-48
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Shannon Kirwan scored 14 points to help Bentley hold off Le Moyne 51-48 in a Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball game at Grant Court. Vanessa Holden (Suffern, N.Y./Immaculate Heart) scored a career-high 21 points for Le Moyne (6-10, 2-9 Northeast-10). The Falcons (12-4, 8-4 Northeast-10) have won seven of their last eight games.
Holden scored 13 of her game-high point total in the second half as Le Moyne rallied back from an 11-point deficit. Courtney Coryea (Mooers Forks, N.Y./Northeastern Clinton) capped a 9-0 Le Moyne run with a layup off a feed from Holden that pulled the Dolphins to within two a 41-39 with 8:10 remaining. Bentley pushed its lead back to five, but the Dolphins remained within striking distance the rest of the way and had a shot to tie at the buzzer.
In the final minute, Coryea converted an offensive putback to cut the deficit to 50-48 with 55 seconds remaining. After the two team's traded possessions, Bentley's Kristy McLean converted the first of two free throws to extend the Falcons' lead to 51-48 with five seconds left. The Dolphins had a 3-point shot fall off the mark at the buzzer.
Holden's 21-point effort was Le Moyne's only double-figure effort. The Dolphins shot 32.7% (17-for-52) from the field and went 11-for-14 (78.6%) from the free throw line. Coryea grabbed 14 rebounds for Le Moyne. The Dolphins committed just 13 turnovers. Bentley outrebounded its hosts 35-32.
Kirwan's 14 points paced three Bentley players in double figures. Vanessa Lux made six-of-nine from the field for 13 points, while Colette Josey scored 12 points off the bench. The Falcons shot 39.5% (17-for-43) from the field.
Le Moyne returns to action on Tuesday at Franklin Pierce. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.
BENTLEY (12-4, 8-4 NE-10)
Shannon Kirwan 4-7 5-5 14; Vanessa Lux 6-9 1-2 13; Colette Josey
3-4 6-8 12; Kristy McLean 1-5 1-2 4; Lauren Moore 1-6 0-0 3; Ashley
Bruton 1-4 0-0 3; Kelly Barrett 1-3 0-0 2; Ashley Saia 0-0 0-0 0;
Dedra Pritchard 0-1 0-0 0; Erica Kirwan 0-4 0-2 0; Angela Manfredi
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-43 13-19 51.
LE MOYNE (6-10, 2-9 NE-10)
Vanessa Holden 8-10 5-5 21; Katie Dunn 3-9 1-3 9; Courtney Coryea
4-12 0-0 8; Kim Wagoner 1-11 2-2 5; Lindsay Carr 1-5 1-2 3; Lindsay
Ellis 0-3 2-2 2; Rhiannon Berry 0-1 0-0 0; Siobhan Shields 0-0 0-0
0; Megan Murphy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-52 11-14 48.
Bentley....................... 24
27 - 51
Le Moyne...................... 21 27
- 48
3-point goals--Bentley 4-10 (Lauren Moore 1-2; Kristy McLean 1-3; Shannon Kirwan 1-2; Ashley Bruton 1-3), Le Moyne 3-12 (Katie Dunn 2-6; Kim Wagoner 1-5; Megan Murphy 0-1). Fouled out--Bentley-None, Le Moyne-None. Rebounds--Bentley 35 (Vanessa Lux 6; Colette Josey 6), Le Moyne 32 (Courtney Coryea 14). Assists--Bentley 11 (Shannon Kirwan 4), Le Moyne 9 (Lindsay Ellis 3; Lindsay Carr 3). Total fouls--Bentley 14, Le Moyne 17. Technical fouls--Bentley-None, Le Moyne-None. A-250
