Women’s Basketball Falls to SUNY Poly 73-58 Friday

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's basketball team suffered a 73-58 setback to SUNY Poly Friday evening at the Lahue Athletic Center.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 58, SUNY Poly 73
Records: Lions (7-7, 2-4 NAC) | Wildcats (3-10, 2-2 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene owned a 20-18 edge after the first frame.
• The Wildcats outscored the Lions 19-14 in the second period to boast a 37-34 advantage at the halftime intermission.
• SUNY Poly posted a 16-14 margin in third-quarter scoring to widen the gap to 53-48 heading to the final 10 minutes.
• The visitors chalked up 20 points in the fourth and limited the home side to 10 points in the quarter to notch their second-consecutive win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:             

• Sabanna Berrios (Providence, R.I.) scored a team-high 21 points while adding six rebounds and three steals.
• Anaira Ayala (Guaynabo, P.R.) tallied 13 points off the bench and Molly Smith (Hudson, N.H.) added nine points on the night.
• Eastern Nazarene shot 36.1% from the floor and connected on 4-of-17 from behind the arc.
• SUNY Poly concluded the contest with a field-goal percentage of 45.5% and a 40% clip from three-point territory.
• Alysa Jackson poured in a game-best 21 points and Patricia Vanlue notched a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene travels to Clark January 6.