PHILADELPHIA'S QUICK START DOOMS COUGARS IN WOMEN'S HOOPS
2-23-08
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 PHILADELPHIA,
Pa. - The Caldwell College women's basketball team trailed by 29 points at
halftime of a 75-59 loss at Philadelphia University in a Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference game Saturday afternoon at the Gallagher Center. The
cold start ended the Cougars two-game winning streak and dropped their
conference record to 9-7 (16-10 overall). The Rams improve to 18-8 overall,
11-6 CACC with the win.
Caldwell shot just 22.2 percent (6-of-27) from the field while allowing
Philadelphia to shoot 61.3 percent in a disastrous first half that saw the
Rams take a 47-18 lead into halftime. The second half improved for Caldwell,
as the Cougars used a 23-10 run in the first 11 minutes of the half to cut
the deficit to 57-41. The run was capped by back-to-back threes from
freshman guard Kirsty Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire
Acad.). But the comeback wouldn't get Caldwell closer than 14 points the
rest of the way. The shooting fortunes flipped in the second half, with the
Cougars making 45.5 percent of their attempts from the floor while holding
the Rams to 5-of-25 (20.0 percent) shooting.
Leedham finished with four three-pointers and a team-high 14 points, with
senior guard Phylicia Holmes (Roselle, NJ/Roselle) recording 12
points and 11 rebounds. Junior forward Janay Perkins (Bronx,
NY/Walton) tallied 13 points, and junior forward Mackenzie Lynch
(Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic) grabbed a game-high 12 boards. Five Rams scored
in double figures, led by 15 points from Jessica Romano and 14 points from
Amanda Brennan.
The Cougars wrap up the regular-season schedule with a home game against
Nyack College on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. in the
George R. Newman Center.
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