January 6, 2009
WBB: UMASS LOWELL EDGES LE MOYNE, 62-57, IN NE-10
ACTION
Lowell, Mass. - Rahshala Valentine scored 17 points, including 13
in the opening half, to lead UMass Lowell to a 62-57 win over the
Le Moyne College women's basketball in Northeast-10 Conference
action on Tuesday night at the Costello Athletic Center.
Senior forward Vanessa Holden (Suffern, N.Y./Immaculate
Heart (N.J.)) led Le Moyne with 14 points, while classmate
Katie Dunn (Whippany, N.J./Morris Catholic/Holy
Family) recorded 12 points. Junior forward
Courtney Coryea (Mooers Forks, N.Y./Northeast
Clinton) registered 10 points, five rebounds, three blocks
and three assists for the Dolphins. Valentine, a junior guard, led
all scorers with her 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including
3-of-6 from three-point range. Megan Berry hit four three-pointers
en route to 16 points, while Jen Valente tallied 14 points.
The River Hawks opened the second half with four of the first six
points to take a game-high 16 point lead with 18:29 remaining in
the contest. The Dolphins responded with the next eight points and
14 of the game's next 16 points to cut their deficit to four with
13:03 left. Holden tallied six points in the stretch, Dunn added
four points and junior Siobhan Shields (Mason, N.H./St.
Bernard's Central Catholic) capped the span with a
layup.
UMass Lowell answered back with an 11-3 run over the next 6:40 to
push its lead back to 12 points. Valente tallied four points in the
beginning of the run, while Berry capped the streak with a layup
and a three-pointer. After each team scored on its next possession,
the Dolphins ran off a 13-2 streak to pull within a point with 45
seconds remaining in the game. Dunn drilled a pair of
three-pointers and pulled her team to within 58-57 with a layup to
cap the streak. Valentine closed out the game with a jumper and two
foul shots to deliver the final score.
In the opening 7:23 of the first half, the two squads traded
six-point runs for an 8-8 tie with 12:37 remaining. The River Hawks
crept out to an 8-2 lead, before Le Moyne answered back with eight
consecutive points. After the Dolphins pushed their lead out to
14-10, the River Hawks rattled off 14 straight points to take a 10
point advantage with just over five minutes remaining. Valentine
opened the streak with a three-pointer, Berry followed with three
consecutive baskets from three-point range and Valente added a
layup.
The Dolphins ran off seven of the next nine points to close within
five points with just over two minutes left in the stanza. Graduate
student Jacquelin Precious (Fonthill, Ontario/Governor
Simcoe/St. Peter's College) opened the run with a layup
and junior guard Megan Murphy (Clinton Corners,
N.Y./Millbrook) closed the streak with a layup. Valentine
responded with eight consecutive points as her team closed the half
on an 11-2 run to take a 37-23 lead at the half.
Le Moyne (7-7, NE-10 4-5) returns to action in North Andover, Mass.
on Thursday evening against Merrimack at 5:30 p.m.
-agate-
UMass Lowell 62,
Le Moyne 57
Le Moyne (7-7, NE-10
4-5)
23
34
-
57
UMass Lowell (6-6, NE-10
3-4)
37
25
- 62
