WBB Overcomes Slow Start for 61-37 Win Over SVC
NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Mitchell College women's basketball team
overcame a rough first half to earn its first home win of the
season on Tuesday night, defeating Southern Vermont College by a
61-37 final at the Yarnall Athletic Center.
Senior Jennifer Iglesias
led all scorers with 19 points and added four assists as the
Mariners (4-8 overall) improved to 4-2 in NECC play. Alyssa Davis
led the Mountaineers (1-12 overall, 0-6 NECC) with 10 points while
Christie Henry pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds.
Neither team lit it up in the first half-Southern Vermont shot 29
percent from the floor while Mitchell chimed in at 23 percent. The
Mariners, however, took better care of the basketball, committing
only five turnovers to the Mountaineers' 12. The result was a 9-2
edge in points off turnovers for Mitchell, which led 26-22 at the
intermission. Iglesias paced the Mariners with 12 points in the
first half.
Mitchell got its offense going in the second half while Southern
Vermont continued to struggle. The Mariners scored the first 13
points of the stanza to pump the lead to double digits. The
Mountaineers went scoreless until Henry converted a free throw with
10:33 to play. Southern Vermont missed its first 14 field goal
attempts of the half and got its first basket-a layup by Kayla
Williams-with 9:53 remaining in the contest.
The Mariners quickly expanded the lead to 47-27 on a layup by
sophomore Bianca
Young and never looked back. Mitchell outscored Southern
Vermont by a 35-15 margin in the second half and shot 34 percent
from the field. The Mariners also held a 61-50 advantage on the
glass and committed a season-low 11 turnovers.
Iglesias was 7-of-20 from the floor and made four three-pointers.
Sophomore Destiney Harris
also finished in double figures for the Mariners with 12 points and
added a team-high 10 rebounds and three steals.
Mitchell will next play at Becker College on Thursday, January 21
at 7 p.m.
