COUGARS EARN CACC VICTORY OVER FELICIAN, 76-41
2-2-08
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 CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College women's basketball team forced 27 turnovers for
the game and shot 53.3 percent from the field in the second half to cruise
to a 76-41 victory over Felician College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference game Saturday night in the George R. Newman Center. The win
completes the season sweep of Felician and gives the Cougars a 12-7 record
on the year, including a 6-5 mark in the conference. The Golden Falcons fall
to 3-17, 1-10 CACC.
The Cougars opened the game with a 19-4 run buoyed by six points from senior
guard Khaliqa Davis (Newark, NJ/Bloomfield Tech) and five from
freshman guard Stephanie Cadet (Elmont, NY/Elmont Memorial). The lead
increased to as many as 18 before a basket by Felician's Breanne DeFalco at
the buzzer made the score 33-17 Caldwell at the break.
The Golden Falcons scored the first four points of the second half to pull
within 12, 33-21. But a 10-2 run by Caldwell that included a three from
freshman guard Kirsty Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire
Acad.) boosted the lead to 47-25 with 14:51 remaining. Leedham hit another
three-pointer, then converted a conventional three-point play back-to-back
to help the bulge grow to 61-31 midway through the half. The Golden Falcons
never came closer than 25 the rest of the way as Caldwell picked up its
seventh straight win over Felician.
Leedham was 4-of-8 from three-point range and finished with a game-high 21
points, marking the third time this season that she has scored 20 or more
points in a game. Senior forward Melissa Freeman (Englewood,
NJ/Cresskill), pictured, had 11 points and seven rebounds, while senior
guard Dana Leary (Bridgewater, NJ/Immaculata) swiped a career-high
six steals to go with 11 points and a team-best eight boards. Leary helped
the Cougars finish with 18 steals on the night. Janelle Biamonte paced
Felician with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Next up for Caldwell is a CACC North Division match-up at Post University on
Tuesday, Feb. 5. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. in Waterbury, Conn.
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