The Nova Lady Cats took care of business once again, outscoring an out-manned Providence team by 69-42. Laura Sweeney kept up her phenomenal streak with a 10-15 shooting night, scoring 25 (18 in the first half) and pulling in 13 boards. Total domination in the first half.
After a somewhat sluggish start, the Nova offense went inside to build up a sizable lead. A pair of late threes including a buzzer beater by Rachel Roberts left the lead at 32-18 at the break. Providence only challenged once in the second half, paring the lead to 12 but a couple of quick scores later, Nova was off and running. Roberts finished with 14 on the night. Kendall Burton got on the court for the last two minutes and was able to drill a three ball for the hometown fans that came down to see her.
For the first time in seven years we started the Big East schedule with a win. Back to the non-conference schedule for a bit and an attempt to get the Big Five title before heading back into the B/E battles in January. St. Joes should give us a good test at home on Saturday afternoon. Let's give them some support!
After a somewhat sluggish start, the Nova offense went inside to build up a sizable lead. A pair of late threes including a buzzer beater by Rachel Roberts left the lead at 32-18 at the break. Providence only challenged once in the second half, paring the lead to 12 but a couple of quick scores later, Nova was off and running. Roberts finished with 14 on the night. Kendall Burton got on the court for the last two minutes and was able to drill a three ball for the hometown fans that came down to see her.
For the first time in seven years we started the Big East schedule with a win. Back to the non-conference schedule for a bit and an attempt to get the Big Five title before heading back into the B/E battles in January. St. Joes should give us a good test at home on Saturday afternoon. Let's give them some support!