Staten Island, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women's basketball team outscored the Wagner Seahawks 15-0 in the third quarter to erase a three-point halftime deficit and claim a 55-46 win during Thursday's NEC battle, which was Le Moyne's final away game of the regular season. inside Wagner's Spiro Sports Complex.

The win was Le Moyne's sixth in a row and improved its conference record to 13-2. The Dolphins are now 7-1 in road games during NEC play.

Le Moyne, which defeated Wagner by a score 56-45 in the first-ever meeting between the two sides on February 1 in Syracuse, completed its sixth NEC regular season sweep with the win on Thursday.

Fifth-year guard Lytoya Baker (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) recorded her NEC-leading 12^th double-double of the season with 16 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a season-high-tying four steals in 39 minutes played against the Seahawks.

Sophomore guard Kaia Goode (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) and graduate guard Sydney Lusher (Oneida, N.Y./Oneida) each scored nine points during the win. Goode dished a game-high five assists with three steals and three rebounds, while Lusher recorded three assists, four rebounds, two steals and a season-high-tying three blocks.

Juniors Brianna Williams (Brampton, Ontario/Southwest Academy/Hartford) and Emily Florvil (Brooklyn, N.Y./Nazareth) pulled down six and five rebounds, respectively, and they each scored six points.

The Dolphins shot a season-low 44% from the free-throw line on a season-high-tying 25 attempts, and they shot 4-14 from three-point range, but they forced Wagner into 21 turnovers and scored 18 points off of those turnovers.

Postgame comments from Le Moyne head coach Mary Grimes with Pam Roecker:


Postgame comments from Lytoya Baker with Pam Roecker:


Wagner graduate guard Taleah Washington shot 5-11 from three-point range to score a team-high 15 points during the setback, while junior guards Semie Brar and Paige Lyons and freshman guard Drew Jordon each scored six points for the Seahawks.

Wagner freshman forward Kiera Edmonds registered a season-best 14 rebounds, including seven of Wagner's season-high-tying 18 offensive rebounds.

Thursday marked the first time that the Dolphins have held an opponent to zero points in a quarter in program history. During the first game of the 2015-16 campaign, the first season that the NCAA changed from two halves to four quarters in women's basketball, Le Moyne held Georgian Court to one point in the first quarter.

Wagner shot 0-16 during the third period, while Le Moyne shot 7-13 from the field to open up a 44-32 advantage going into the fourth.

Five different Le Moyne players scored during the third quarter, led by Baker who had six points. With under 3:30 remaining in the period, Baker blocked a shot on the perimeter, corralled the rebound and finished a fast break layup at the other end to make it 40-32 in favor of the Dolphins.

Both of Le Moyne's fourth-quarter field goals were from beyond the arc, and they added five free throws to close out the win.

The Le Moyne women's basketball team will conclude the regular season on Saturday at home against Saint Francis. The team will celebrate 'Senior Day' on Saturday with a pregame ceremony to recognize Baker, Haedyn Roberts and Kaitlyn Walker.

The Dolphins, who have clinched a top-two finish in the NEC Standings, will host an NEC Tournament Quarterfinal game on March 11, and if they win they will host a semifinal game on March 14.