Gators fall at MSMC in Skyline Action

Newburgh, NY—The Sage Colleges women’s basketball team traveled to Mount Saint Mary College on Wednesday night for a Skyline Conference contest. The Blue Knights recording a convincing 78-38 win over Sage to remain perfect in conference play as they are now 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the league. Sage drops to 4-5 overall and 2-2 in the Skyline Conference.

On the offensive end, the Blue Knights were led by senior Shannon Sangster (Syracuse, N.Y.) who led all scorers with 18 points on 66.7% shooting. She also pulled down 8 rebounds. Freshman Kate Harnett (Floral Park, N.Y.), sophomore Natalie Garbie (Bayville, N.J.), and senior Catie Biordi (Beacon, N.Y.) also contributed double digit points; they scored 13, 12, and 10, respectively.

The Gators were led by senior guard Amanda Crans (Watkins Glen, N.Y./Watkins Glen) with a team high 8 points and sophomore forward Kelsey Frament (Waterford, N.Y./Catholic Central) who totaled 8 rebounds.

The Mount jumped out to a 20-6 advantage after ten minutes and continued their strong play as they carried a 31-point lead into the half. As the second half started, the Blue Knights held the Gators scoreless for nearly six minutes as they increased their lead to 41 points. Sangster led the charge in the second half by scoring eight of the Mount’s first ten points.