Women's Basketball Suffers Tough Loss to Le Moyne, 69-54, on Thursday Night.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell to The Le Moyne Dolphins, 69-54, at the Detrick Gym on Thursday night.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell to The Le Moyne Dolphins, 69-54, at the Detrick Gym on Thursday night.
The Blue Devils were down by 11 at the half and stormed back to tie the game at 42 with 1:29 left in the third quarter. Belle Lanpher's 13 second-half points were not enough to mount the comeback as Central fell to Le Moyne 69-54.
Belle Lanpher led the Blue Devils with 16 points, five assists, and with 0:22 second left in the game notched the 1,000th point of her Blue Devils career.
The Dolphins had 5 players score in double figures with Lytoya Baker leading all scores with 17.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: CCSU 54, Le Moyne 69
Records: CCSU (6-17) (4-6 NEC), LMU (10-13) (8-2 NEC)
Location: Detrick Gym| New Britain, CT
KEY MOMENTS
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Meghan Kenefick scored the first basket for Central on a deep jumper from the top of the key. Samora Watson and Belle Lanpher hit back-to-back threes to give The Blue Devils a 10-7 lead with 6:16 left in the quarter. Sierra Linnin tied the game with a 3-pt for Le Moyne with 5:36 left. Both teams were scoreless until the 2:01 mark and The Blue Devils were without a basket for the remainder of the quarter. Lytoya Baker scored with 1:39 left and Le Moyne led 12-11 after the first stanza.
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The Blue Devils and Dolphins traded baskets to start the second quarter. Two free throws from Alonna Sellers put Central within a point (21-20) with 5:58 left in the quarter. Le Moyne capped a 13-2 run with a layup from Hayden Roberts with 0:41 left in the half as The Dolphins led 34-23 into the break.
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Amaya Williams started the half with a three-pointer off a pass from Belle Lanpher. Kenefick nailed a mid-range jumper that cut Le Moyne's lead to 34-28 with 8:59 left in the third. Belle Lanpher sank two free throws, took a charge, and sank a three-pointer to bring her team within 5 (38-33) with 6:57 left. Amaya Williams made the score 40-38 with her second three of the third quarter and 5:04 left. Central Connecticut tied the game at 42 after two free throws from Amaya Williams with 1:29 left in the quarter. Sydney Lusher connected on Le Moyne's second straight basket with 0:32 left to take a 46-42 lead into the final quarter of play.
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The Le Moyne Dolphins extended their run to 8-0 after knocking down two free throws to start the fourth quarter. They took a 58-49 lead after Haedyn Roberts knocked down Le Moyne's fifth three pointer of the game with 4:45 left to go. Sierra Linnin hit the dagger with a three-pointer that gave Le Moyne a 65-52 lead with 1:11 left in the game. With 0:22 seconds left senior Belle Lanpher scored her 1,000th career point, but Central would fall 69-54.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
1,000 – Belle Lanpher notched her 1,000th career point after 16 in Thursday night's game.
NOTES
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The Dolphins lead the all-time series, 2-0. Le Moyne extended their record to 9-2 in the conference as Central fell to 4-7.
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Meghan Kenefick led first-half scores with 10 on 4-of-5 shooting and 2-for-2 beyond the arch.
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The Blue Devils tied a team-high eight three-pointers in tonight's game going 8-for-25 beyond the arch.
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Central outrebounded the Dolphins on the offensive glass 14-to-9, with 11 second chance points.
- Amaya Williams added 12 points, four rebounds, and five assists for The Blue Devils.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils will wait a week until their next game vs Wagner at home for Breast Cancer Awareness Night on Thursday, February 22nd.
