Lanpher & Toppin Pace Women's Basketball Win Against SHU
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers, 79-64, on Saturday afternoon. CCSU pulled away in the third after leading by one going into the half. The Blue Devils had two players score 20+ points including Belle Lanpher with 28 and Forever Toppin with 25.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers, 79-64, on Saturday afternoon. CCSU pulled away in the third after leading by one going into the half. The Blue Devils had two players score 20+ points including Belle Lanpher with 28 and Forever Toppin with 25.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: CCSU 79, SHU 64
RECORDS: CCSU (6-15, 3-7 NEC), SHU (11-11,8-2 NEC)
LOCATION: William H. Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT
KEY MOMENTS
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CCSU opened the scoring with a three-pointer from Lara Rohkohl and the Pioneers retaliated with back-to-back layups.
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The teams traded baskets before the Blue Devils hit their stride, going on a 10-0 run consisting of a Dejah Jenkins free throw, two three-pointers from Belle Lanpher, and a three from Forever Toppin. This built Central a 15-8 lead.
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Ny'Ceara Pryor attempted to slow CCSU's momentum, hitting two free throws.
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Lanpher sunk her third three of the quarter before SHU went on a 4-11 run to make it a one-point game at the end of Q1.
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Sacred Heart went scoreless for the first 6:28 of Q2, allowing the Blue Devils to expand their lead to ten (31-21).
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The roles swapped for the final 3:32 of the quarter, and CCSU remained scoreless while SHU closed the gap going on a 9-0 run. This made it, once again, a one-point game going into the half.
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The Blue Devils came in hot in the third, determined to reestablish their lead. Toppin sunk a shot from behind the arc, followed by a Jenkins jumper to pull away.
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The Pioneers battled to close the gap, tying things up at 40-40.
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At this point CCSU took control, going on a 14-5 run, taking a nine-point lead going into the final quarter (54-45).
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Central opened the fourth with a 10-4 run to lead 64-53.
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Sacred Heart was able to rally to 66-61 with 1:38 left to play.
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CCSU went 9-12 from the free throw line in final 1:30 to put the game away.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
66.7% - Central shot 66.7% (10-15) from behind the arc, hitting a season high of 10 three pointers.
NOTES
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The Blue Devils had two players score 20+ points for the first time since January 31st, 2015 (TeJahne Malone (22) and Kayla Miller (20)). Belle Lanpher scored 28 and Forever Toppin finished with 25.
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Toppin also tallied a career-high of seven steals. Central tallied 13 steals total, the fifth game in the last seven with 10 or more.
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Rohkohl led CCSU on the boards with nine rebounds, six offensive.
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The Blue Devils scored 20+ points in three of the four quarters and now have 20 or more points in 13 quarters this season.
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This was the first time Central defeated the Pioneers since February 3rd, 2018, ending a nine-game losing streak against SHU.
UP NEXT...
The Blue Devils will host the University of Hartford at 7:00pm on Wednesday night.
