SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- The Elmira College Women's Basketball team capped the weekend with their second consecutive victory over the Lyons from Mount Holyoke College, 46-26. Desiree Roy '25 led the charge once again for Elmira, finishing the game with 16 points and nine rebounds.

JUST THE BASICS:
Location: South Hadley, Mass. | Howard Gymnasium
Score: Elmira: 46, Mount Holyoke: 26 
Records: Elmira: (5-0, 0-0 Empire 8), Mount Holyoke (1-2, 0-0 NEWMAC) 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Both teams got off to a slow start, with the score sitting at 6-3 after the first period in favor of the Lyons. Elmira's lone bucket in the quarter came as D'Asia Jones '25 scored on a jumper as time expired.

The Purple & Gold took a quick 8-6 lead after a three pointer from Ahnaiya Free '25 with 8:19 to play in the first half before Elmira opened a 17-9 lead on a lay-up from Taylor Albrecht '22 with 2:38 on the clock. Annika Brooks would make a free-throw and follow it up with a bucket for MHC as Elmira took a 17-13 lead into the break.

Back-to-back layups from Annika Johnson and Cal McGonagle pulled the Lyons to within one, trailing 22-21 with 5:15 to play in the third quarter before a pair of free throws from Albrecht pushed Elmira's lead back to six with a 29-23 advantage heading to the fourth.

Albrecht's layup with 7:02 remaining gave Elmira an 11-point lead before Roy picked up an offensive board and put-back layup to make it 37-24 with 6:50 remaining. From there, both sides would empty their benches as the Soaring Eagles coasted to a 46-26 win.
 
For the game, Elmira was 19-for-70 (27.1%) from the floor compared to shot 8-for-52 (15.4%) for the Lyons. The Soaring Eagles held a 56-49 edge in rebounds but dominated the Lyons in the paint, 32-6.

ELMIRA LEADERS (19-of-70, 27.1 percent from the field)  
Desiree Roy – 16 points, 9 rebounds
Nevaeh Winston - 8 rebounds, 5 points
Taylor Albrecht  – 7 points, 4 rebounds
 
MOUNT HOLYOKE LEADERS (8-of-52, 15.4 percent from the field)
Cal McGonagle – 11 points, 4 rebounds
Annika Brooks – 7 points, 10 rebounds
 
UP NEXT:
The Soaring Eagles hit the road for a matchup with the Hawks from Hilbert College on Tuesday, November 23. Tipoff is set for 5:30 in Hamburg, New York.