Peterman’s 19 Sparks Elmira for 69-64 Win
Elmira, NY – EC Women’s Basketball hosted the Wildcats of Penn Tech. (5-5) in a non-conference match-up. Elmira was looking to put an end to a three-game skid while Penn Tech. looked to pick up a much needed road win.
The story in the first half for Elmira was their inability to knock down open shots. EC would find themselves with open looks but were cold from the field leading to a 22.2% field goal percentage. Despite the poor shooting credit the EC offense to getting to the charity stripe an impressive 21 times, converting on 17 of the shots. Becky Peterman ’11 (Glen Gardner, NJ -- Voorhees) and Jessica Zoltowski ’14 (Erie, PA -- Harbor Creek) kept Elmira in the game with a combined 20 points. EC trailed going into the half 37-32.
EC would come on strong in the second half by going on a 10-0 run to start the half. Zoltowski would register 5 points during the run by hitting a three pointer and a lay-up. The Wildcats would fight back to tie the game up on two different occasions but the Soaring Eagles would build an 8 point lead with 4:31 left in regulation. The Wildcats would again make a stab at a comeback, bringing the game to within 2 with 1:27 left in the contest. Maria Thannhauser ’14 (Newfield, NY -- Newfield) would nail a three-pointer with just over a minute to play giving Elmira at 5 point lead and Tesia Kaczynski ’11 (Mansfield, PA -- Mansfield) would hit two free-throws down the stretch to seal a 69-64 victory in favor of the Soaring Eagles.
Peterman and Zoltowski would lead the Soaring Eagles to a victory as they shined on offense. Peterman finished with a team high 19 points while Zoltowski chipped in 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.