THE BASICS 

Score: 
Emmanuel College, 83
Anna Maria College, 50

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (16-1, 11-0 GNAC)
Anna Maria College AMCats (2-14, 1-9 GNAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. – Andy Yosinoff Court

Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022

THE LEAD – A big third quarter powered the Emmanuel College women's basketball team past Anna Maria College, 83-50, Tuesday evening in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action in Boston, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Saints raced out to a 16-2 lead behind 10 points from first year guard Yannie Chan (Hong Kong, China) before Anna Maria battled back to make it a 20-16 game at the end of the first quarter.
• EC opened the second with a 6-0 flurry to get the lead back to double-digits at 26-16 but the feisty AMCats scrapped to keep the game in reach, pulling to within five late in the stanza on a jumper by Franchesca Hammond (Worcester, Mass.) cutting the deficit to 32-27 before EC sophomore guard Amari Faust (Burke, Va.) closed the half with a layup at the buzzer to account for the 34-27 halftime score.
• Hammond led all scorers at the break with 11 points while Chan paced the Saints with 10 points, all scored in the first four minutes of the game.
• Emmanuel put the game out of reach in the third quarter, outscoring the AMCats by a 33-6 margin in the period, almost matching their first half point total as Chan and senior forward Loredana D'Agostino (Broad Brook, Conn.) each netted seven points in the frame.
• The AMCats battled until the end, outscoring EC by a 17-16 margin in the final frame but the hosts cruised to their 12^th straight win, downing Anna Maria by an 83-50 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Chan finished with 17 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting night from the field while D'Agostino posted a double-double of 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
• First year forward Marinique Reddin (Tampa, Fla.) led the way for the AMCats with a game-high 22 points and team-best 12 rebounds for a double-double.
• Emmanuel out-rebounded AMC by a 55-35 margin in the win to improve to 11-0 all-time against their GNAC foe.

UP NEXT

• The Saints have a quick turnaround with a key GNAC showdown on Thursday, February 3 vs. Saint Joseph's College (ME) at 6:00 PM in Standish, Maine.
• Anna Maria is idle until Saturday, February 5 when they travel to Nashua, N.H. for a 1:00 PM GNAC tilt vs. Rivier University.