Golden Flyers and Pioneers Outscore Opponents

Golden Flyers and Pioneers Outscore Opponents

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Utica 81, RPI 73
The Utica College women's basketball team used 47 points in the second half to cruise to an 81-73 victory over RPI Thursday evening for UC's first win of the season. Six different players scored in double digits for Utica.

The Pioneers went on an 8-0 run to open the game and led 18-8 just 4:16 into the contest. However the Engineers fought back, scoring 23 points over the next 7:35 for their first lead of the game. Both teams traded baskets but it was RPI that went into halftime with a 43-34 ledger.

UC slowly chipped away at the Engineer lead until 10:50 in the second half when Calypso Carty sunk a three to give the Pioneers a lead they would not relinquish. Carty finished with 11 points and six boards on the evening. Senior Bridget Greenwald had her first double-double of the year with 13 rebounds and 14 points. Junior Samantha Stayer also knocked down 14 points and added three assists. Sophomore Mary Miceli had 11 points and four assists to go along with four boards. Junior Marissa Kahane also chipped in with ten points, including shooting 5-of-6 from the line. Freshman Kelsey Cowell also had an impressive evening totaling nine rebounds, seven points and a game-high five dishes.


Nazareth 66, Cazenovia 47
Sophomore Lindsey Kelly was one of four players who scored in doubles figures for visiting Nazareth Thursday as the Golden Flyers defeated Cazenovia in a non-league women's basketball game, 66-47.

Nazareth evened its overall record at 2-2. The Golden Flyers play again Tuesday at Alfred State at 6 p.m. Cazenovia is 0-3.

In addition to Kelly, who also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, senior Anna Wicks matched a career-high with 12 points. Senior Megasn Morrison had 11 points and sophomore Julia Brew scored 10 points.

Nazareth set the tone early as Brew hit a three-point field goal in the opening minute to give the Golden Flyers a lead they never relinquished. Nazareth's lead reached 16-6 on a basket by Kelly with 10:43 left in the first half. Another three-pointer by Brew, then a basket and a three-pointer by Wicks extended Nazareth's lead to 24-6 with 6:31 left in the half.

The lead continued to grow as Nazareth went up 35-14 at the half. The Golden Flyers were never seriously challenged in the second half as the lead remained in double digits. Nazareth hit 23 of 65 shots from the field (35.4 percent), including 9 of 24 shots (37.5 percent) from three-point range. Nazareth had a 45-36 rebounding advantage. Sophomore Veronica Peck and junior Hannah Runyon each had five assists.


Roberts Wesleyan 84, Houghton 59
Hot long-range shooting and a sizable rebounding advantage were two key factors in an 84-59 Roberts Wesleyan win over the Highlanders in women's basketball action Thursday night.

The NCAA Division II Redhawks had the Highlanders on their heels early, jumping out to an 11-0 lead in the game's first four minutes. But Houghton didn't falter, and slowly chipped away at the lead throughout the half. A jumper by Hannah Fink brought Houghton to within seven (20-13) midway through the half and after an exchange of buckets, Houghton reeled off seven-straight points to pull within four (24-20) at the seven minute mark and cut it to two (30-28) with just four minutes left in the half. But a Roberts' three pointer stopped the Houghton run and started an 11-0 run by the Redhawks, who took a 41-28 lead into the locker room.

The Highlanders were able to close the gap to seven (48-41) on a Kristen Moose 3-pointer, but another three by the hosts put the lead back to double digits. Houghton would get no closer than eight the rest of the way, and Roberts continued to rain threes to stretch the advantage to as many as 26.

Roberts finished the game with a 54-34 rebounding advantage and hit on 11-of-32 shots from long range. The Redhawks shot 39 percent from the field overall, while Houghton finished at a 33 percent clip. The Highlanders hit 6-of-18 three pointers and were 15-for-25 from the charity stripe.

Moose once again led the way with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Stephany Ellison added 13 points, four rebounds and four assists, while Maisie Pipher chipped in with 10 points and four rebounds.