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Storm Hold Morrisville to 38 Points in Big Win
December 9, 2009
Freshman Montana McDonald had a team-high six rebounds and five steals.
The Keuka College women’s basketball team won its fourth game in a row as they knocked off the visiting Mustangs of SUNY Morrisville by a score of 60-38 at the Weed Physical Arts Center on Wednesday.
The Storm used scoring from 13 different players as they improve to 4-2 on the season. Morrisville slips to 1-7 overall.
Keuka jumped out to a 19-0 lead and never looked back as they held a 39-10 halftime lead. Morrisville outscored Keuka 28-21 in the second half but the damage was already done in the opening half. Keuka shot 48% (25-for-52) from the floor while holding the Mustangs to just 24% (14-for-58). The Storm’s defense caused 29 Mustangs turnovers leading to 15 Keuka steals. The Storm edged Morrisville in rebounds (43-34).
Leading the plethora of scorers was junior Nicki Zahn (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) with 11 points. Zahn went 4-for-7 from the floor while also finishing with five rebounds and three assists. Rookie Montana McDonald (Romulus, N.Y./Romulus) had a team-high six rebounds and five steals while adding five points. Fellow freshman Latasha Santana (Rochester, N.Y./East) netted nine points while junior Morgan Engelbert (Elmira Heights, N.Y./Thomas Edison) had six points and five rebounds.
Morrisville was led by Thelma Picardo’s game-high 17 points.
The Storm will next play in the new year against SUNYIT at home on Jan. 9 beginning at 1 pm.
