Lynx Fall to Amcats 85-70

Lynx Fall to Amcats 85-70

GAME OVERVIEW:

Paxton, Mass.--  Lesley University women's basketball team fell to host Anna Maria College, 85-70 in a non-conference game Saturday afternoon at the Fuller Center.  The win gives the Amcats their second on the season and improve to 2-9 overall, while the Lynx remain winless at 0-9.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

  • The non-conference action opened with a back and forth evenly contested game.  Lesley Sarah Tobin hit a jumper at 6:21 to tie the game 7-7. 
  •  The Amcats later went on a 12-3 run to bring the opening quarter to an end at 25-16 in favor of the home team.
  • A take to the hoop for the layup and foul from Anna Maria's Joanna Burke extended the Amcat's lead 33-18.  They later went up as big as a 21 point spread to end the first half 49-30.
  • The Lynx came out of the break strong on the back of senior Abby Henderson netting 10 points in the third. 
  • Despite Lesley outscoring the Amcats in the second half, it wasn't enough to make up for the 19 point differential at half time, and Anna Maria solidified the 85-70 non-conference win.
  • Henderson had a career high 26 points in the loss for Lesley, shooting 3-4 from long range and a perfect 9-9 from the free throw line.
  • Dakota Jones continues to dominate both sides of the ball with her ninth straight double-double, tallying 21 points and 16 rebounds.
  • The Amcats had five players with double digit scoring nights, led by Sierra Johnson with 18 points, and Burke with 16 points.
  • The Anna Maria bench proved their depth adding 22 points to the total compared to the Lynx 2. 

UP NEXT:

The Lynx are off until after the Holiday break and return to action on January 5th when the host Elms College.