{"id":7213,"date":"2013-11-29T21:46:10","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T21:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/strong-post-play-leads-ualbany-to-70-60-road-win-over-providence-9\/"},"modified":"2013-11-29T21:46:10","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T21:46:10","slug":"strong-post-play-leads-ualbany-to-70-60-road-win-over-providence-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/strong-post-play-leads-ualbany-to-70-60-road-win-over-providence-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Post Play Leads UAlbany to 70-60 Road Win Over Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Strong Post Play Leads UAlbany to 70-60 Road Win Over Providence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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PROVIDENCE, R.I.<\/strong> \u2013 The UAlbany women\u2019s basketball team dominated the paint on Wednesday to earn a 70-60 road victory over Big East opponent Providence, pushing the team to 6-0, the best start in the program\u2019s D-I history.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe played hard in a very physical game, and we handled it well,\u201d says coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson<\/a>. \u201cSarah [Royals] was a huge spark for us, and we handled their go-to players well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Danes dominated down low, outrebounding Providence 47-33, led by Tammy Phillip<\/a><\/strong> grabbing 13 boards with seven points.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe key was boxing out, communicating and hard work,\u201d says Phillip. \u201cWe earned a hard win on the road, and it is awesome being 6-0.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Shereesha Richards<\/a><\/strong> led UAlbany in scoring for the fifth-consecutive game, earning 19 points on 9-14 shooting with nine rebounds and five steals.\u00a0 Megan Craig<\/a><\/strong> earned her first-career double double with 15 points and 10 boards, blocking three shots.<\/span><\/p>\n

The game started on a furious pace, with both sides trying to run.\u00a0 UAlbany hit its layups, with four different players scoring on the first five shots on an early 10-3 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Megan Craig<\/a><\/strong> added a pair of layups on the run as the UAlbany zone defense held Providence without points for a span of over seven-and-a-half minutes, building a 14-3 advantage, later going up 18-7 after a pair of Richards<\/strong> layups.<\/span><\/p>\n

Providence, led by a couple of Karin Robinson layups, started hitting shots near the basket and slowly crept closer, getting to within three 21-18 at the three-minute mark in the first, scoring 10 points off turnovers.<\/span><\/p>\n

UAlbany held Providence off the scoreboard in the final three minutes, with Craig hitting a jumper near the charity stripe and Sarah Royals<\/a><\/strong> adding a pair of free throws to give the Great Danes a 25-18 lead at the break.<\/span><\/p>\n

Out of the locker room, the Great Danes attacked the paint, sparking an 8-0 run, including a Richards hook shot make and a Royals fastbreak layup to complete the surge, putting UAlbany up 33-18 in the half\u2019s first 3:15.<\/span><\/p>\n

UAlbany had to hold against a strong Providence full-court press, leading to each side exchanging runs.\u00a0 Richards kept hitting layups, with an under-the-basket layup and one by Royals giving UAlbany a 46-28 lead with 11:27 left.<\/span><\/p>\n

The press started to take its toll as Providence started to come back, getting within seven 49-42 after a layup by Robinson.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Purple and Gold kept to its bread and butter with attacking in the paint.\u00a0 With that strategy, UAlbany went on a 10-0 run in the next three-and-a-half minutes, building the advantage to 59-42.<\/span><\/p>\n

From there, UAlbany did not lead by less than double digits.\u00a0 Margarita Rosario<\/a><\/strong> hit key free throws in the final minutes to keep the Purple and Gold ahead.\u00a0 A pair of threes in the final 10 seconds by Danielle Pearson gave a late scare, but UAlbany took the win 70-60 over Providence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Royals concluding with 17 points, going 7-9 from the free throw line.\u00a0 Rosario concluded with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the Friars, Robinson led the team with 16 points off 7-16 shooting and three steals.\u00a0 Pearson finished with 10 points.\u00a0 UAlbany held Tori Rule, a player averaging over 20 points a contest into Wednesday, to just five points.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Danes will break for the Thanksgiving holiday, taking on Dartmouth next Wednesday, December 4th<\/sup> at 7 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\nThe Albany Student Press<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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