Le Moyne women’s basketball pulls away from Stonehill College in 4th quarter for 72-51 victory

Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne women’s basketball team concluded their three-game home stretch on Friday evening with a 72-51 win over the visiting Stonehill Skyhawks, which improved their Northeast Conference record to 8-2.

Lytoya Baker (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) and Sydney Lusher (Oneida, N.Y./Oneida) led the Dolphins in scoring with 15 points each. Baker also pulled down 12 rebounds to record her NEC-leading ninth double-double of the season and fourth consecutive game with double-digit rebounds, while Lusher tallied five steals for the third time this season to go along with four assists and four rebounds in a team-high 34 minutes played.

Sierra Linnin (Valley Cottage, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) knocked down four 3 pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Dolphins pull away and outscore the Skyhawks 22-11 in the final period. The sophomore guard also contributed a career-high two blocks and two steals.

Haedyn Roberts (Holland Patent, N.Y./Holland Patent) was the fourth Dolphin to score in double figures with 10 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench.

Kaia Goode (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) added nine points and a game-high five assists for the ‘Phins, who improved to 5-1 at home in conference action.

Stonehill senior guard Jada Thornton scored a game-high 17 points with 12 rebounds and three assists to record her second double-double of the season, while senior forward Cameron Ward also scored in double figures for the Skyhawks with 14 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Junior forward Maureen Stapleton, one of four players in today’s game who also participated in the most recent meeting between these two programs during the 2021-22 season (the others being Baker, Roberts for Le Moyne and Thornton for Stonehill) pulled down eight rebounds to go along with five points.