Women’s Basketball Falls to SUNY Canton in NAC Quarterfinals

COBLESKILL, N.Y.- The No. 3 seed Eastern Nazarene College women's basketball team endured an 81-57 loss to second-seeded SUNY Canton Friday evening in the North Atlantic Conference quarterfinals.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 57, SUNY Canton 81
Records: Lions (12-12) | Roos (21-5)

                               
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• SUNY Canton owned a 17-15 edge through one quarter of action.
• The Roos outscored the Lions 22-11 in the second period to widen the gap to 39-26 at the half.
• SUNY Canton boasted a 63-39 advantage heading into the fourth quarter after pouring in 24 points while Eastern Nazarene tallied 13 points in the third frame.
• Both teams chalked up 18 points in the fourth as the Roos advanced to the NAC West championship game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:             

• Sabanna Berrios (Providence, R.I.) netted 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
• Alexandria Paquet (Santa Maria, Calif.) finished with 14 points, three boards, and three assists.
• Eva Graf (Mather, Calif.) recorded nine points and five rebounds while Anaira Ayala (Guaynabo, P.R.) added seven points off the bench.
• Eastern Nazarene posted a field-goal percentage of 29.7% from the floor and connected on just 2-of-21 from beyond the arc.
• SUNY Canton shot 45.7% from the floor and 36.4% from three-point range on the night.
• Sierra Pabo led the Roos with 23 points and added nine rebounds. Jayda Pina registered 13 points while Marijke Kroon notched a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.