NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Christine Daniels posted a double-double
with a game-high 18 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, and
Kayleigh Shappy netted 11 of her 14 points in the second half as
the Norwich University women’s basketball team defeated
Suffolk, 67-52, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC)
game Saturday afternoon at Andrews Hall.
Shappy knocked down a game-high four three-pointers en route to her
season-high 14 points. Ally Daniels had a solid all-around game,
chipping in nine points, five rebounds and a game-high six assists
for the Cadets (12-4, 5-0 GNAC). Jess Jaggars added seven points
and nine rebounds for NU, which has reeled off six straight
victories.
Suffolk outscored Norwich 10-6 to start the game, but a 12-0 spurt
by the Cadets, gave the hosts an 18-12 edge at the 12:05 mark. NU
extended its lead to as many as eight points in the first half,
before settling for a 29-22 advantage at the intermission.
Suffolk trimmed its deficit down to 35-32 at the 15:25 mark of the
second half, but Norwich responded with a 10-2 spurt to build a
45-34 lead less than three minutes later. After a basket by the
Rams made it 45-36, the Cadets ran off six unanswered points to
open up a 51-36 edge. Suffolk cut it back down to 12 points at
55-43 with 6:02 to play, but Norwich scored seven straight points
to take a 62-43 lead with 4:26 to play, and the Cadets cruised from
there.
Julianne Conrad and
Meghan Tracey each
scored 13 points apiece to lead Suffolk (8-8, 2-4 GNAC).
Norwich shot just 38.2 percent from the field, while Suffolk hit
only 36.5 percent of its shots. The Cadets held a commanding 49-25
rebounding edge, including a 23-8 margin on the offensive glass.
Both teams turned the ball over 19 times in the contest.
Suffolk hosts Framingham State on Wednesday evening at the Regan
Gymnasium. Game time is at 7:00 pm.
(story courtesy of Norwich Sports Information Dept.)