Morast Scores 19 Points And Records Five Steals To Lead Four Players In Double Figures As 24th-Ranked Women's Basketball Uses Second Half Run To Post 68-43 Northeast-10 Triumph Over LeMoyne

February 3, 2007

STONEHILL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Merkert Gymnasium, Easton, Mass.

FINAL: STONEHILL 68, LE MOYNE 43

EASTON, Mass.-- Senior Kim Morast (Bridgewater, Mass.) scored 19 points and recorded five steals to lead four players in double figures as 24th-ranked Stonehill notched a 68-43 Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball victory over LeMoyne Saturday afternoon at Merkert Gymnasium.

After building a 26-20 halftime advantage, the host Skyhawks (17-5, 12-5 Northeast-10) opened up a pair of eight point leads early after intermission only to see the visiting Dolphins (8-14, 4-13 Northeast-10) whittle that margin back to four (38-34) with 11:20 remaining. Stonehill ended the game by scoring 30 of the final 39 points of the contest, including a key 22-3 run over an 8:21 stretch that turned the four point edge into a 23-point advantage at 60-37 with 3:29 to play, as the hosts led by as many as 27 points in the closing minutes of action.

Morast, whose effort was two points shy of her career high, was joined in double figures by fellow senior Alisha Collins (Port Chester, N.Y.), who added 13 points and five boards in the triumph for the Skyhawks. Senior Tiffany Huggins (Stoughton, Mass.) added 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals for the hosts, who also received 10 points from freshman Megan Methven (Corning, N.Y.). Stonehill shot 47 percent from the floor, including a 54 percent effort in the second half alone, and held a 32-26 rebounding advantage while converting 24 LeMoyne turnovers into 16 points in posting its 15th victory in 20 series meetings between the two schools.

Sophomore Katie Dunn (Whippany, N.J.) was the lone Dolphin in double figures with 13 points (including four three-pointers), while junior Kim Wagoner (Cicero, N.Y.) and senior Lindsay Carr (Bronx, N.Y.) added nine and eight points, respectively, for the visitors. Freshman Courtney Coryea (Mooers Forks, N.Y.) grabbed a game-high nine rebounds for LeMoyne, which shot 36 percent from the field overall for the afternoon.

Stonehill travels to Lowell, Mass. on Tuesday evening to take on UMass Lowell in a Northeast-10 outing that tips-off at 5:30 p.m., while LeMoyne heads to Pleasantville, N.Y. on Wednesday evening to take on Pace in a Northeast-10 match-up that also begins at 5:30 p.m.