Posted: Dec 12, 2015
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Senior guard Katie Stopera scored a game-high 21 points, including the 1,000th point of her career at Lasell, as the Lasers posted a 64-33 win over Mount Holyoke College in non-conference action on Saturday at the Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium. With the victory, the Lasers improve to 7-4 while the Lyons slip to 0-10.
STAT LEADERS FOR LASELL
- In addition to her game-high 21 points, Stopera (Hollis, N.H./Hollis-Brookline) added 10 rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal. She also shot 3-of-7 from three point range.
- Sophomore guard Morgan Church (New London, N.H./Proctor Academy) and first year forward Jaime Caron (Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) each added eight points, including a game-best five assists for Caron, while senior guard Deanna Barrett (Berlin, Conn./Berlin) and senior guard Rebeka Costa (Methuen, Mass./Methuen) each had seven points.
STAT LEADERS FOR MOUNT HOLYOKE
- For the Lyons, senior forward Siyao Sui (ShenZhen, China/St. Mary's School (N.C.) recorded a team-best 11 points to go along with a game-best 12 rebounds and one steal.
- Junior Xajaah Williams-Flores (The Bronx, N.Y./Holderness School) chipped in with 10 points, six boards and a game-high two steals, while first year guard Leah Hodges (New Haven, Conn./Kolbe Cathedral) also had 10 points with two caroms and two assists.
- Stopera eclipsed the 1,000 point mark at 4:26 of the opening quarter as her shot from beyond the arc made it an 11-4 advantage for the visitors. First year guard Becca Fenton (East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford) added a three less than a minute later and a layup by Stopera with 2:14 remaining made it a 17-6 lead for Lasell.
- In the second quarter, the Lasers continued to press, jumping out to a 21-point lead (27-6) on a layup from Church. MHC saw Hodges sink a layup with 3:49 to go in the frame, but a pair of free throw makes from sophomore forward Madison Cota (Bellows Falls, Vt./Vermont Academy) over the final 20 seconds saw Lasell take a 30-18 margin into halftime.
- Stopera notched six straight points in the third quarter to pull the Lasers out to a 40-16 lead with 4:06 to go. The Lyons answered as Williams-Flores made a layup, but Stopera answered with another three in the final 21 seconds of the frame to make it a 48-22 lead for the visitors heading into the final quarter.
- The Lasers continued to gain momentum in the fourth stanza as a three from Costa pushed the advantage to 55-24, but the Lyons began to battle back. A pair of free throw made by Sui cut the deficit with 6:46 to go. Sui would later sink a layup and an ensuing free throw in the final 2:20, and Hodges added a layup with 1:38 to go, but the Lyons would not be able to make up the difference as Lasell played solid defense to close out the game.
WHAT'S NEXT
- Mount Holyoke returns to action on January 2nd when it hosts Plymouth State at 2pm.
- Lasell is back on the court on January 5th welcoming Bates at 7pm.
Recap Content Courtesy of Mount Holyoke Sports Information