February 10, 2007

LE MOYNE OVERCOMES SLUGGISH FIRST HALF TO DOWN UMASS LOWELL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 45-36

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Freshman Courtney Coryea (Mooers Forks, N.Y./Northeastern Clinton) scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lift Le Moyne past UMass Lowell 45-36 in a Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball game at Grant Court. The 36 points allowed by the Dolphins (9-15, 5-14 Northeast-10) were the lowest opponent output of the season and least allowed since Dec. 30, 2005. Revital Carmon scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for UMass Lowell (9-15, 5-15 Northeast-10).

Sophomore Katie Dunn (Whippany, N.J./Morris Catholic) scored eight of her 11 points after intermission to join Coryea in double figures for Le Moyne. Senior Lindsay Ellis (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport), playing in her final home game, grabbed 10 rebounds to share game-high honors. The Dolphins outrebounded their guests 40-36 and outshot the River Hawks 31.3% to 23.1%.

Le Moyne made just six-of-26 (23.1%) and UMass Lowell converted five-of-24 (20.8%) from the field in the opening half as the two teams played to a 14-14 tie at the intermission. Le Moyne scored the first six points of the second half to open up a lead the Dolphins would not relinquish. The River Hawks pulled within three points with 11:42 remaining, but Le Moyne scored six straight to put the game out of reach.

With the victory, Le Moyne moves into a tie with UMass Lowell for 11th place in the 15-team Northeast-10 Conference. The top 12 teams qualify for the league tournament. The Dolphins travel to 2006 NCAA Division II runner-up American International on Monday for a 5:30 p.m. game. Le Moyne's final three games will be on the road.

 

LE MOYNE 45, UMASS LOWELL 36
UMASS LOWELL (9-15, 5-15 NE-10)
Revital Carmon 5-10 2-3 12; Antonnea Robinson 1-8 4-4 6; Rahshala Valentine 3-10 0-0 6; Liron Asher 1-3 3-4 5; Megan Berry 1-6 0-0 3; Bridgette Hooker 1-3 0-0 3; Jen Valente 0-3 1-2 1; Shaina Berry 0-0 0-0 0; Tricia Tacey 0-9 0-0 0. Totals 12-52 10-13 36.

LE MOYNE (9-15, 5-14 NE-10)
Courtney Coryea 4-9 4-4 12; Katie Dunn 3-11 3-4 11; Lindsay Carr 1-3 3-4 6; Lindsay Ellis 3-4 0-0 6; Kim Wagoner 3-14 0-0 6; Vanessa Holden 1-2 2-2 4; Rhiannon Berry 0-1 0-0 0; Siobhan Shields 0-0 0-0 0; Megan Murphy 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 15-48 12-14 45.

UMass Lowell..................   14   22  -   36
Le Moyne......................   14   31  -   45

3-point goals--UMass Lowell 2-7 (Bridgette Hooker 1-1; Megan Berry 1-5; Tricia Tacey 0-1), Le Moyne 3-15 (Katie Dunn 2-8; Lindsay Carr 1-1; Kim Wagoner 0-3; Megan Murphy 0-3). Fouled out--UMass Lowell-None, Le Moyne-None. Rebounds--UMass Lowell 36 (Revital Carmon 10), Le Moyne 40 (Lindsay Ellis 10; Courtney Coryea 10). Assists--UMass Lowell 7 (Rahshala Valentine 4), Le Moyne 6 (Kim Wagoner 3). Total fouls--UMass Lowell 12, Le Moyne 12. Technical fouls--UMass Lowell-None, Le Moyne-None. A-445