LYNDON CENTER, VT. – The Johnson State College women's basketball team fell to Lyndon State 57-49 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) game on Saturday afternoon.
The Badgers drop to 10-12 overall and 7-9 in the NAC, while the Hornets go to 10-12 on the season and 7-9 in the conference.
1st Quarter
The Hornets started out strong taking the 12-2 lead at the 2:51 mark of the first quarter. The Badgers fought back and narrowed the gap down to 12-10 as neither team scored in the final minute of the first.
2nd Quarter
Alissa Mitchell found Gabrielle Foy beyond the arc to put the score at 15-10 to start the second quarter. Soon after, Sarah Voorhis (Nashua, N.H.) knocked in a bucket within the paint to narrow the gap to three. After Mikayla Hodge drained a jumper, the scoring was held at 17-12 for two and half minutes until Foy found Alexis Britch underneath the basket to push it to 19-12 at the 6:04 mark. Consecutive basket exchanges left the Hornets ahead 27-23 going into the second half.
3rd Quarter
Within the first minute of the third quarter, the Badgers tied the game at 27-27. A streak of missed shots at both ends caused for a scoreless two minutes until Hodge and Mitchell made back-to-back baskets to make the score 33-27. The Badgers narrowed the score down to one, 36-35, with 43 seconds left, but Alexis Britch would push the score to 39-35 off a trey at the end of the third.
4th Quarter
Faith Richard and Marley Harmon hit a three pointer and jumper, back-to-back, to push a nine-point lead. The Badgers brought it within six after a transition three from the left wing by Ashley Goddard (Jamaica, Vt.) but the Hornets extended the lead out to 11 at the 4:39 mark. With time winding down, the Badgers began to foul, putting the Hornets to the line. Foy drained two, then Goddard drove the lane and kicked the ball out to find Domonique Carter-Stanley (Norwalk, Conn.) on the left wing of the arc to narrow the score to 53-49 with 15 seconds left. Hodge drained four free-throws to finish off the game at 57-49.
Johnson Leaders
Nicole Menard (Milton, Vt.) had twelve points and four rebounds for the Badgers while Goddard pitched in eleven points and six rebounds.
Lyndon Leaders
Hodge recorded a double-double of seventeen points and fourteen rebounds along with two blocks to lead the Hornets. Foy added thirteen points, five rebounds, and five assists.
Next Up
Johnson will host Plymouth State on Monday, February 13th in a non-conference game at 6:00 p.m.