Hartford, Conn. - Sophomore guard Aubree Udell (Chester, N.J.) poured in a career-high 15 points with five assists and classmate Courtney Erickson (Everett, Mass.) had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 63-48 victory over the city rival University of St. Joseph Bluejays in women's basketball action this afternoon at the O'Connell Center. Trinity improves to 2-1 with its second win in a row, while the Bluejays drop to 2-2.
Trinity dominated from the opening tip, taking leads of 15-1 and 21-5 on their way to a 24-8 advantage after one quarter. Udell scored seven of her 15 in the first stanza. The second quarter was more of the same, as the Bantams led, 36-16, at the break by holding the Bluejays to just two field goals in 26 tries and outrebounding them, 26-19.
Erickson scored nine of her 14 points in the second half, while Carlee Putnam had 12 of her game-high 18 points after halftime for St. Joseph. Trinity sophomore forward Erin Cunningham (Wilton, Conn.) added eight points and eight rebounds and senior co-captain guard Kaitlin Lewis (Demarest, N.J.) also pulled down eight boards for the visitors.
Trinity Women's Basketball Stifles St. Joseph In Road Win
Trinity (Conn.)
63
St. Joseph (Conn.)
48
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trinity (Conn.) (2-1) | 24 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 63 |
St. Joseph (Conn.) (2-3) | 8 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 48 |
Nov 27, 2016