December 6, 2008
PACE SNAPS LE MOYNE'S THREE-GAME WIN STREAK WITH 69-65
VICTORY
New York, N.Y. - Sophomore Brittany Huggins scored 23 points off
the bench and freshman Brittany Shields tallied 17 second-half
points to lead Pace University to a 69-65 victory over the Le Moyne
College women's basketball team at the Civic Center Gymnasium on
Saturday, Dec. 6. The loss, the first on the road this season for
Le Moyne, snapped the Dolphins' three-game win streak.
Pace scored on its opening two possessions to take a 4-0 lead just
45 seconds into the game. The Dolphins responded with an 8-3 run of
their own to take an 8-7 lead on a layup by senior forward
Vanessa Holden (Suffern, N.Y./Immaculate Heart
(N.J.)). Following a 10-10 tie, Pace opened up a
five-point edge on a layup by Carol Johnson with 10:20 remaining in
the half.
The Dolphins turned the five-point deficit into a four-point
halftime advantage with a 15-6 streak to close out the final 9:06
of the stanza. Holden ignited the run with four consecutive free
throws and a layup to give her team a 20-19 lead. Huggins responded
with four points of her own to give the Setters their final lead of
the half. Senior forward Latoya Anderson (Rochester,
N.Y./Greece Arcadia/Genesee C.C.) tallied a conventional
three-point play to even the score and junior forward
Courtney Coryea (Mooers Forks, N.Y./Northeast
Clinton) scored in the paint to give the Dolphins a 25-23
lead. Following a Pace layup, Coryea and senior guard Katie
Dunn (Whippany, N.J./Morris Catholic/Holy Family) closed
the half with layups for a 29-25 edge at the intermission.
Shields opened the second half with back-to-back layups for the
Setters to even the score at 29 apiece. Coryea answered back with a
pair of layups of her own to regain the lead for Le Moyne. After
Pace knotted the game for the fifth time on a two foul shots by
Huggins, the two squads went back-and-forth over the next 14
minutes with neither team opening up more than a three-point lead.
Second-year graduate student Jacquelin Precious
(Fonthill,
Ontario/Governor Simcoe/St. Peter's
College) drilled a three-pointer from the left wing to
knot the score for the final time at 64-64 with 54 seconds
remaining.
Shiesha McCollum converted two foul shots and Shields followed by
going 3-of-4 at the foul line to secure the victory for the
Setters.
Coryea led the Dolphins in scoring with 21 points and three assists
before fouling out with 16 seconds remaining. Holden joined Coryea
in double-figures with 12 points, while also posting a team-best
seven rebounds. Huggins tallied 14 of her 23 points in the decisive
second half, while Shields pulled down nine rebounds to go with her
17 points. McCollum finished with 11 points off the bench for the
Setters.
Le Moyne (5-3, NE-10 3-3) returns to action after the College's
finals week on Saturday, Dec. 13 against St. Michael's at 1:00
p.m.
-agate-
Pace 69, Le Moyne
65
Le Moyne (5-3, NE-10 3-3)
29
36
-
65
Pace (3-2, NE-10
3-2)
25
44
- 69
