Meredith, Gibson lead Hound women past New Haven, 77-72
Assumption 77, New Haven 72
WORCESTER, Mass. --- Junior forward
KELLY MEREDITH (Franklin, MA/Franklin)
(PICTURED RIGHT) scored 26 points on 10-for-13 floor
accuracy as Assumption College rallied from a four-point halftime
deficit to defeat the University of New Haven, 77-72, in
Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action WEDNESDAY
at Laska Gym. Meredith has now scored 60 points in her last
two games!
Chargers freshman guard AUDREY
CUNNINGHAM (Germantown, MD/Seneca Valley) made two free
throws with 10:13 left to lift New Haven to its largest lead,
62-48. The Greyhounds then ran off a 13-0 run to cut the deficit to
one (62-61) with 5:55 remaining. Sophomore guard
GABRIELLE GIBSON (Amityville, NY/Copiague) started
the run with a layin off a feed from Meredith. Sophomore
forward SABRINA SICILIANO (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield
Ludlowe) scored on an inside move fed by freshman point
SHANNON RAY (Yonkers, NY/Ursuline Academy, NY),
Gibson made a straightaway three-pointer and then scored on a
fastbreak to cut the lead to 62-57. Freshman forward JAMIE
INSEL (Clinton, NJ/Voorhees) scored inside and Gibson
finished a fastbreak both on feeds from senior forward
MOLLY GRIFFITHS (Walpole, MA/Ursuline Academy) to
make it a one-point game at 62-61.
New Haven then spurted to again lead by seven
points, 68-61 as senior guard YASMIN
ITHIER-VICENTY (Newington, CT/Newington) tipped in a
rebound with 3:56 left.
The Greyhounds fought back and when Gibson
scored on-the-break on a feed from sophomore point KATY
HOWARD (Medway, MA/Medway) the Hounds led by one point
(73-72) with 42 seconds left. Howard and Meredith each made
back-to-back free throws in the last 19 seconds to seal it.
Gibson finished with 13 points, all in the
second half, and Siciliano had a double-double 11 points and 10
rebounds. Griffiths had a stat-filled game with eight points,
eight rebounds and six assists.
Senior guard DOMINIQUE
STELLMACHER (New Britain, CT/New Britain) led the Chargers
with 21 points and seven rebounds, while Ithier-Vicenty (15 points)
and freshman guard ANH-DAO TRAN (Webster, MA/Holy
Name) (13 points, five assists) played well in support roles.
Assumption is now 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the
conference, while New Haven falls to 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the
conference.
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