Visiting Pine Manor College pulled off a tough road victory against non-conference opponent Johnson State College, in a Sunday afternoon contest held at Johnson's Carter Gymnasium. Johnson State drops to 5-12 overall, while the visiting Lady Gators improved to 15-3 overall.
The Badgers saw three players score in double digits were again paced by starting forward Kasey DeGreenia, who earned a double-double scoring a game-high 19 poings while pulling down 12 rebounds. Teammates Eliannie Sola and Brittany Robertson each chipped in 15 and11 points respectively.
The Lady Gators enjoyed a balanced scoring attack all day long. Maria Vaughan and Natasia Franklin led Pine Manor with 18 points each. Jayva Johnson and Alexis Lee rounded out the stat sheet with 12 and 10 points respectively.
Pine Manor opened up scoring in the first half taking the lead 30-12. Just as fans and the visitors were preparing to handily take the game, Johnson used a 30-14 run to close the gap and end the half at 44-42. Johnson's comeback was fueld by Brittany Robertson's metook control of this game early as they held the home Badgers scoreless for the first six minutes of play. The defensive battl continued the remainder of the half as MMA held Johnson State to only 14 first half points, while the visitors doubled up the home squad and held a 28-14 half-time 15 points. Her performance wowed the crowd as she broke Johnson State's all time 3-point record and hitting her 1,000th point.
Play remained locked-up, throughout the second half. The Badgers were unable to take the lead, but were within three points of the visitors for nearly the entire stanza. Despite an impressive rally, the Badgers were unable to convert their momentum into a win, seeing PMC walk off with a 74-73 win.
Johnson returns to action when they travel to Castleton, Vermont to take on NAC rival Castleton State College in a 5:30p match up. Pine Manor College, also plays Tuesday when they travel to Providence, Rhode Island for a 7:00p tip time to face Johnson & Wales University.