BOSTON, MASS. — Second seeded Emerson College placed four
players in double figures and held number seven seed Suffolk
University to 28% shooting from the field to advance to the
semi-finals of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship
Tournament with a 74-45 win in Emerson’s Brown-Plofker
Gym.
The Lions were led by Lauren Zaniboni’s (So., San Diego,
Calif.) 17 points. Kathy Andrade (So., Hull, Mass.) added a dozen
while Bri Papa (Sr., Camillus, N.Y.), and Maude Okrah (Sr.,
Rutland, Mass.) each had 11.
Emerson held a 21-14 lead with just over nine minutes remaining in
the first half. The Lions outscored the Rams 21-8 to end the half
with a 42-22 advantage. Solid defense was the key for Emerson as
the team outscored Suffolk 15-0 in points off turnovers, and held a
14-2 edge in bench scoring.
Emerson ran the second half lead to 32 points on a basket by Laura
Chenier (Jr., Holyoke, Mass.) with 2:00 remaining. The Lions’
domination in bench scoring and points off turnovers continued in
the second half as Emerson had a 13-5 advantage off turnovers and
13-8 advantage in bench scoring. Suffolk had 10 more turnovers than
the Lions.
Meghan Tracy (Sr., Rehoboth, Mass.) was the only Ram player in
double figures with a double-double of 12 points and 14
rebounds.
Suffolk ends the season with a 14-12 record. Emerson (19-7)
advances to the Conference semifinals on Friday evening at Emmanuel
College. The Lions will play third seeded Norwich University at a
time to be determined and will be in search of the first 20 win
season in the history of the program.
(Story courtesy of Emerson Sports Information Dept.)