December 2, 2006
Mount Holyoke Dismisses Vassar, 66-47
HAVERFORD, PA– Top-seeded Mount Holyoke
defeated fourth-seeded Vassar, 66-47, Saturday afternoon in the
second day of action at the Seven Sisters Women's Basketball Tournament,
hosted by Haverford College. The Lyons were led by Joeanna Silvey
and Angela Astuccio, who each recorded game-high efforts of 20 points
a piece.
The game was closely contested after the first half of play. The
lead changed hands 11 times in the first half, as the teams went
into the locker room knotted at 31 a piece. Holyoke
distanced itself from Vassar, going on a 10-2 run over the first
3:24 of the second half to take a 41-34 lead. Holyoke slowly built
its lead throughout the rest of the half. Astuccio drained a three-pointer
with 4:13 remaining in the game to put the Lyons up by 14 at 57-43.
Mount Holyoke out scored Vassar 35-16 in the second half, en route
to the 66-47 win.
In addition to her 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the floor,
Silvey grabbed a team-high ten rebounds, and forced a game-high
six steals. Astuccio grabbed five rebounds, while freshman forward
Jessica Olson contributed 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists
and two steals in the victory.
Vassar was led by freshman guard Ashley Sherman's 12 points and
freshman forward Emily Haeuser's 11 points and seven rebounds. Senior
center Rachel Cerlen grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds and added 8
points in the loss.
Holyoke's defense held Vassar to 24% shooting from the floor in
the second half.
The Lyons will seek their fifth straight Seven Sisters Championship
Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m., when they take on the winner of the
Smith/Swarthmore contest. Vassar will play the loser of that game
Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
