|
Published: December 22, 2006 12:18 am
Purple Eagles silence Thundering Herd
By Pat Murray
Greater Niagara Newspapers
LEWISTON — Sorry, Mr. Grinch, but the Niagara University women’s basketball team doesn’t want you around this year.
The Purple Eagles head into Christmas on a high note thanks to Thursday’s 80-70 non-conference win over the Marshall Thundering Herd at the Gallagher Center.
“Christmas dinner will taste a lot better this year,” said Niagara guard Michelle Manfredi, who had career highs of 14 rebounds and eight assists. “We won’t have to think about how many wind sprints we’ll be running the next day.”
The Purple Eagles (8-4) enter the holiday on a two-game win streak, a far cry from last year’s 4-25 campaign when they carried a six-game losing streak into Christmas.
“Christmas will be a lot merrier this year,” Niagara coach Bill Agronin said. “I’m so proud of these players.”
Shaunna Ambrose led the Niagara offense with a career-high 34 points. She scored 23 of those in the second half when the Purple Eagles outscored Marshall 54-39.
“I felt good today,” Ambrose said. “A lot better than (Wednesday) when I couldn’t do anything in practice.”
The Purple Eagles won despite being outrebounded 46-28 by a much taller Marshall squad. A big reason for that was Niagara’s performance from 3-point range, as Niagara went 13-of-32 from beyond the arc. Ambrose had six treys, Chantelle Wilson hit four 3-pointers and Jennifer McNamee had a trio of 3-pointers.
“”We had a number of people step up today,” Ambrose said. “We don’t have to look to just one player to lead us.”
Wilson finished with 16 points for NU, Sara Prybyl had 10 points and McNamee ended up with nine points.
Alyssa Hammond led Marshall (7-5) with 23 points. Modupe Ishola had 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Herd, who are members of Conference USA.
Niagara is idle until Dec. 29 when it travels to Akron for its final non-conference game of the season. The Purple Eagles resume Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play Jan. 6 at Saint Peter’s.
“This will give us a big dose of confidence,” Manfredi said. “We feel we can play with anybody.”
Contact Pat Murray at 282-2311, Ext. 2258.
|
|
|
|
 |
Nurse Practitioner
NURSE Practitioner, PT including one evening, resume 533 Meadow Dr, Suite 2, N. Tona, NY 14120 or fax 693-4807...>MORE
Nursing
NURSING. ElderWood Senior Care, "Care Without Compromise". We invite you to stop by and learn how you can become part of...>MORE
RN
RN, Director of Quality / Education: to plan, organize, develop and direct all staff development and CQI programs. North...>MORE
Nursing
NURSING. RN's. Up to $7500 Sign on Bonus. Thinking of a change? Consider Mount St. Mary's Hospital. Various positions av...>MORE
Insulation Installer
Insulation Installers. Exp. preferred but will train the right candidates. Start $8-$10/hr. Earn $15. in less than 30 da...>MORE
Driver
Drivers CDLA. Must be able to go to Canada
Good pay, great benefits.
Call 278-2000 Ext. 106...>MORE
Job Fair
HUMAN SERVICES
JOB FAIR
For COMMUNITY MISSIONS
Program Locations/Job Opportunities
working w/c...>MORE
COLLECTORS
Exp. collectors, high hrly., low cash goals, 20% overage, 500 4 hitting, Chuck @ 597-2538...>MORE
Packers
Packers, General
Production & Assembly
1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts
Sanborn, Tonawanda
& Amherst.
Re...>MORE
Inventory Control
Inventory Control
Carousel Pickers
Order Pickers
Receivers/Shippers
Packers
Pay: $10/hr
Sh...>MORE
See all ads |
Buick 2005 LeSabre
BUICK 2005 Lesabre Custom, excellent condition, fully loaded, $6700 or best offer, 754-4540...>MORE
Ford 1995 Crown Victoria
Ford 1995 Crown Victoria 4 dr, loaded, new tires must see & drive $3500. red. 860-2854...>MORE
Ford Windstar 1998
FORD 1998 Windstar $1000 or best offer.
298-5220...>MORE
1991 Dodge Caravan
DODGE 1991 Caravan, exc body, runs great, full power, needs TLC. $1200 or BO. Call 754-4608....>MORE
Chevy 2007 Impala LT
CHEVY 2007 Impala LT
25,800 mi, ext. warranty
Exc. Cond, $16,500
297-2199...>MORE
Pontiac 1999 Montana
PONTIAC 1999 Montana 57,000 original miles, full options, like new, $3300, 694-0441...>MORE
1995 Plymouth Neon
Plymouth ‘95 Neon, 4 cyl, auto, 4 dr, exc in & out, 1 owner, only 56k orig. mi, no rust. $2195. 523-7102 ...>MORE
VW 2001 Beetle
VW 2001 Beetle, loaded, GLX turbo, exc. cond, all service records, fun to drive, blue bk $5600, take best offer, 990-06...>MORE
Mercury 1999 Grand Marquis
Mercury ‘99 Grand Marquis 4 dr, leather, all options, 49k org mi., showroom cond. $6000. 860-2854, ...>MORE
1998 Ford F150
FORD 1998 F-150 XLT, 2-WD, supercab, 152k, good cond. $2900 or BO. 297-9184 or 698-5418....>MORE
See all ads |
|
 |
|
Print this story
E-mail this story
