Le Moyne fends off women's basketball

SYRACUSE, New York - The American International College women's basketball team fell on the road to Le Moyne College 67-54 on Wednesday, February 16 in Northeast-10 Conference action.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score:
Records: AIC moves to 9-13 (6-10 NE10), while Le Moyne moves to 16-5 (14-4 NE10)
Location: Ted Grant Court Syracuse, New York

KEY STATS:
AIC:
Destine Perry: 17 points, five rebounds
Kyla Smith: 10 points, three rebounds, three steals
Zoe Willis: six points, eight rebounds, two steals

Le Moyne:
Erin Fouracre: 15 points, two rebounds, five assists
Lytoya Baker: 14 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks
Saeeda Abdul-Aziz: 11 points, three assists
Emma Brinker: 10 points, four rebounds
Lexi Gruss: 10 points, four rebounds

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Dolphins started on a 5-0 run to open the game up. Sophomore Julia Carbonell Munoz put the Yellow Jackets on the board at the 6:39 mark. Le Moyne closed out the quarter with a 10-0 run to lead 24-14.
• Trailing 26-14 graduate Destine Perry found the bottom of the net from deep to spark a run. On the next possession graduate Sara Guntin Barreiro hit a jumper to make it a seven-point game. After forcing a turnover on the defensive end, Perry hit a jumper to bring the deficit to a handful. At the break the Dolphins held a 38-28 lead.
• Out of the locker room graduate Charee Osborne grabbed a steal and Perry finished on the other end. Sophomore Kayla Robinson recorded a steal and went coast-to-coast for the fastbreak basket and made it a two-possession game. After 30 minutes of play the home team led 52-39.
• AIC tried to make a run in the fourth but the two teams tied the 10 minute segment as the Dolphins took the game 67-54.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to host Pace University on Saturday, February 19 at 1:30 p.m.
• Be sure to arrive early and as we will be celebrating the senior class.