Women's Basketball Sees Winning Streak Snapped At LeMoyne

The Central Connecticut State women's basketball team saw its three-game winning streak snapped on Thursday, as the Blue Devils fell on the road to the LeMoyne College Dolphins, 75-64.  With the game tied at 32-32 after a hoop by CCSU's Cierra Pearson with 3:08 to play in the second quarter, LeMoyne closed the opening 20 minutes of play on a 7-2 run to take a 39-34 lead at the half which they never relinquished.  The loss gives Central an NEC record of 8-6 with two games remaining in the regular season, and the Blue Devils are now 9-18 overall.  LeMoyne moves to 6-8 in conference action and 6-21 overall. Graduate student Belle Lanpher led CCSU with a game-high 24 points.  She was joined in double-digit scoring by a pair of teammates, freshman Dagny Slomack with 18 points, which tied her career-high and senior Amaya Williams chipped in 14 points.  Lanpher also added six rebounds to tie for the team lead on the boards with classmate Meghan Kenefick.  Haeyden Roberts led LeMoyne with 20 points in the win.

GAME INFORMATION |BOX SCORE

Score:  LeMoyne 75, CCSU 64
Records: CCSU (9-18, 8-6 NEC), LeMoyne (6-21, 6-8 NEC)
Location: Ted Grant Court | Syracuse, NY

KEY MOMENTS

• Baskets by Belle Lanpher and Dagny Slomack gave CCSU a quick 4-0 lead 1:21 into action in Syracuse on Thursday evening.
• The Dolphins led 19-16 after the first quarter, as Belle Lanpher led Central with nine points in the first 10 minutes of action.
• With the game tied a 32-32 with 3:08 to play in the second quarter, LeMoyne would outscored CCSU, 7-2, to end the frame to grab a 39-34 lead at the break.  Belle Lanpher led the visitors with 14 points in the first two quarters, and she was joined double-digits in the first half by Dagny Slomack with 13 points.
• LeMoyne never trailed in the second half, as they outscored the Blue Devils, 18-12, in the third quarter to lead by 11 points, 57-46, heading into the fourth period.
• Central cut the deficit to seven points, 67-60, with 2:19 to play, but the Blue Devils would come no closer, as LeMoyne would outscore the visitors, 8-4, for the remainder of the contest to make the final score, 75-64, in favor of the Dolphins.
• Each team netted 18 points in the fourth quarter.

NUMBER TO KNOW

11–Times Belle Lanpher has scored at least 20 points in a game this season.

NOTES

• With her 24 points at LeMoyne, Belle Lanpher has now scored a total of 1450 career points.  Belle has reached double figures in all 17 games she has played this season and a total of 20 straight outings dating back to last season. So far this season, Lanpher is averaging 22.9 points per game. 
• Dagny Slomack tied her career-high with 18 points against the LeMoyne.  She also scored 18 points at Boston College on December 20, 2024  Dagny went 7-of-9 from the floor against the Dolphins, including hitting 3-of-4 three-point shots.  Slomack has now reached double figures in 12 games during the 2024-25 season.
• With her 14 points on Thursday night, Amaya Williams has now reached double-digit scoring in 10 contests so far this season.
• Both teams shot the ball well on Thursday with LeMoyne hitting 24-of-51 field goals (47.1%), including going 10-of-20 (50.0%) from behind the three-point arc, and CCSU was 25-of-54 (46.2%) from the floor, including going 8-of-19 (42.1%) from distance
• LeMoyne won the battle of the boards on Thursday outrebounding CCSU by a 31-27 margin.
• The two teams split their two games during the 2024-25 regular season, as the Blue Devils defeated the Dolphins earlier this season, 67-50, in New Britain.
• Central needs either a win in one of its two remaining games or a loss by LeMoyne in one of their two remianing outings to clinch at least a home NEC Championship Tournament Quarterfinals game on Monday, March 10.

UP NEXT

• The Blue Devils play their final regular season home game of the 2024-25 season on Saturday afternoon when the Wagner College Seahawks come to Detrick Gymnasium for a Senior Day matchup.  Tip-time is set for one 1:00 p.m.  Prior to the game, CCSU will honor Belle Lanpher, Meghan Kenefick and Amaya Williams.