Women's Basketball Uses Late Run to Beat USMMA, 51-37
KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- Susquehanna University's junior
forward/center Samantha Cartwright (Cranford,
N.J./Cranford) tallied team-highs of 12 points and 11
rebounds to lead visiting Susquehanna past the United States
Merchant Marine Academy, 51-37, in a Landmark Conference women's
basketball game at James W. Liebertz Gymnasium on Jan. 23.
Cartwright made four of seven field goals and all
four of her free throws. She also led all players with three
assists.
Susquehanna (9-9, 3-4 Landmark) trailed the USMMA (6-9, 1-6
Landmark), 10-2, just 3 minutes, 17 seconds into the game but used
its first of two 11-0 runs in the game to go up 13-10 with 10:15
remaining in the half.
SU posted its largest lead of the half on a
Cartwright layup with 6:18 left to make the score
24-13 before the Mariners scored six unanswered points to bring the
score to 24-19. SU would make a foul shot with 1:41 left for the
final point of the half.
Crusaders sophomore guard Korey McCaffrey (Millheim,
Pa./Penns Valley Area) notched a team-high two steals and
a game-high two blocked shots, while teammate and junior guard
Erika Barron (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area) tied a
game-high with two three-pointers made.
SU's senior forward Samantha Jansson (Cumbola,
Pa./Nativity B.V.M.) chipped in 10 points, and junior
guard Rachael Hughes (Gordon, Pa./North
Schuylkill) added nine points.
The teams went back-and-forth on the scoreboard over the first
14:49 of the second half. During that time, the score fluctuated
between a five- and nine-point Susquehanna lead before the USMMA
cut the score to 40-37 with 5:11 left. Senior guard Ashley
Watkins (La Habra Heights, Calif./Rosary) answered the
Mariners layup with a three-pointer to begin the second Susquehanna
11-0 run, which closed out the game.
The USMMA was led by senior guard Brooke Picillo (Fort Wayne,
Ind./Bishop Dwenger), who made a game-high eight steals and scored
a team-high 11 points. Teammate and junior forward Janay Weathers
(Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) pulled down a game-high 13 boards,
while senior forward Kiersten Healy (Plainville, Conn./St. Paul
Catholic) dished out a team-high two assists.
Susquehanna pulled down 46 rebounds to 34 for the USMMA and
outshot the Mariners from the field, 19-for-53 (35.8 percent) to
13-for-52 (25.0 percent).
Next Game: Friday, Jan. 29, vs. Catholic (Landmark Conference
game), 5:30 p.m.