Delhi, NY - Women's basketball headed to SUNY Delhi this weekend where they participated in the SUNY Delhi Tip-Off tournament over the weekend. On Saturday, they took on Bryn Mawr College and then Bard College Sunday morning.
The Panthers kept their starters in the entire first quarter and scored the first two field goals of the game, but then went cold. They shot 40% from the field for the quarter, led by Sam Howland (Whitehall, NY) scored 7 of the team's 16 points. The quarter ended with the Owls up 24-16. In the second, the Panthers were ice cold. They only managed one field goal as the Owls kept riding their momentum, ending the quarter with another 21 points to go up 45-20 at halftime.
The third quarter was far more even as the Panthers held the Owls to just 30% from the field. It was another big quarter for Howland who added 7 more points to her total as the score 58-31 by the buzzer. In the final quarter, the Owls benched their starters which allowed the Panthers to outscore Bryn Mawr by just one point to bring the final score to 71-45. Howland finished with 22 points and 10 boards while Adora Cho (Great Neck, NY) and Grace O'Connell (Highland Falls, NY) both added 8 points of their own.
On Sunday morning, they took on Bard College in a game that had a similar script. The Panthers started slow again, scoring just 13 points in the entire first half against the Raptors 30 points. They finally woke up in the third, dropping 22 points while holding the Raptors to only 16 to bring their lead down to 11 points. In the fourth, it was all Raptors. They outscored the Panthers 21-7 to secure the 67-42 victory. Howland had another double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds while freshman Jaylianna Pascarella (Syracuse, NY) also hit double figures with 11 points.
It was a competitive weekend against NCAA DIII schools for the Panthers. Their next game is on Saturday when they host SUNY Orange at 1pm.
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Written by Angelo Oddo.
