KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – Desiree Roy '25 notched her eighth double-double of the season as the Elmira College women's basketball program recorded its second straight Empire 8 victory following a 56-49 decision against Keuka on Saturday inside KC Gymnasium.
 
JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 56, Keuka 49
LOCATION: Keuka Park, NY | KC Gymnasium
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (8-9, 3-6 E8), Keuka (1-15, 0-8 E8)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Following an opening bucket from Keuka, Alyssa Waters '22 drained a 3-pointer to give the Soaring Eagles an early lead against the Wolves. Back-to-back buckets from Taylor Albrecht '22 and Roy helped to give the Purple & Gold a 7-6 advantage with 5:29 to play in the first quarter.

Albrecht extended the lead to 11-6 following a layup at the 2:12 mark before the Wolves rallied to knot the score at 11-11 with less than a minute to play. Taylor Jung '25 would go to the free-throw line with 30 seconds left and connected on both shots to give EC a 13-11 lead.

Elmira held a 17-14 lead early in the second quarter before Keuka got things going offensively as the Wolves gained a 19-17 advantage with five minutes left to play. D'Asia Jones '25 capped a 6-0 run for EC with a layup to put the Soaring Eagles ahead 23-19. An 8-0 run by Elmira closed the quarter as Roy hit a layup in the paint with 35 seconds left to make it 31-22.

The Soaring Eagles opened the third quarter with a layup from Albrecht to increase the lead to 33-22. Despite leading by as many as 11 points, Keuka rallied to trim the deficit to 36-32 with 4:07 left to play. EC worked to increase the lead to eight points with less than three minutes to play as Jung drained a 3-pointer to make it 41-33. Jones rounded out the scoring in the frame for Elmira with a layup at the 1:03 mark to make it 43-36 in favor of the Purple & Gold.

Keuka stormed out of the gates to open the fourth quarter as the Wolves would eventually take a 44-43 lead before Roy ended the scoring drought for EC with a layup at the 5:20 mark. Nevaeh Winston '25 knotted the score at the charity stripe for the Soaring Eagles while Jung drained a trey to give EC the lead for good with 2:35 left to play.

The Wolves scored just three points over the final two minutes of play as Elmira secured the victory at the free-throw line with Roy sinking a pair of shots to give the Purple & Gold a 56-49 edge. Roy finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Soaring Eagles, while Waters added 14 points and five steals. Albrecht and Jung each added 10 points for Elmira.

UP NEXT:
The Soaring Eagles return to the court on Tuesday with an Empire 8 contest on the road against Nazareth beginning at 5:30 p.m.