FREEMAN, COYLE LEAD COUGARS TO FIRST WIN OF SEASON
12-3-05
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 CALDWELL,
N.J. - Sophomore forward Melissa Freeman (Cresskill, NJ/Cresskill)
tallied 21 points and 14 rebounds, and junior guard Shannon Coyle
(Matawan, NJ/St. John Vianney), pictured, added 19 points as the Caldwell
College women's basketball team defeated Nyack College, 67-59 in a Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference game Saturday evening at the George R. Newman
Center. The win is the first of the season for the Cougars, who improved to
1-2. The Warriors fell to 0-3 while losing their first conference game.
The game remained close throughout the first half, with neither team leading
by more than six points. A pair of free throws by Coyle in the final minute of
the half sent the teams into halftime tied 29-29. Coyle opened the second half
with a three-pointer, her first of the game, to help the Cougars jump out to a
45-35 lead with 13:00 left. After Nyack's Sarah Hindmarch hit a three, the
Cougars responded with a 7-0 run, including three points from Freeman, that
put Caldwell up 52-38 at the 10:18 mark.
The Cougars maintained the lead an held a 63-51 advantage with 3:34 remaining
before Nyack began its charge. Four points from Tamyra Lathon sparked an 8-0
run that cut the lead to 63-59 with just under two minutes left to play. But
that's as close as the Warriors would get, as Caldwell held Nyack scoreless
the rest of the way while making four free throws down the stretch.
Freeman, who leads the Cougars with 15.3 points and 10.0 boards per game so
far this season, went 9-of-14 from the field en route to her 21 points. Coyle
made three three-pointers and dished out five assists, while sophomore guard
Phylicia Holmes (Roselle, NJ/Roselle) added 11 points and career highs
of 10 rebounds and five steals in the win. Lathon led all scorers with 22
points for Nyack.
Caldwell is back on the court this Tuesday, Dec. 6, when they play at Georgian
Court in a CACC contest. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Lakewood, N.J.
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