Potsdam, NY – Senior
Tova Gelb (Sharon, MA) scored a game-high 26 points and both Gelb and
Sierra McDermed (San Antonio, TX) finished with double-doubles as the Vassar College Women's Basketball team swept its North Country swing with a 61-51 triumph at Clarkson Saturday afternoon.
Saturday's victory, Vassar's third straight, pushes it to 8-4 overall on the season and 4-1 in Liberty League play. Clarkson falls to 5-8 overall and 1-5 in conference action.
First Half
- Vassar led wire-to-wire after scoring the first three points of the contest.
- A Gelb layup pushed Vassar in front 8-2 at the 7:36 mark of the opening stanza.
- Maureen Regan (Oak Lawn, IL) moved the Brewers in front 13-9 midway through the first quarter with a three-point field goal before a pair of Gelb free-throws moved the advantage to 18-8 late in the frame.
- Gelb scored the first three points of the second stanza to make the score 22-10 and the Brewers maintained a double-figure lead heading into halftime.
- A pair of Maddie Ahearn (Bethlehem, PA) free-throws in the final half minute of the second quarter sent Vassar into the half with a 35-18 advantage.
- Vassar shot an even 50-percent from the floor over the second 10 minutes of the game and went into halftime converting at 39.3-percent overall while going 3-for-11 from three-point range.
- Clarkson was held to 25.8-percent shooting overall and went without a three-pointer in seven attempts.
Second Half
- Clarkson climbed back to within eight points on a pair of Cassidy Dumont free-throws at the 6:33 mark of the third frame.
- Vassar pushed the lead back to double-figures on a Tash Thompson (Los Altos Hills, CA) layup and jumped in front 45-33 on an Erin Lovett (Norwalk, CT) bucket at the 3:45 mark.
- McDermed sent the Brewers into the fourth frame with a 49-36 advantage after a layup in the closing seconds of the quarter.
- Clarkson tallied the first six points of the final period and pulled to within 49-42.
- A three-point play from Gelb pushed the Vassar lead back out to 54-42 with 5:47 left to play.
- The Golden Knights put together one more run, pulling to within 54-49 on a pair of Raelin Burns free-throws with 3:44 left in the contest.
- The Brewers made four straight free-throws to spread the lead back out to nine points and got a free-throw from Regan to make the score 61-49 in the final minute.
- Vassar held Clarkson without a field goal over the final 4:20 of the fourth period to claim the final 10-point decision.
- Vassar improved to 42.9-percent shooting after halftime and went 8-for-11 from the free-throw line.
- Clarkson shot 37.9-percent in the second half and made its only two three-point field goals of the game after halftime.
For The Brewers
- Gelb led all scorers in the game with 26 points, going 10-for-15 from the floor. Gelb also led all players with 11 rebounds and contributed three assists, four blocks and four steals.
- McDermed finished the weekend with 10 points and 10 rebounds and chipped in four assists, three steals and a pair of blocked shots.
- Regan posted nine points, five rebounds and two assists in the victory. '
- Lovett and Thompson each scored six points with Lovett adding four rebounds and a pair of blocks.
For The Golden Knights
- Dumont led Clarkson with 12 points, adding six rebounds and a trio of assists.
- Bella Doyle totaled 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots.
- Elizabeth Aiossa chipped in 10 points and a pair of assists.
- Fallon Griffin totaled seven points off the bench.
Game Statistics
- Vassar shot 40.8-percent for the game and went 3-for-17 from three-point range.
- Clarkson converted at 31.7-percent and finished 2-for-15 from behind the arc.
- The Brewers held an 18-11 advantage in scoring from the free-throw line.
- Vassar held a slim 32-28 edge in paint scoring.
- Vassar controlled the transition game with a 14-2 advantage in fast break points.
What's Next
- Vassar returns home on January 17 to take on RPI.
- Clarkson travels to Ithaca on Friday, January 17.
