February 10, 2009
WBB: DOLPHINS FALL TO SAINT ROSE, 57-51, AT NOLAN GYM
Albany, N.Y. - Dana Brown scored 11 of his game-high 15 points in
the second half to lead The College of Saint Rose to a 57-51
Northeast-10 Conference win over the Le Moyne College women's
basketball team on Tuesday night at Nolan Gym.
Brown hit 4-of-6 shots in the second half, including her only
three-point attempt. She was joined in twin-figures by Amy Voelkel,
who tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Ashley
Anderson recorded a game-best 12 rebounds, including eight in the
first half. Junior guard Megan Murphy (Clinton Corners,
N.Y./Millbrook) led the Dolphins with a season-high 12
points off the bench. Junior forward Courtney Coryea
(Mooers Forks, N.Y./Northeast Clinton) registered a
team-high nine rebounds to go along with nine points. Senior
forward Vanessa Holden (Suffern, N.Y./Immaculate Heart
(N.J.)), named the conference's player of the week on
Monday, scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Senior guard Katie Dunn (Whippany, N.J./Morris
Catholic/Holy Family) hit a pair of three-pointers around
two free throws by Saint Rose's Lauren Revesz to knot the score at
30 with 15:08 remaining in the game. After the Golden Knights
regained the lead on a layup by Brown, sophomore guard
Danielle Felice (Adams, N.Y./South Jefferson) hit
a shot from three-point range to give the Dolphins the lead for the
final time at 33-32.
The Golden Knights took the lead for good with five straight points
and 15 of the game's next 17 points to take a 47-35 lead with 7:24
remaining in the game. Brown recorded eight points in the streak,
including a three-pointer to cap it. Coryea ended Saint Rose's
streak with a three-pointer from the top of the key, before Voelkel
responded with her second three-pointer of the game. Le Moyne used
a 13-7 run over the final six and one-half minutes, but could get
no closer than the final scoring margin. Murphy hit a pair of foul
shots and jumper to close out the scoring for the Dolphins.
After second-year graduate student Jacquelin Precious
(Fonthill, Ontario/Governor Simcoe/St. Peter's College)
hit a pair of free throws to give the Dolphins a 7-4 lead with
15:47 remaining in the first half, Saint Rose went on a 19-7 run to
push out to a nine point lead. Voelkel tallied five points in the
streak, while Elizabeth Buckley added four points.
Sophomore guard Ashley McFarlan (Kennesaw, Ga./St. John the
Baptist) answered with a three-pointer from the left wing
to end Saint Rose's 10-0 run. Buckley hit a three-pointer of her
own as the Golden Knights regained their nine point lead with 5:13
remaining in the stanza. Le Moyne responded with a 7-0 run of its
own to pull within two points with 2:39 left in the half. Murphy
drilled a three-pointer and Coryea hit a pair of free throws and a
layup to bring the Dolphins to within 26-24. Anderson gave Saint
Rose a 28-24 halftime lead with a jumper with 40 seconds
remaining
Le Moyne (13-11, NE-10 10-9), which had its two-game winning streak
snapped, fell a half-game behind the Golden Knights for seventh
place in the Northeast-10 Conference standings. The Dolphins close
out their regular season home schedule on Saturday with a game
against Saint Anselm at 1:00 p.m.
-agate-
Saint Rose 57, Le
Moyne 51
Le Moyne (13-11, NE-10
10-9)
24
27
-
51
Saint Rose (15-8, NE-10
10-8)
28
29
- 57
