Williams Women Fall to Connecticut
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Despite all five starters shooting in double figures for the Ephs, a poor defensive outing allowed the Camels to dominate the inside game. Connecticut College won their first conference game of the season, having lost their first seven NESCAC contests.
The game remained close in the early going, but Williams trailed for the latter half of the first period and Connecticut College led by as many as seven points. The Ephs quickly erased a five-point deficit in the final minute off a three-pointer by Chessie Jackson and another first half buzzer beater by Mika Peterman. With the score knotted at 36 apiece, the Ephs seemed poised to take over in the second half and add another come from behind victory to their resume.
With 10:51 left in the second half, Williams had mounted a six-point lead. Merely one minute later, Connecticut College had tied the score once more at 55-55. The Ephs saw their final lead of the night slip away with 4:20 on the clock, and the Camels took over in the final five minutes and grabbed their largest lead of the night at eight to end the game, 75-67.
"We went from having out best defensive effort of the season to our worst in one week's time," said Williams head coach Pat Manning. "There was no defensive execution in the paint, and Connecticut College did whatever they wanted inside and that hurt us. We played with the same inconsistency that caused our loss to Bates last weekend."
The Camels' Cindy Roseen recorded a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Lindsay Michel followed with 13 points, while Katy Serafin added 18 points and seven boards.
Although the shooting percentages by each squad were comparable, Williams shot a mere 14.3 percent from behind the arc. The three-pointer is a shot that the Ephs have relied on all season for momentum, and a 2-of-14 effort certainly hurt their shots to leave tonight with a win.
Peterman and Taylor Shea paced the Ephs with 14 points each. Shea continues her hot streak, notching her third straight double-double with 12 boards. Jackson and Niki Savageau added 12 points apiece, while Dominique de la Torre contributed 10 points.
