WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HITS SEVEN TRIFECTAS IN 70-48 BLOWOUT OF NYIT

Box Score vs. NYIT - February 11, 2009

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Feb. 11, 2009) - The Molloy College women's basketball team knocked down a game-high seven threes on Wednesday evening to lift itself to a 70-48 rout of New York Institute of Technology at Quealy Gym in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Junior guards Clarissa Jones (Boston, Mass.) and Tatiana Lopez (Lakeview, N.Y.) combined to net five shots from downtown.

Lopez finished with a game-high 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting with three rebounds, two assists and one steal. Junior guard E.J. Dreyer (Floral Park, N.Y.) raked 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Jones recorded 10 points. Junior forward Kymira Woodberry (Boston, Mass.) had nine rebounds, eight points and three steals. Senior forward Katelyn Dunn (Bethpage, N.Y.) posted six rebounds, five points and one block for the Lions (18-3, 12-1 ECC), who won their fifth contest in a row. 

Senior guard Jenna McLaughlin (Carle Place, N.Y.) totaled five points, four rebounds and four assists. Junior forward DeAira Williams (Las Vegas, Nev.) pulled down five rebounds and scored four points. Junior guard Lisa Abitante (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added four points. For the game, Molloy shot 41.7 percent (25-for-60) from field-goal range, 46.7 percent (7-for-15) from downtown and 86.7 percent (13-for-15) from the charity stripe. 

As for NYIT (2-20, 1-12 ECC), it was 19-of-50 (38.0 percent) from the floor and 8-of-15 (53.3 percent) from the line. Junior guard Torlanda Poindexter (Rochester, N.Y.) notched a team-leading 12 points. Junior forward/center Dena McKinney (Fishkill, N.Y.) grabbed 10 rebounds and collected seven points. Junior forward/center Madison Robertson (Shirley, N.Y.) earned nine points and four assists. Sophomore forward Lauren Caggiano (Holtsville, N.Y.) added eight points and two steals. 

Trailing 7-6 with less than 16 minutes to go in the opening half, the Lions went on a 21-2 run during a five-minute stretch to grab a 27-9 lead with 10:46 remaining. Jones knocked down a pair of trifectas to start up the streak. McLaughlin and Lopez tickled the twine as well. Dreyer ended it by tallying the last five points on a jumper and converted three-point play. That proved to be the key cog of the half as Molloy headed into the locker room up by a score of 41-24. 

Leading 46-28 with just under 16 minutes left in the second period, the Lions, who already had the game in hand, put any chance of a late comeback away for good with a 10-0 burst in a span of 3:17 to take a 59-28 advantage with 12:38 to go. Lopez had seven of the points off of a three-pointer and two jays. Abitante also contributed a pair of lay-ups on the fast break. 

Head Coach Tim O'Hagan and his squad return to action this Saturday when Molloy closes out its short two-game homestand against East Coast Conference rival Adelphi University. Tip-off is slated for 3:30 p.m. If you are unable to make it, you can follow all of the progress via Live Stats at http://livestats.prestosports.com/molloy or through a video stream at http://www.eccsports.org.