Rohkohl Tallies League-High Eight Blocks Against Wagner
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell to the Wagner Seahawks, 62-52, on Thursday night in Staten Island, NY. The Blue Devils were led by Lara Rohkohl with 17 rebounds and eight blocks.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell to the Wagner Seahawks, 62-52, on Thursday night in Staten Island, NY. The Blue Devils were led by Lara Rohkohl with 17 rebounds and eight blocks.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Wagner 62, CCSU 52
RECORDS: CCSU (7-17, 3-9 NEC), Wagner (12-11, 7-5 NEC)
LOCATION: Spiro Sports Center | Staten Island, NY
KEY MOMENTS
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CCSU opened the scoring with a second-chance jumper by Dejah Jenkins, but the Seahawks quickly retaliated with a three from Julia Fabozzi.
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The teams traded baskets for the first 3:32 of Q1 before Wagner gained some momentum and went on a 6-0 run.
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The Blue Devils were able to fight back, taking control of the game and going on a 7-0 run to lead by one going into the second, 13-12.
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A Meghan Kenefick jumper expanded CCSU's lead to three to kick off Q2.
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The Seahawks came back, sinking two layups and two free throws to take an 18-15 lead.
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Central was able to close the gap and surpass Wagner with a bucket from behind the arc from Forever Toppin.
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A hook shot from Lara Rohkohl in the paint gave them their largest lead of the game, 27-22, with :25 to play.
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Drayah Heyward sunk two free throws for the Seahawks to make the score 27-23 before the end of the half.
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Both teams were scoreless for the first 2:00 of Q3. Wagner broke the scoring drought with a pull up jumper from Zhaneia Thybulle to close in on the Blue Devils lead.
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Rakisha Ballinger followed with a driving layup to even the score, 27-27.
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The Seahawks took the lead with another Thybulle jumper, but Central was quick to re-even the score with a layup from Toppin.
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Central was able to build their lead up to five once again with a three from Jenkins and a layup from Toppin.
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Wagner went on a 9-2 run in the final 2:11 of the third to take a 38-36 lead going into the final quarter.
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The Seahawks took control in the fourth, building their lead up to as high as 11 points, 54-43.
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CCSU battled to hang on and close the gap, but Wagner came out on top, 62-52.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
8- Rohkohl tallied eight blocks, the most blocks in a single game out of any NEC player this season.
NOTES
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Toppin led CCSU in scoring with 16 points. She also tallied three assists, three steals, and three rebounds.
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Two other Blue Devils also scored in double figures including Jenkins (11) and Rohkohl (11).
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Along with her 11 points, Rohkohl snagged two career highs including 17 rebounds (seven offensive) and eight blocks.
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Central had 16 offensive rebounds, securing 14 second-chance points.
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Wagner's Alex Coawn was the game's leading scorer with 21 points.
UP NEXT...
The Blue Devils will head to Easton, MA to face the Stonehill Skyhawks on Saturday, February 18th. Tipoff is set for 2:00 pm.
