THE SPORTS DESK
UMW Baskeball: Eagles rally but can’t overcome Pride at tourney
FROM STAFF REPORTS
The 13t-ranked University of Mary Washington women’s basketball team dropped a 55–41 decision to Greensboro College at the Methodist University Turkey Shootout on Saturday in Fayetteville, N.C.
Trailing by three at halftime, the Eagles made a run, and led, 30-29, with 14:26 left on a layup by freshman Caitie Geoghegan. From there, the Pride went on an 11–3 run, and would hold the lead for the remainder of the game.
Aby Diop had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Eales, while Caitlin Ciniero added 10 points for UMW. Center Carol Dye had seven points and nine rebounds for UMW.
The Eagles (3–1) will face N.C. Wesleyan College today at 3 p.m.
UMW 24 17 — 41
Greensboro 27 28 — 55
Scoring
UMW (3–1): Aby Diop 10, Caitlin Ciniero 10, Carol Dye 7, Sam Partonen 4, Aubrey Howard 3, Erin Drumheller 3, Caitie Geoghegan 2, Brieneke Matthes 0, Emily Piazza 0, Totals: 18–53 4–11 41.
Greensboro (1–1): Chevena Pickard 16, Bianca Richburg 17, Alicia Burr 6, Jena Cabe 5, Stacy Hicks 3, Kamia Strickland 6, Lindsay Stevens 2, Jessica Kiernan 0, Amber Hair 0. Totals: 21–54 7–9 55.
Halftime: Greensboro 27, UMW 24. Three-point goals: UMW 1 (Drumheller). Greensboro 6 (Strickland 2, Pickard, Cabe, Richburg, Hicks). Rebounds: UMW 39 (diop 10). Greensboro 35 (Richburg 12).
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Bradley Riseter scored a team-high 25 points, including 5 of 11 3-point attempts, to lead the Eagles over York College (N.Y.) in Rocky Mount, N.C.
Lamont Fields had 14 points and 10 rebounds in his first collegiate double-double for the Eagles. Jack Hamilton had 15 points and seven rebounds for UMW, while Taylor Johnson also contributed a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
UMW (1–2) faces Maryland Bible College today at 1 p.m. in Rocky Mount.
UMW 39 48 — 87
York (N.Y.) 33 38 — 71
Scoring
UMW (1–2): Bradley Reister 25, Lamont Fields 14, Taylor Johnson 11, Jack Hamilton 15, Conrad Etchi 8, John Yoxthimer 2, Jamie Richardson 4, Bryan Reiss 2, Gaither Mason 3, Marcellus Holley 3, Devin Blake 0, Dylan Farinet 0. Totals: 28–59 23–27 87.
York (N.Y) (1–2): Tony Vails 32, Shamir Wilkinson 13, DeShawn Bobbitt 12, Thomas Hart 6, Terrell Roper 4, Chris Atkinson 3, Donald Rodriguez 1, Michael Trowers 0, Jarrick Bowe 0, Jose Arroyo 0, I Sealy–McCorey 0. Totals: 27–69 15–30 71.
Halftime: UMW 39, York 33. Three-point goals: UMW 8 (Reister 5, Johnson, Hamilton, Holley). York 2 (Bobbitt, Vails). Rebounds: UMW 44 (Johnson 11, Vails 10). York 40 (Wilkinson 10).
