SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (Feb. 16, 2011) – First year forward Larla Brown recorded 20 points and five assists to lead the Coast Guard Academy women's basketball team to a 48-36 victory over Mount Holyoke College this evening at the Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium. With the win, the Bears snapped an 18 game losing streak and secured a split in their season series against the Lyons. It was their first NEWMAC victory of the season.
Guards Angelica Pascual and Christine Chancy accounted for 24 of Mount Holyoke's 36 points, scoring 14 and 10, respectively. Pascual also pulled down five rebounds, while Chancy had nine. The Lyons were limited to just 21.0% (13-62) shooting from the floor. Chancy made both of their three-pointers. Senior guard Emilie Methot chipped in with six points.
Three players reached double digits in the scoring column for Coast Guard, which converted 43.2% (19-44) of its shots from the field. First year guard Kaitlin Ward drained three shots from beyond the arc on her way to 11 points. She also came up with a game best 11 boards to complete the double-double. Classmate Alexa Hunka came off the bench to post 10 points and six boards. Meanwhile, senior forward Allison Majcher filled the stat sheet with six points, 10 rebounds, four assists, three steals and three blocked shots. The Bears finished with a 43-37 edge on the glass. They never trailed in the contest.
Back-to-back jumpers by Brown capped off an 8-0 run and put Coast Guard in front 12-4 just over 10 minutes into the game. The Bears then took control with 14-1 spurt over a span of six minutes late in the first half. Ward highlighted the rally with consecutive treys, and Brown brought it to a close with two more midrange jumpers. The second of those gave the guests a 26-9 cushion with 34 seconds remaining in the first half. They took a 26-11 into the locker room. Brown tallied 12 of her 20 points before the break. Pascual had seven for Mount Holyoke.
The Lyons sliced the deficit to eight points on three occasions in the second half, but it was not enough. Brown scored eight more points, while Hunko took control of the paint with eight of her own. Chancy connected on both of her three-pointers after the intermission en route to 10 second half points.
Both squads will close out their 2010-11 seasons in front of their home crowds on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Mount Holyoke (7-16, 5-12 NEWMAC) will host undefeated Babson College, while Coast Guard (3-20, 1-16 NEWMAC) will entertain Clark University.
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2010-11 Basketball Year in Review
May 11, 2011
Seniors Honored at Scholar Athlete Reception
May 5, 2011
Awards Handed Out at Annual Athletics Banquet
March 4, 2011
NEWMAC Announces Winter Academic All-Conference Squads
March 3, 2011
Mount Holyoke Named a 2011 Best Value College
March 2, 2011
Pascual Placed on NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team
February 19, 2011
Basketball Dropped By #5 Babson in Season Finale
February 18, 2011
Basketball: #5 Babson at Mount Holyoke
February 17, 2011
Basketball Team Joins the Pink Zone
February 16, 2011
Coast Guard Stuns Basketball With Big First Half
February 15, 2011
Basketball: Coast Guard at Mount Holyoke
February 15, 2011
Basketball Player Angelica Pascual Secures Lyon of the Week Accolades
February 12, 2011
Basketball Drops MIT With Dramatic Comeback
February 9, 2011
Offensive Woes Doom Basketball at WPI
February 5, 2011
Chancy Buzzer Beater Boosts Basketball Past Clark
February 4, 2011
Basketball: Clark at Mount Holyoke
February 3, 2011
Second Half Spurt Lifts Smith Over Basketball
January 31, 2011
Basketball Player Tricia Chase Grabs Lyon of the Week Accolades
January 29, 2011
Basketball Edges Wellesley in Overtime Thriller
January 28, 2011
Basketball: Wellesley at Mount Holyoke
January 26, 2011
Springfield Uses Late Run to Pull Away From Basketball
January 24, 2011
Chase Carries Basketball Past Johnson and Wales
January 24, 2011
Basketball: Johnson & Wales at Mount Holyoke
January 22, 2011
Basketball Comes Up Just Short at Wheaton
January 19, 2011
Pascual Propels Basketball Past Coast Guard
January 15, 2011
MIT Uses Huge Run to Pull Away From Basketball
January 14, 2011
Basketball: MIT at Mount Holyoke
January 13, 2011
WPI Holds Off Basketball In Defensive Slugfest
January 13, 2011
Basketball: WPI at Mount Holyoke
January 8, 2011
#4 Babson Races Past Basketball
January 5, 2011
Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to Wheaton in First Game of 2011
January 4, 2011
Basketball: Wheaton at Mount Holyoke
December 14, 2010
Worcester State Pulls Away From Basketball in Defensive Struggle
December 7, 2010
Basketball: Smith at Mount Holyoke
December 7, 2010
Hot Shooting Smith Handles Basketball
December 4, 2010
Basketball Suffers Road Loss at Wellesley
December 1, 2010
Basketball: Springfield at Mount Holyoke
December 1, 2010
Basketball Comes Up Short in NEWMAC Opener Against Springfield
November 23, 2010
Basketball Player Angelica Pascual Named Lyon of the Week
November 23, 2010
Basketball Falls to #1 Amherst, 73-23
November 21, 2010
2010 Seven Sisters Basketball Classic
November 21, 2010
Wellesley Closes Out Perfect Weekend With 61-47 Win Over Agnes Scott
November 21, 2010
Chase and Pascual Lift Basketball Past Vassar in Seven Sisters Finale
November 21, 2010
Smith Breezes Past Bryn Mawr in Fifth Game of 2010 Seven Sisters Classic
November 20, 2010
Wellesley Rolls Past Bryn Mawr in Second Game of Seven Sisters Classic
November 20, 2010
Vassar Tops Smith 67-58 in Third Game of Seven Sisters Classic
November 20, 2010
Agnes Scott Holds Off Basketball 62-60 in Seven Sisters Opener
November 16, 2010
Basketball Falls to WNEC 48-37 in 2010-11 Opener
November 15, 2010
2010-11 Winter Schedules Released
September 30, 2010
SAAC Releases 2010-11 Game of the Week Schedule