Turner's Triple-Double Leads WBB Past Lesley

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Mitchell College coasted to an 89-34 victory over Lesley University on Tuesday night in a New England Collegiate Conference match-up at the Yarnall Athletic Center.

The Mariners improved to 12-8 overall (8-2 NECC) and extended their winning streak to five games. Le'Sandra Turner set the tone with a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists. Sam McKenna and Ramzie Jones also chipped in 10 points apiece. 

Dakota Jones led all scorers with 28 points and grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds to pace Lesley. The Lynx dropped to 0-15 overall (0-11 NECC). 

Mitchell never trailed in the contest and led 26-2 after the opening quarter. Turner had eight points in the stanza as the Mariners shot 63 percent as a squad. The margin continued to grow in the second period as McKenna led the way with eight points, and the Lynx trailed 53-10 at intermission.

The only drama in the second half was if Turner—who had 10 points, eight boards and eight assists at the break—would notch the triple-double. After pulling down her 10^th rebound early in the fourth quarter, she was still two assists shy of the feat. She later made a steal with 5:07 to go and fed Destiny Allen for an easy. Minutes later she found Jordan Lohneiss under the basket for an easy two and her 10^th assist of the night. 

The Mariners, who shot 49 percent for the game, held a commanding advantage in nearly every category: rebounding (51-34), fast-break points (34-0), bench points (40-0), second-chance points (23-9) and points off turnovers (33-4). All 12 Mitchell players who saw action found the scoring column.

Mitchell will next play at Pine Manor College on Thursday, February 13 at 6 p.m. Lesley returns to action at Dean College on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.