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NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Karin Bird netted a game-high
18 points, and Abby Brenkach added 14 points as Emmanuel overcame a
20-point first half deficit to defeat Norwich, 71-45, in a Great
Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball game
Thursday evening at Andrews Hall.
Bird shot 7-of-9 from the floor, including 4-of-5 from
three-point range, to lead all scorers. Iman Davis had a solid
all-around performance for the Saints, posting 11 points, nine
rebounds and a game-high seven assists. Breanna Ockimey chipped in
10 points for Emmanuel (13-6, 7-0 GNAC), which remains atop the
conference standings.
Jess Jaggars scored 10 of her team-high 12 points in the first
half to lead Norwich (12-5, 5-1 GNAC). Erica Rate posted nine
points, connecting on three three-pointers.
Emmanuel blew the game open in the second half, outscoring
Norwich 32-6 over the final 13:52 after the game was tied at
39-39. The Saints led 30-29 at halftime, and quickly extended
their lead to 39-31with a 9-2 spurt out of the intermission. An 8-0
run by the Cadets tied the game at 39-all, but it was all Emmanuel
from there. The Saints began to seize control of the game by
rattling off 11 unanswered points to open up a 50-39 lead. Then,
following a Norwich basket, Emmanuel held the Cadets scoreless for
a span of 9:05 and ran out to a 66-41 advantage with just less than
two minutes to go.
Emmanuel was on fire in the second half, shooting 53.6 percent
(15-of-28) from the floor in the stanza. Norwich, meanwhile,
converted only 6-of-25 (24.0 percent) of its second half shots.
Norwich came out fast, outscoring Emmanuel 22-2 over the first
8:30. The Cadets could simply do no wrong in the early going,
connecting on three three-pointers during the surge. The Saints,
meanwhile, could not buy a basket, as they missed nine of their
first 10 shots from the floor. Emmanuel roared back over the next
10:21, using a 28-5 run to take a 30-27 lead at the 1:09 mark.
Jaggars sank a pair of free throws in the final minute to pull
Norwich back to within 30-29 at halftime.
LeBel paced the Saints in the first half with 10 points, while
Bird netted nine points on three three-pointers. Emmanuel hit six
trifectas in the opening stanza to aid its comeback effort.
For the game, Emmanuel shot 45.6 percent (26-of-57) from the
floor, while Norwich shot 32.7 percent (16-of-49). The Cadets
outrebounded the Saints, 34-27. Emmanuel converted 24 Norwich
turnovers into 34 points. The Saints also dominated the lane,
outscoring the Cadets 36-12 in the paint.
Norwich wraps up its season-long four-game homestand on
Saturday, Jan. 31, when the Cadets host GNAC rival Johnson &
Wales at Andrews Hall. Tip-off for the GNAC contest is scheduled
for 2 p.m.
