Box Score LYNDONVILLE, VT – The Husson University women's basketball team used an 18-to-5 run to open the second half to overwhelm Lyndon St. and go on to win by the score of 70-45 on Friday evening. Husson improves to 14-8 overall and 12-3 in North Atlantic Conference play while Lyndon St. falls to 6-16 and 5-10 in league play.
The Eagles held a 27-23 lead at half, but seven points each from
Victoria McIntyre (Mars Hill, ME) and
Samira Cruz (Orlando, FL) during the run helped propel the Eagles to a 45-28 lead with 12 minutes to go in the contest.
Lyndon St. could get no closer than 14 points the rest of the way as the Eagles cruised to the win.
The first half saw the Eagles take an 18-9 lead before the Hornets went on a 14-to-4 run and take a 23-22 lead with 3:46 left. However, that would be their last lead of the contest as Husson scored the final five points of the half before going on the run to open the second half.
McIntyre and Cruz each finished with a team-high 12 points while Taylor Blood (Lincoln, ME) added nine points and five boards.
Aimee Thompson had 13 points and four rebounds for Lyndon St.
Husson shot 33.8 percent for the game while holding Lyndon St. to just 26.9 percent. The Hornets had a 54-51 edge in rebounding, but the Eagles got 40 points from their bench to Lyndon's 17.
Husson continues play tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Johnson St.
