Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women's basketball team (18-5, 13-4 NE10) bested #18 Assumption University (19-4, 12-4 NE10) in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night to earn their eighth consecutive conference victory and move into first place in the NE10 Standings.

Redshirt-sophomore Haedyn Roberts (Holland Patent, N.Y./Holland Patent) scored a go-ahead layup with eight seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to seal a 58-57 hard-fought win for the 'Phins.

Prior to Tuesday, the last time a Le Moyne women's basketball squad took down a nationally ranked opponent was during the 2018-19 regular season.

With the win, the Dolphins successfully avenged their loss at Assumption in December.

Senior guard Lytoya Baker (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) recorded her 13^th double-double of the season with 21 points, 11 rebounds and three steals in 37 minutes of action against the Greyhounds.

Baker kept the Dolphins' offense afloat during the first half, scoring 10 of Le Moyne's 16 first-quarter points, and six of the team's 12 second-quarter points.

After dealing with foul trouble during the first 20 minutes, Roberts scored all 11 of her points during the second half, and provided seven of Le Moyne's 16 fourth-quarter points. Roberts also tallied five rebounds, two steals and a block during the conference win.

Redshirt-freshman guard Sydney Lusher (Oneida, N.Y./Oneida) tallied nine points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 39 minutes played, while freshman guards Kaia Goode (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) and Sierra Linnin (Valley Cottage, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) both added seven points.

Le Moyne went 18-25 from the free-throw line on Tuesday, compared to just 3-5 for the Greyhounds.

The Dolphins also took care of the ball against a tough Assumption defense. Le Moyne committed just seven turnovers on Tuesday, which tied a season low for the Dolphins, and they forced the Greyhounds into 17 turnovers.

Junior guard Molly Stokes led Assumption in scoring with 11 points during the win, while graduate guard Ja'Lyn Armstrong and junior guard Amanda Mieczkowski both recorded 10 points during the setback. Armstrong also provided a game-high seven assists, and junior forward Anna Davis grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds for the Greyhounds.

Following a Davis bucket in the paint with 1:33 left in the second quarter, Assumption held a 27-21 advantage, which would be their largest lead of the evening.

Lusher squared up her defender and swished a contested three pointer with 40 seconds left in the half, then Baker drew a shooting foul and made two free throws with two seconds left in the second quarter to trim Le Moyne's deficit to 29-28 after 20 minutes of play.

Le Moyne began the third quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 35-29 lead, then Assumption senior forward Monica Spain stopped the run with a basket in the paint. Spain's basket began a 10-0 run for the Greyhounds that put them up 39-35 with 5:30 left in the third period.

During Le Moyne's final possession of the third quarter, Lusher caught the ball on the left side of the floor, drove towards the baseline and converted a tough floater to tie the game at 42-42 going into the fourth quarter.

There were four lead changes during the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, and neither team led by more than two points during the final 10 minutes.
With 3:05 left in the fourth, and Le Moyne trailing 53-52, Lusher came up with a steal on the perimeter, and raced towards the opposite hoop. Her fast break layup was well contested and missed off the backboard.

Baker ran the floor hard, and grabbed the contested offensive rebound. A jump ball was called, and Le Moyne retained possession.

Once play restarted, Baker caught a pass below the right elbow and faced up her defender. Baker methodically backed into her defender towards the middle of the paint, then spun back towards her left shoulder and banked in a difficult contested fadeaway to give the 'Phins a 54-53 lead.

Teagan Curran scored to get the lead back for Assumption, then Linnin made a big play for Le Moyne.

With 2:02 left in the fourth, the rookie caught the ball on the left wing, gave her defender a pump fake, then drove to the basket and banked in a contested running layup over two Assumption defenders to put Le Moyne back on top, 56-55.

Mieczkowski stepped into a midrange jumper and knocked it down with 1:25 left in the fourth to give the Greyhounds a 57-56 lead.

Assumption got a stop on defense, and had possession with 22 seconds left before a moving screen was called on the Greyhounds, giving the ball back to the 'Phins.
Le Moyne called a timeout and set up a play to potentially win the game.

Goode got the ball on the right wing, and used a Baker screen to her left. Goode maneuvered around an Assumption help defender, and made her way towards the left elbow before sending a great bounce pass into Roberts, who had sealed her defender in the middle of the paint.

Roberts missed her initial layup attempt from the left block, but fought to grab the offensive rebound underneath the hoop. Roberts held onto the ball under pressure, moved to her right and finished a layup through contact with eight seconds left on the clock to give the Dolphins a 58-57 lead.

Assumption called timeout and advanced the ball to their frontcourt.

During Assumption's final possession, Goode applied lots of pressure to the ballhandler and did not allow Assumption to get a good shot off. The Greyhounds missed their final shot attempt.

The Le Moyne College women's basketball team will play their next two conference games on the road.

Up next, they will take on American International College on February 11.