RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Behind a program record 55.8 field goal percentage and five members of the Concordia College New York women's basketball team finishing Saturday's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest with double-digit points, the Clippers broke the program's single-game record for points scored in an 85-72 victory at Felician University.
NOTES
• Concordia improves to 7-19, 5-12 in CACC play.
• Felician falls to 8-16, 8-9 in league action.
• It is the fourth-straight victory for the women's basketball team at Felician.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Junior guard Nicole Nicholson (Staten Island, N.Y.) scored 22 points, one point shy of matching her career-high set at Felician last season, on top of five steals and a personal-record four assists.
• Sophomore guard Cameron Corbett (Staten Island, N.Y.) scored 17 points with three assists and three steals.
• Freshman guard Sara Hopkins (Mountain Top, Pa.) scored 14 points with a team-best five assists.
• Sophomore forward Sabrina Clement (Queens, N.Y.) pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.
• Sophomore guard Saundra Cleckley (Queens, N.Y.) tallied in 14 points.
• Junior center Amiya Rankins (Somerset, N.J.) chipped in 11 points.
• For Felician, Kayla Diaz, Kameron Stone and Bionca Chambers all scored 18 points with Stone adding 12 rebounds for a double-double while Diaz fell one assist shy of a double-double with nine.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• After both sides scored a basket, with Nicholson connecting on a layup for Concordia, Felician used a 7-0 run to take a 9-2 lead with 7:53 remaining in the quarter. A pair of Cleckley free throws ended the spree, with a Cleckley layup following the free throws making it a one-possession game before back-to-back Felician baskets made it 13-6 with 5:05 remaining in the frame. Concordia responded with a 6-0 run off a triple from Hopkins and free throws from Nicholson and Rankins to make it a one-point game, but a triple for Felician added separation at 16-12 with 3:40 remaining in the quarter. Rankins cut the lead in half with a jump shot, with a Nicholson basket in response to a Felician jumper keeping the two-point separation before a layup and three pointer from the host extended the gap up to 23-16 with 42 seconds left in the frame. Clement scored a basket in the final seconds of the quarter, creating a 23-18 score.
• Concordia scored seven of the opening 10 points of the second quarter with Nicholson, Cleckley and Clement all contributing to make it 26-25 with 6:40 left in the half. Felician used a three pointer to add separation, but a quick 5-0 run propelled the Clippers to a 30-29 advantage with 6:12 remaining in the half. Felician flipped the one-point lead with a jump shot, with a Cleckley layup on the other end putting Concordia back in front before a three pointer for Felician made it 34-32 with 4:59 to play in the half. Concordia evened the score off a Corbett jumper, only for a pair of free throws and layup pushing Felician ahead 38-34 with 3:06 remaining in the frame. Hopkins scored five of the Clippers last six point of the half, with Felician holding a 43-40 advantage at the intermission.
• Hopkins scored the opening basket of the second half, with the two sides exchanging layups until a three pointer from Corbett evened the score with another shot from beyond the arc from the sophomore after a pair of free throws from Felician giving Concordia a 54-53 lead with 5:39 remaining in the quarter. Felician reclaimed the lead with a jumper, but a 10-0 run to end the frame propelled the Clippers to a 64-55 lead.
• Following a made basket by the hosts, a triple from Nicholson created a double-digit lead at 67-57 with 9:18 remaining in the contest. Felician used a 10-4 stretch to cut the separation to four at 71-67, but a 6-0 retort from the Clippers recreated the 10-point advantage at 77-67 with 2:57 remaining in the contest. Concordia held Felician without back-to-back baskets for the remainder of the contest, while ending the contest on a 5-0 run to create the final score.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Clippers converted on 29-52 shots, going 8-10 from three-point territory and 19-23 from the free throw line.
• Felician finished 28-70 from the field, 8-28 from beyond the arc and 8-11 from the free throw line.
• The Clippers dished out 17 assists versus 15 for the host.
• Concordia committed 25 turnovers, resulting in 32 points for the Golden Falcons. Felician committed 19 turnovers, leading to 18 points.
• Concordia held a 35-32 advantage in rebounds.
• Concordia got 11 points off its bench while Felician got seven.
• Concordia recorded 11 steals with one block while Felician stole the ball 18 times with three block.
UP NEXT
The women's basketball team travels to Caldwell University on Wednesday, Feb. 27 for a 5:30 p.m. contest.
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