Boston, Mass. – The Elmira College women's basketball team traveled to Boston, Massachusetts for their season opener against Emerson College. The Soaring Eagles battled throughout the contest, putting up a strong offensive fourth quarter with 18 points, but were unable to overcome the early deficit falling to the Lions, 63-42.
LEADERS
Leading the way offensively for Elmira was
Hannah Nichols and
Haley Mosch, each posting eight points. Nichols connected on two three-pointers and added three steals, while Mosch contributed five rebounds and an assist. Kyle Hook also recorded eight points, shooting 4 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Emma Ryan and
Sophia Ward each added five points while Ward also dished out two assists.
Aynsley Belcher led the Soaring Eagles on the glass with six rebounds while
Gianna Savoca grabbed five.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
Emerson opened the contest with an early scoring advantage, taking a 5-0 lead before a jumper from Belcher but EC on the board. Hook added a free throw, but the Lions continued to build their lead, closing the first quarter with a six-point advantage (9-3).
The Soaring Eagles looked to find their rhythm in the second quarter, as Hook opened the scoring with a layup before Ward followed with a basket and a free throw to bring Elmira within one, 9-8. Emerson responded with a scoring run, creating another deficit, 16-8. Ward added a jumper, while Mosch connected on a layup off an assist from Ward to keep EC within distance (23-12). Savoca knocked down a late jumper, but the Lions added two baskets in the closing seconds to take a 29-14 lead into halftime.
Emerson continued to find success offensively coming out of the break, extending their advantage to 36-14. Nichols answered with a three-pointer, while Hook continued to contribute offensively. Hook added a jumper, and Nichols finished a layup to help Elmira reach 19 on the board. However, Emerson maintained control going into the final quarter, 44-24.
EC showed its best offensive stretch in the fourth quarter, beginning with a jumper from Mosch before Savoca added a basket and Nichols dropped another three-pointer, cutting the deficit to 13 (44-31). Mosch recorded another jumper, while Ryan converted a pair of free throws to keep the Soaring Eagles pushing offensively. Mosch knocked down two free throws and Ryan added an and one layup from a fast-break opportunity. Hook contributed two points at the free throw line, while Mallory Shultz closed out the scoring with a late layup. Despite the late push, Emerson remained in control and secured the 63-42 victory.
UP NEXT
The Soaring Eagles head over to Milton, Massachusetts to take on Curry College tomorrow for an afternoon contest. Tip off is set for 2:00 PM.
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