Women’s Basketball Improves to 8-1 on the Season
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|12/20/2022 9:15 AM | Kevin Turi, Sports Information Coordinator
New York, NY-
The Bryant & Stratton College- Syracuse Women's Basketball team improved to 8-1 on the season this past weekend with two victories on Friday and Saturday. The win on Friday night came against Five Towns College, 91-59 and the win on Saturday was over Berkeley College, 83-27.
How it happened:
On Friday evening, the Bryant & Stratton College- Syracuse Women's Basketball team battled the elements on their journey down to Long Island, NY for a matchup with USCAA foe, Five Towns College.
After the long trip, the Lady Bobcats showed no signs of fatigue and were able to pounce on Five Towns College early and secure their 7th victory of the season. Leading the way for the Lady Bobcats was Senior guard, Suliat Afolabi who poured in 30 points including 9 3-point field goals. The 30-point effort was a career high for Afolabi on the evening.
In addition to Afolabi's incredible game, Jehiah Cook added 22 points and Deounce Reed-Fuller also added a season-high 14 points. The Lady Bobcats would go on to defeat the Sound 91-59.
On Saturday afternoon, the Lady Bobcats were back in action, this time against Berkeley College. In a similar fashion to the day before, the Lady Bobcats were able to separate themselves early in this one.
The Lady Bobcats were up 29-13 heading into halftime, but exploded in the second half outscoring Berkeley College 54-14. The scoring in this game was a balanced effort from the Lady Bobcats starting 5. Jehiah Cook lead the way with a triple-double including 26 points, 10 assists, and 10 steals. Following Cook, Eunice Sillong had 17 points and 13 rebounds and both Shania Lewis and Suliat Afolabi added 14 points apiece. The final score on the day was 83-27.
Next Game:
The Lady Bobcats will not be in action for a month as we enter the mid-season Holiday break. Their next matchup will come on January 21st when they travel down to play Monroe CC at 5pm.
Be sure to follow all of our social media platforms @bscbobcatssyr for updates and more information on the 2022-23 Bryant & Stratton College- Syracuse Women's Basketball season!