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November 15, 2008 |
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MALEC
LEADS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PAST SALVE REGINA, 75-64
Junior
forward nets 22 in first game in almost two years
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Newport,
RI—Rhode
Island College junior forward Cassi Malec (Johnston, RI)
scored a team-high 22 points as the Anchorwomen cruised past Salve
Regina, 75-64, in the opening game of the 2008-09 women’s basketball
season at the Rodgers Recreation Center on Saturday afternoon. |
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Junior
Forward Cassi Malec |
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A serious
knee injury limited Malec to just seven games in 2006-07 and forced
her to sit out all of last season. Malec matched her career-high in
points, while also contributing eight rebounds. |
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Junior
forward Ashley Abrahamson (Raynham, MA), a transfer from the
Community College of Rhode Island, chipped in with a double-double
effort, recording 11 points and tying the game-high with 10
rebounds. Abrahamson tied fellow CCRI transfer, junior guard
LaSheena Boyd (Stratford, CT) with a team-high four assists.
Boyd scored six points and registered seven rebounds. |
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Junior
Forward Ashley Abrahamson |
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Freshman
guard Stephanie Coro (North Providence, RI) made the most of
her collegiate debut, scoring 18 points and grabbing eight rebounds. |
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Freshman
Guard Stephanie Coro |
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Although
they trailed by 11 early on, the Anchorwomen held a two-point,
28-26, advantage at the half, then pulled away in the second stanza,
outscoring the Seahawks by nine, 47-38.
Malec
forced the sixth and final tie with a jumper from the top of the key
before a three-pointer by Coro gave the Anchorwomen the lead for
good. RIC shot 58.1 percent in the second half and were led by Malec
and Coro, who combined to shoot 5-of-6 from three-point range. |
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RIC turned
the ball over 23 times as SRU forced 12 steals. The Seahawk duo of
senior guard Allegra Lavoy (Charlestown, RI) and sophomore
forward Erin Phillips (Morristown, NJ) each turned in
double-double efforts. Lavoy scored a game-high 24 points, dished
out six assists and pulled in 10 boards, while Phillips notched
efforts of 12 and 10, respectively. |
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In upcoming
action, Rhode Island College will play at Wesleyan on Tuesday, Nov.
18 at 7 p.m. |
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