Box Score Kania posts double-double in final game as a
Panther
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior Stephanie
Coro scored a game-high 24 points and collected nine
rebounds and four steals Saturday afternoon as Rhode Island College
defeated Plymouth State University, 81-51, in a Little East
Conference women's basketball contest and the regular season
finale for both schools at Foley Gymnasium.
RIC winds up the regular season on a four-game winning streak and
finishes at 19-6 overall and 9-5 in conference play. The
Anchorwomen will be the fourth seed in next week's LEC
Tournament, and will host fifth-seeded UMass Dartmouth on
Tuesday in a first-round game (7:00 p.m.). PSU wraps up the
season at 8-17 overall and 1-13 in the Little East.
Coro made 10-of-22 shots from the floor for her 24 points, while
junior Rachel Riley powered her way to a
double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore
Ashley O'Dell chipped in with 10 points and
seven boards as RIC out-rebounded PSU, 49-39.
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Amanda Kania |
The Panthers were led by senior Amanda Kania
(Manchester, N.H./West), who topped the team with 14 points and 10
rebounds, her fifth double-double of the season. Kania, who
was recognized before the game as the team's only senior,
wraps up her career with 1,302 points, second on PSU's
all-time scoring list. Freshman Kellie Walsh
(Londonderry, N.H.) also scored 10 points for the Panthers, and
sophomore Colleen O'Hara (Otego, N.Y.)
chipped in with nine points and six rebounds.
The Anchorwomen led the entire game but didn't put the
Panthers away until midway through the second half. RIC
maintained a double-digit lead much of the first half, and owned an
11-point margin (40-29) at the intermission. PSU scored the
first seven points of the second half, six coming on three-pointers
by Kania and O'Hara, but RIC outscored the home team 22-4
over the next eight minutes and coasted home the rest of the
way.
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