Difficult Second Quarter Leads to Jayhawks Loss Versus #18 SUNY Niagara

Difficult Second Quarter Leads to Jayhawks Loss Versus #18 SUNY Niagara

JAMESTOWN, NY - In front of their best crowd of the year, it looked like Jamestown Community College's (JCC) women's basketball was going to put 18th-ranked SUNY Niagara on upset alert before they ultimately fell 80-57.

JCC grabbed its first lead of the game at 12-11, with Jennica Berens knocking down a layup for the Jayhawks. The sophomore finished with 12 on the afternoon.

Niagara snatched the lead back, but it was short-lived as the local product Alyson Canfield netted a three to make it 17-15 Jayhawks. The Jamestown native scored a team-high 15 while making five of nine triples.

This game would go to the second quarter tied 17-17.

Jamestown once again grabbed the lead coming out of the break when Kendra Altadonna scored two of her 10 to make it a 19-17 Jayhawk advantage.

That's when Niagara took over, hitting on an 18-5 run led by Kystal Smith, who topped all scorers with 30. The Thunderwolves ended up outscoring JCC 20-9 in the stanza to take a 37-26 lead to halftime.

It was more of the same in the second half, with Niagara outpacing JCC by six points in each of the third and fourth quarters. For the 23-point win.

The loss sets Jamestown back to 15-5 on the year, 3-2 in conference play.

JCC leaves league play for a road game at Finger Lakes Community College on Wednesday, February 19th, at 5:00 PM. The ladies finish up the regular season with a game at Monroe Community College on Saturday, February 22nd, at 1:00 PM.

 

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