Women’s Hoops Prevails at SUNY Morrisville, 68-59

MORRISVILLE, N.Y.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's basketball team collected a 68-59 victory at SUNY Morrisville Friday evening.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 68, SUNY Morrisville 59
Records: Lions (6-4, 2-2 NAC) | Mustangs (3-8, 1-2 NAC)

                               
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Both squads chalked up 13 points in the first quarter.
• SUNY Morrisville edged Eastern Nazarene 16-14 in second-period scoring to hold a narrow 29-27 advantage at the halftime break.
• The Lions sported a 50-48 lead heading into the final frame after layup by Theresa McCarver (Fairfield, Calif.) just before the buzzer to end the third quarter.
• The visitors strung together a 9-0 run to widen the gap to 64-53 with 3:48 left to play in regulation.
• Eastern Nazarene outscored SUNY Morrisville 18-11 in the fourth to secure its first-ever win over the Mustangs.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:             

• Anaira Ayala (Guaynabo, P.R.) scored a team-high 17 points off the bench.
• Genesis McNeill (Providence, R.I.) posted her first collegiate double-double, finishing with 14 points and 10 steals to go with five assists.
• Alexandria Paquet (Santa Maria, Calif.) tallied 12 points, six boards, and five assists.
• Eva Graf (Mather, Calif.) notched her first double-double of the season, pouring in 10 points and gathering 11 rebounds.
• Eastern Nazarene shot 34.6% from the floor and 25% from three-point distance on the night.
• SUNY Morrisville finished with a field-goal percentage of 36.1% while connecting on 10-of-31 from beyond the arc.
• Hannah Bonczkowski netted 15 points to lead the Mustangs while Anna Neufeld added 14 points.

LOOKING AHEAD:                                                             
Eastern Nazarene wraps up the weekend series at SUNY Morrisville December 9.