Women's Basketball Takes The Season Opener 87-72

The Central Connecticut women's basketball team took its season opener at St. Francis Brooklyn, 87-72, on Monday in a Northeast Conference matchup at Daniel Lynch '38 Gymnasium. CCSU started hot, scoring 27 points in the first quarter and never looked back. The Blue Devils move to 1-0 on the season while St. Francis Brooklyn falls to 0-3.

Senior guard Emma McCamus was the star of the night, tying a career high 30 points. She was a sensational 11-14 from the floor, including 3-4 from three.

The Blue Devils scored 52 points in the paint, and outrebounded the Terriers 42-40.

St. Francis Brooklyn got a solid performance out of senior Ally Lassen, who scored 21 points. However, the team shot just 5-21 from three and committed 18 turnovers. 

This marks the third straight win by 10 or more points for the Blue Devils, dating back to last season.

GAME INFORMATION

Score: CCSU 87, St. Francis Brooklyn 72

Records: CCSU (1-0, 1-0 NEC), St. Francis Brooklyn (0-3, 0-3 NEC)

Location: Daniel Lynch '38 Gymnasium | Brooklyn Heights, NY

KEY MOMENTS 

• Central got off to a quick start, including 7 straight points from Emma McCamus to start the game. The Blue Devils built a 16-8 lead with 5:29 left in the first quarter.
• St. Francis went on a 10-2 run late in the second quarter to cut the score to 36-34. However, the Blue Devils fought back and took a 43-38 lead into halftime.
• Ashley Berube started off hot in the third quarter, scoring two straight buckets to give CCSU a 47-40 lead. 
• The Blue Devils got a huge play from Dejah Jenkins, who came up with a steal with 4:13 remaining in the game, which led to an Ashley Forker layup. CCSU took a 14 point lead, which was too much for the Terriers to overcome.

NUMBER TO KNOW

87 – The most points CCSU has scored in a game since the 2013-14 season, when the Blue Devils scored 97 vs. Saint Francis U.

NOTES 

• Emma McCamus tied her career high 30 points. The first time she scored 30 came against Brown on Nov. 14, 2019.
• CCSU went 10-for-11 (90.9%) from the foul line.This is only the third time in the past two seasons the team shot over 90% .
• The Blue Devils collected 10 blocks on the night, including 5 from senior Ashley Berube. St. Francis Brooklyn was only able to block CCSU 3 times.
• CCSU was able to get up 75 field goal attempts, which was the same amount they took in their win against St. Francis Broolyn last season. CCSU finished 35-75 (46.7%) from the floor.
• Ashley Berube recorded a double double for the Blue Devils. She finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds in 27 minutes of play.
• Senior Ashley Forker was also in double figures, shooting an efficient 8-12 FG, and dished 5 assists.
• Freshman Belle Lanpher and Samantha Chadwick both scored their first career points. Lanpher ended with 3 points and Chadwick with 2 points.

UP NEXT

CCSU is back at it tomorrow against St. Francis Broolyn on the road at 4:00 p.m. This will be the final game between these two teams this season. The Blue Devils will be back at home on Dec. 19 to face Fairleigh Dickinson.

All Northeast Conference games are available to watch online, for free, at NECFrontRow.com.