ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- First-year guard Mykenzie Malacusky '23 scored a team-high 12 points for the Elmira College women's basketball team on Saturday, as the Soaring Eagles dropped an 87-42 Empire 8 Conference bout at Nazareth College.

All 12 points netted by Malacusky came from 3-point distance, as the rookie went 4-for-7 (57.1%) from beyond the arc. She was responsible for more than half of the team's makes from 3-point range, as EC (4-14, 2-6 E8) finished 7-of-19 (36.8%) for the game.

Fellow first-year guard Taylor Johnson '23 logged seven points, including one trey, and hauled in a team-leading seven rebounds. Seniors Bridget Yaw '20 and Lauren Franklin '20 each added six points, while Yaw paced the Soaring Eagles with two assists.

Nazareth (11-6, 3-3 E8) was proficient shooting from deep, as the Golden Flyers made 15-of-33 treys (45.5%). Naz's three leading scorers all sunk multiple 3-point field goals, led by Rachel Benedict with four, which accounted for 12 of her game-high 21 points.

News and Notes

• Elmira's seven 3-pointers are two shy of its season-high and the most in the last seven games.
• Malacusky scored double-digit points for the fourth time as a freshman, while her 12 points equal the second-most she's posted in a game this season.
• Four 3-point field goals are a single-game high for Malacusky, who now has 20 on the season.
• Johnson secured seven-or-more rebounds for the fifth time this year.
• Alyssa Waters '22 led EC with two steals, the third time this season she's forced multiple takeaways.
• Haley Raville '23 picked up five boards, one shy of her season-high.

Up Next
On Tuesday, January 28, the Soaring Eagles kick-off a four-game homestand with a 7:30 p.m. tilt against the Gators from The Sage Colleges.