Women’s Hoops Secures 60-53 Win at SUNY Poly

UTICA, N.Y.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's basketball team claimed a key 60-53 victory at SUNY Poly Friday evening.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 60, SUNY Poly 53
Records: Lions (12-10, 7-4 NAC) | Wildcats (6-18, 5-7 NAC)

                               
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene clung to a slim 17-14 lead after one quarter of play.
• Both squads chalked up 11 points in the second period as the visitors owned a 28-25 advantage at the half.
• SUNY Poly battled back to seize a 33-32 edge with 5:23 remaining in the third.
• The Lions closed out the third quarter with a 10-2 run to hold a 42-35 lead.
• The visitors claimed their only double-digit advantage of the game with 5:46 left to play in regulation as Molly Smith (Hudson, N.H.) sank a free throw.
• Eastern Nazarene converted 7-of-8 attempts from the charity stripe down the stretch to earn an important conference win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:             

• Kayla Taylor (Lompoc, Calif.) scored a team-best 14 points to go with six blocks.
• Sabanna Berrios (Providence, R.I.) notched her third double-double, tallying 12 points and grabbing 11 boards.
• Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) scored 12 points and registered five steals.
• Alexandria Paquet (Santa Maria, Calif.) chipped in with 11 points.
• Eva Graf (Mather, Calif.) finished with 11 rebounds and seven points while Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) added six points and six steals.
• Eastern Nazarene posted a field-goal percentage of 33.9% while connecting on 4-of-19 from beyond the arc.
• SUNY Poly shot 33.3% from the floor and finished with a 1-for-11 clip from three-point territory.
• Sophia Murray poured in a game-high 18 points to pace the Wildcats while Alysa Jackson netted 14 points.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene caps off the regular season February 10 at SUNY Cobleskill.