NYACK COMES BACK TO BEAT CALDWELL IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
2-9-08
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 NYACK,
N.Y. - Despite leading for most of the game, the Caldwell College women's
basketball team lost to Nyack College, 71-66 in a Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference contest Saturday afternoon at Bowman Gymnasium. The
loss ends a three-game winning streak for the Cougars and drops them to 14-8
overall, including an 8-6 mark in the conference. The Warriors, who upset
CACC North Division-leading Dominican College on Tuesday, are now 8-12, 5-7
CACC.
Caldwell quickly took control with a 14-3 run to open the game, including
six points from senior guard Khaliqa Davis (Newark, NJ/Bloomfield
Tech), pictured, and four from freshman guard Stephanie Cadet
(Elmont, NY/Elmont Memorial). Nyack answered with a 12-4 run of its own over
the next three minutes to cut the Cougars' lead to 18-15 with 8:23 left in
the half. But Caldwell regained the upper hand, allowing Nyack to score just
five points over the remainder of the half while scoring 19 for a 37-23
advantage at the break. Senior guard Dana Leary (Bridgewater, NJ/Immaculata)
and Davis each scored eight points as the Cougars shot 46.7 percent from the
field in the half compared to 31.3 percent for Nyack.
Caldwell maintained its momentum from the second half, building the lead to
20 points, 49-29 with 13:35 left in the game. At that point, the Cougars
began to struggle offensively, making just one of their next 11 field goal
attempts as the Warriors reeled off an 18-2 run to get back in the game.
Christy Porter hit three three-pointers and Kelsy McIntosh made one during
the run, which made the score 51-47 Caldwell with just under seven minutes
to play.
The Cougars tried to swing momentum back to their side with baskets by Davis
and freshman guard Kirsty Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire
Acad.) for a 55-47 advantage with 5:47 on the clock. But another three from
Porter capped an 11-2 spree that gave the Warriors their first lead of the
game, 58-57 with 3:43 remaining. The teams exchanged baskets and the lead
until a pair of free throws by Tamyra Lathon put Nyack ahead, 62-61 with two
minutes to play. Caldwell missed its next seven shots from the floor as
Nyack completed the comeback by scoring the next seven points for a 69-61
advantage.
Davis finished with a team-best 20 points to go with six steals for the
Cougars, while Leary and senior guard Phylicia Holmes (Roselle,
NJ/Roselle) tallied eight points and 10 rebounds apiece. Leedham and junior
forward Mackenzie Lynch (Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic) each scored nine
points in the loss. Porter made 5-of-5 from three-point range in the second
half to finish with a game-high 21 points. Lathon was 11-of-11 from the line
en route to 18 points for Nyack.
Next up for Caldwell is a non-conference game at Dowling College on Tuesday,
Feb. 12. Game time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. in Oakdale, N.Y.
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