LEARY LEADS COUGARS PAST CHESTNUT HILL IN WOMEN'S HOOPS
2-16-08
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 PHILADELPHIA,
Pa. - Senior guard Dana Leary (Bridgewater, NJ/Immaculata) tallied a
game-high 21 points as the Caldwell College women's basketball team defeated
Chestnut Hill College, 76-55 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
match-up Saturday afternoon at Sorgenti Arena. Leary's performance leaves
her just 10 points shy of 1,000 for her career. The Cougars are now 15-9
overall and 9-6 in the CACC, while the Lady Griffins fall to 3-21, 1-14 CACC.
The Cougars took control of the game from the opening tip, reeling off an
11-0 run in the game's first five minutes. Chestnut Hill, which is competing
in the CACC and at the Division II level for the first time this season,
battled back with nine straight points midway through the first half to make
the score 16-13 Caldwell. Despite shooting 37.1 percent from the floor in
the first half, the Cougars maintained the upper hand and took a 35-24
advantage at halftime. Leary notched 13 points to lead all scorers in the
first half.
The Lady Griffins were able to reduce the deficit to single digits when a
pair of free throws from Jenna Beck made the score 43-34 with 15:48 on the
clock. But Caldwell put the hosts in the rear view mirror with a 15-7 run
that put the Cougars ahead, 58-41 with 10:33 to play. The Cougars shot the
ball better in the second half, making 20-of-38 (52.6 percent) from the
floor to build their lead to as many as 23 points.
Leary made 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-7 from the charity stripe en
route to a season-high 21 points. She has scored 990 points in 103 games in
her career at Caldwell. Junior forward Mackenzie Lynch (Wayne, NJ/DePaul
Catholic) notched 14 points and six rebounds, while freshman guard Stephanie
Cadet (Elmont, NY/Elmont Memorial) recorded team highs of eight rebounds and
five assists. The Cougars swiped 13 steals in the game, led by senior guard
Khaliqa Davis (Newark, NJ/Bloomfield Tech), who had four. Tara Walsh paced
the Lady Griffins with 16 points and nine boards.
Caldwell plays a non-conference home game on Wednesday, Feb. 20 against
Mercy College. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. in the George R. Newman
Center.
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