Brockport, NY – The SUNY Brockport women's basketball team hosted Medaille College on Friday night for its first game of the season. Brockport starts the year out 1-0 with its 69-50 win over the visiting Mavericks.
Today was the first day of action for the Brockport Tip-Off Tournament, as the win pushes the Green and Gold on to the Championship Game at 3 pm on Saturday against Morrisville. Medaille and Keuka will play in the Consolation Game at 1 pm on Saturday after both teams lost on day one.
Anna Felice led the Golden Eagles in scoring, as the junior posted a career-high 16 points.
Anna Lee shot 3-for-5 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points in her collegiate debut.
Erin Nolan was incredibly efficient in scoring her 12 points, shooting 4-for-6 from the floor and 4-for-4 at the foul line.
Erin Radack and freshman
Hali Lucia both were credited with a team-high of five assists. Radack added eight points and five boards to her tally as well. In her first game wearing the Brockport colors,
Molly Mahony led the squad with seven boards. Mahony was joined by
Kylee Rosbrook and
Chelsea Henry with two steals apiece. Rosbrook and Henry also contributed with 11 rebounds combined.
Brockport attacked the basketball well to start the game, scoring 10 points in the painted area in the first quarter. The squad trailed 17-13 going into the second period.
Anna Felice heated up in the second, scoring eight points in the quarter. She even finished at the basket in the final 10 seconds to put the Green and Gold up 28-23 at the half.
Medaille fought to keep the game close, tying the score up at 30-30 about halfway through the third quarter. However, the Golden Eagles would go on a nice run to close out the period and snag a 12-point lead going into the fourth. The Mavericks were unable to close the gap as Brockport continued to expand upon its lead the later the game went. Brockport would eventually secure the 19-point victory to begin the season.
The Golden Eagles take on Morrisville at 3 pm on Saturday for the Championship Game of the Tip-Off Tounament.
