ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Cedar Crest College basketball team notched its second consecutive victory with a 72-58 victory in a United East Conference-Skye Division matchup on Friday night at Lees Gymnasium.
The teams played a pretty even first quarter with Cedar Crest leading, 16-15 after 10 minutes.
The Falcons started the second stanza on an 8-0 run, which was capped off by a triple from junior
Bryanna Rivera (Reading, Pa./Greenfield (Mass.)) with 9:19 on the clock to put Cedar Crest in front by nine, 24-15. After Clarks Summit pulled to with six, 24-18, the Falcons rattled off seven points in a row to push the lead back up to 13, 31-18, after a pair of free throws from first-year
Caylie Long (Powder Springs, Ga./Hillgrove). The Lady Defenders made another push late in the frame to cut its deficit to six, 33-27, with 3:24 on the clock. Cedar Crest responded with a 7-0 spurt to round out the half and enter the break with a 40-27 advantage.
The Falcons led by as many as 18 in the third quarter and Clarks Summit trimmed it to as few as 10 before Cedar Crest entered the last stanza with a 57-45 lead.
The home squad began the final frame on a 10-0 run, finished off by a three-pointer from Rivera with 7:36 left in regulation to push the margin to 22, 67-45. The Lady Defenders chipped away at the deficit and cut it to as few as 12, but Cedar Crest came away with the 14-point triumph, 72-58.
Long finished with a game-high 25 points to pace the Falcons. She also added six rebounds, two assists, one block, and one steal. Rivera added 15 points, four boards, two assists, and a steal. Sophomore
Jordan McGhee (Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove) pitched in 12 points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Graduate student
Nicole Sachman (Niles, Mich./Brandywine) was the final Cedar Crest player in double figures, tallying 11 points to go along with 11 rebounds, two assists, and three steals.
Junior Serene Calderon (Corfu, N.Y.) guided Clarks Summit with 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals.
Cedar Crest (3-6 overall, 3-4 United East-Skye Division) will travel to Penn State Berks on Monday, January 8 for its non-conference finale. The game is scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. tip-off. Clarks Summit (1-11 overall, 0-6 United East-Skye Division) returns home to host Saint Elizabeth University on Tuesday, January 9 at 6:00 p.m.
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