Release courtesy of ACPHS Athletics
Sophomore guard Emma Webster (Cadyville, NY / Saranac High) made five of her ten three-point attempts on Saturday, leading ACPHS to a big win over Davis College, who are 2-1 in conference play. The win moved ACPHS to 2-2 in the HVIAC which keeps them in the hunt for a bid to the conference tournament.
ACPHS started brightly in this one, jumping out to a 21-15 lead after the opening ten minutes. They only extended that lead in the second quarter, where they outscored the Falcons 24-18 to take a 12-point lead into the break. Davis would come out strong in the second half and cut the Albany lead down to just two heading into the final ten minutes, but some clutch free-throw shooting from the Panthers down the stretch helped them secure their fifth win of the season.
All five ACPHS starters played all 40 minutes in this one, each of which producing a standout stat line. Webster led the team in scoring, hitting five threes on her way to 23 points. Senior Dannie Griffin (Patterson, NJ / Paramus Catholic) was her usual dominant self, finishing with a line of 16 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks. Two round out the lineup, sophomore Olivia Parmeter (Waddington, NY / Madrid Waddington Central) and freshman Daniella Scanlon (Staten Island, NY) chipped in 18 and 15 points respectively, while freshman Ava Misner (Meriden, CT) grabbed eight rebounds and doled out six assists.
The Panthers pick back up conference play on Saturday, February 3rd, when they travel to Brooklyn to take on Pratt Institute at 1pm.
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Release courtesy of Davis Athletics
Davis College Lady Falcons, ranked 13th in the country in the latest USCCA polls, lost a home match-up to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) by a score of 69-78 on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Jamie Brown scored her 1,000 point for Davis College on a beautiful left-handed floater in the lane late in the second half. Brown, who transferred in to Davis before her sophomore year, has played in 68 games for the Falcons and has maintained a 14.8 points per game average during that span to hit the milestone. In this particular game, she scored a game high 25 points, netting 6 threes, grabbing 7 rebounds, to go along with 4 assists and 3 steals.
ACPHS jumped out to the early lead thanks to some accurate shooting in the first 2 quarters and took a 45-33 lead into halftime. However, the Falcons would respond with a huge third quarter as they outscored the visitors 20-10 and cut the lead to 55-53 heading in to the fourth quarter. Brooke Lewandowski once again dominated the glass for the Falcons as she hauled in 17 of them including 9 on the offensive end to go with her 22 points on 9 of 15 shooting. In the 4th quarter, the ladies seem to run out of gas as they were limited in available players due to injuries. All 5 starters played the entire 40 minutes for the Falcons and they just could not make the plays down the stretch to get the win.
ACPHS' Emma Webster led her team with 23 points making 5 threes and Dannie Griffin was a problem inside as she posted 16 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks in the win.
The loss drops the Falcons record to 11-8 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. Next up is a non-conference game at SUNY Delhi on Tuesday, January 30, at 5:00 p.m.
