Nov 30, 2012
Matsuoka is the quickest player in school history to reach 1000 points.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (November 30, 2012) – Number 10 became the tenth player in Vassar College women's basketball history to score 1,000 career points on Friday night. Against Hunter College, junior Cydni Matsuoka scored 18 points and the Brewers cruised to a 76-47 victory.
The soft-spoken guard had an assist before she made her first field goal. Her first bucket was vintage Matsuoka, a 3-pointer from the left side. The milestone basket came at the 7:28 mark of the first half, a smooth top of the key jumper that appropriately never touched iron.
In reaching the milestone in just her fourth game as a junior, Matsuoka becomes the quickest player in Vassar women's basketball history to reach the 1,000th point mark.
The victory, Vassar's fourth straight over Hunter, raises the Brewers to 4-0 on the season. Hunter fell to 1-4. Vassar will next travel to Drew on Monday, December 3 for a 7:00 p.m. game. Hunter next hosts Mount St. Mary on December 4 at 5:30 p.m.
Matsuoka's statistical line was efficient and effective and consistent of her entire career: 7 of 12 from the field and 4 of 5 from long distance. She added five assists and three steals in an 18-point performance.
"I am very honored to join such a prestigious group of players to have reached 1,000 career points," Matsuoka said afterwards. "I was fortunate to get a lot of playing time as a freshman and that helped contribute to this record. I am glad I was able to get the record at home in front of our fans who have been so supportive of myself and the team."
After a slow start, the Brewers pulled away from Hunter at the 14-minute mark after a Hannah Senftleber layup put Vassar ahead 11-6. Once Matsuoka caught fire midway through the first half, the Brewers a built a workmanlike lead – the closest Hunter could come was 22-15 after a layup by Dimitra Thomopoulos with six minutes until halftime.
Vassar built a 32-18 lead at intermission and never relinquished its double digit lead in the second half. The Brewers outscored Hunter 44-29 in the final 20 minutes, building a sizable 55-31 lead with 8:54 to play.
With the comfortable lead, Vassar was able to play its entire bench, outscoring Hunter 21-4 and getting meaningful contribution from its youthful guard corp of sophomore Nyah Berg (10 points, 4-8 shooting from the field) and freshman Caitlin Drakeley (10 points, 5-9 shooting from the field).
For Hunter, Nicole Lenard had a game-high 19 points.
Game Program
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (November 30, 2012) – Number 10 became the tenth player in Vassar College women's basketball history to score 1,000 career points on Friday night. Against Hunter College, junior Cydni Matsuoka scored 18 points and the Brewers cruised to a 76-47 victory.
The soft-spoken guard had an assist before she made her first field goal. Her first bucket was vintage Matsuoka, a 3-pointer from the left side. The milestone basket came at the 7:28 mark of the first half, a smooth top of the key jumper that appropriately never touched iron.
In reaching the milestone in just her fourth game as a junior, Matsuoka becomes the quickest player in Vassar women's basketball history to reach the 1,000th point mark.
The victory, Vassar's fourth straight over Hunter, raises the Brewers to 4-0 on the season. Hunter fell to 1-4. Vassar will next travel to Drew on Monday, December 3 for a 7:00 p.m. game. Hunter next hosts Mount St. Mary on December 4 at 5:30 p.m.
Matsuoka's statistical line was efficient and effective and consistent of her entire career: 7 of 12 from the field and 4 of 5 from long distance. She added five assists and three steals in an 18-point performance.
"I am very honored to join such a prestigious group of players to have reached 1,000 career points," Matsuoka said afterwards. "I was fortunate to get a lot of playing time as a freshman and that helped contribute to this record. I am glad I was able to get the record at home in front of our fans who have been so supportive of myself and the team."
After a slow start, the Brewers pulled away from Hunter at the 14-minute mark after a Hannah Senftleber layup put Vassar ahead 11-6. Once Matsuoka caught fire midway through the first half, the Brewers a built a workmanlike lead – the closest Hunter could come was 22-15 after a layup by Dimitra Thomopoulos with six minutes until halftime.
Vassar built a 32-18 lead at intermission and never relinquished its double digit lead in the second half. The Brewers outscored Hunter 44-29 in the final 20 minutes, building a sizable 55-31 lead with 8:54 to play.
With the comfortable lead, Vassar was able to play its entire bench, outscoring Hunter 21-4 and getting meaningful contribution from its youthful guard corp of sophomore Nyah Berg (10 points, 4-8 shooting from the field) and freshman Caitlin Drakeley (10 points, 5-9 shooting from the field).
For Hunter, Nicole Lenard had a game-high 19 points.