Friday, February 14, 2003

LEWIS LEADS WESLEYAN WOMEN'S
HOOPS TO WIN OVER TRINITY

        Hartford, Conn.- Senior co-captain forward Kamica Lewis (Jamiaca Hills, N.Y.) scored a team-high 18 points to lead the Wesleyan University Cardinals to a 70-54 win over the visiting Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women’s basketball action this evening.  Trinity dropd to 7-13 overall and 1-7 in the NESCAC, while the Cardinals, ranked No. 3 in the Northeast and and No. 22 in the nation, improve to 19-3 overall and 6-2 in the league.

Wesleyan pulled away in the latter part of the first half with a 24-8 run.  Trinity sophomore forward Michelle McCaffrey (Westfield, Mass.) had 17 points and classmate Rebecca Bell (Colorado Springs,Colo.) talled a game-high 20 points, including four three-pointers, and six boards.  Freshman forward Jennifer Gargiulo (Boxborough, Mass.) added 14 points for the Bantams.

Trinity will earn its second consecutive bid to the NESCAC Championship Tournament with a win against Connecticut College tomorrow in the regualr season finale at Oosting Gym at 3 p.m., combined with a loss by Amherst at Wesleyan at the same time.       

SCORING

 
W- Amy Posocco 2-8 (1) 0-0 5, Nora Bowman 3-4 4-9 10, Liz Walsh 2-8 2-2 6, Kamica Lewis 8-10 2-2 18, Shaleen Bowman 2-8 (1) 0-0 5, MeeghanWard 1-3 0-0 2, Ashley Mastrangelo 2-3 3-4 7, Meghan Robinson 1-4 0-0 2, Molly Molinowski 0-0 2-2 2, Hannanh Stubbs 4-5 4-4 12, Kaylea Moore 0-1 1-2 1.

Totals: 25-54 (2) 18-25 70.

TC- Tracy Nesbit 1-2 0-0 2, Michelle McCaffrey 6-11 5-6 17, Liz Bontempo 0-6 0-0 0, Jennifer Gargiulo 2-5 10-13 14, Rebecca Bell 5-11 (4) 6-6 20, Lindsey Freeman 0-1 0-0 0, Kerri Stumpo 0-2 1-2 1.

Totals: 14-38 (4) 22-27 54