Women's Basketball Back In Win Column With Big ECC Victory Over Molloy, 71-65

Camera Miley Leads UB In Scoring With 19 Points

Molloy 18-6, 10-4 ECC

Bridgeport 12-11, 6-7 ECC

Final

Molloy 18-6, 10-4 ECC

Bridgeport 12-11, 6-7 ECC

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Molloy

Pts: Aliyah McDonald - 21

Reb: 2 Players (#14, #23) - 6

Ast: Aliyah McDonald - 6

Bridgeport

Pts: Camera Miley - 19

Reb: Anastasia Williams - 10

Ast: Camera Miley - 6

Team Stats

Molloy

Bridgeport

Field Goals

(25-65)

(23-58)

Field Goal %

38.5%

39.7%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

Women's Basketball Back In Win Column With Big ECC Victory Over Molloy, 71-65

February 11, 2017

Bridgeport, Conn. – The University of Bridgeport women's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak as they defeated the visiting Molloy College Lions, 71-65, on Saturday afternoon in UB's Harvey Hubbell Gym. With the result, the Purple Knights improve to 12-11 overall and 6-7 in conference play. The loss drops Molloy to 18-6 overall and 10-4 in the ECC.

The first three quarters were played extremely tightly, with neither team holding an advantage of more than six points. After the Purple Knights entered the fourth quarter with a 48-46 edge, Molloy jumped out to with early 6-0 run to open the final quarter to take a 52-48. Bridgeport then went on a 12-3 run over the next five minutes and never looked back from there.

Senior Camera Miley (Brooklyn, NY) led the Purple Knights with 19 points, as she connected on a perfect 11-of-11 free throws on the afternoon. Miley added six assists and five rebounds t0 help the winners on the afternoon.

Junior Aurelie Leblanc-Florent (Longueuil, Quebec, Canada) chipped in 15 points, all coming in the second half, to help pace the offense while going 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.

Senior Evelyn Ovner (Vallentuna, Sweden) completed the trio of Purple Knights to score in double-figures. Ovner posted 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Graduate Student Anastasia Williams (Central Islip, NY) secured a game-high 10 rebounds along with an eight-point effort on the offensive front.

Aliyah McDonald led a pair of Molloy players in double-figures with a game high 21 points, including shooting 9-of-27 from the floor and added six assists as well.

Next up, the UB women's basketball team begins a busy stretch of five games in 11 days when they travel to Queens College on Wednesday, February 15. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. at Fitzgerald Gymnasium.