Women's Basketball Falls to SFBK; Lanpher Scores Career High of 30 Points
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell short after a fourth-quarter rally against Saint Francis Brooklyn on Thursday night. Belle Lanpher led the Blue Devils with a career-high of 30 points.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell short after a fourth-quarter rally against Saint Francis Brooklyn on Thursday night. Belle Lanpher led the Blue Devils with a career-high of 30 points.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: SFBK 70, CCSU 61
RECORDS: CCSU (5-15, 2- NEC), SFBK (7-14, -3 NEC)
LOCATION: William H. Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT
KEY MOMENTS
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The Terriers opened the scoring with a layup from Sarah Bandoma, but the Blue Devils retaliated with a three from Belle Lanpher.
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Saint Francis started to heat up, hitting a jumper and a three, before Dejah Jenkins stopped them in their tracks with a bucket from behind the arc.
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The teams traded buckets for the remainder of the Q1 until CCSU tied the game 16-16 with a jump shot from Lanpher.
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The Terriers sunk a layup before the final buzzer, ending the first at 18-16.
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SFBK started to pull away in the second, sinking a three and two free throws to start the quarter.
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CCSU went scoreless for the first 5:16 of Q2, until Forever Toppin sunk a free throw.
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Emma Bruen threw up a jumper with 3:29 to play to keep the Blue Devils within five.
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Central got within four with a layup from Lara Rohkohl, but the Terriers were able to pull away before the half, building a nine-point lead (30-21) and holding Central to 2-10 from the field in the second quarter.
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Saint Francis came in hot in the third, going on a 9-2 run to expand the gap.
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Meghan Kenefick attempted to halt the Terriers' momentum with a jumper, but Tyra Myers immediately fought back with a three for Saint Francis.
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The Blue Devils saw buckets from Rohkohl, Sentence, and Lanpher before the end of the third quarter, but SFBK was able to maintain control of the game, going into the fourth with a 52-36 advantage.
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CCSU came alive in Q4 holding the Terriers to 2-12 from the floor.
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Central was able to cut Saint Francis' lead to as little as five after a three from Lanpher with :07 to play.
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Lanpher scored a whopping 18 points in the final quarter, going 7-10 from the floor and 3-4 from behind the arc.
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The Terriers ended the game at 70-61 after sinking four straight free throws.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
30- Belle Lanpher scored a new career high of 30 points in tonight's game. This is the first time a Blue Devil has scored 30 points in a single game since 12/14/20 when Emma McCamus scored 30 at Saint Francis Brooklyn.
NOTES
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Lanpher led the Blue Devils with a career-high of 30 points. She has now scored in double figures in nine out of her fifteen games played this season and five out of her last six.
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Rohkohl led CCSU on the boards with seven rebounds.
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Central scored 25 points in the fourth quarter and now have 20 or more points in ten quarters this season.
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Three players for Saint Francis Brooklyn scored in double figures including Alyssa Fisher (25), Sarah Bandoma (14), and Tyra Myers (13).
UP NEXT...
The Blue Devils will host the Sacred Heart Pioneers at 1:00pm on Saturday afternoon.
