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Arianna Coombs
74
Winner Rhode Island Col. RIC 15-5,9-2 Little East
63
VTSU Castleton Castle 5-14,1-10 Little East
Winner
Rhode Island Col. RIC
15-5,9-2 Little East
74
Final
63
VTSU Castleton Castle
5-14,1-10 Little East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rhode Island Col. RIC 19 12 27 16 74
VTSU Castleton Castle 15 12 16 20 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Coombs Records Sixth Double-Double of the Season in Battle With Anchorwomen

CASTLETON, Vt. – The Vermont State University Castleton women's basketball fell 74-63 to the Anchorwomen of Rhode Island College on Saturday, with Arianna Coombs registering her sixth double-double of the season, and third in a row, while Emily Adams led the offensive charge with 23 points.

The Basics:
  • Final Score: 74-63 Rhode Island
  • Location: Castleton, Vt. – Glenbrook Gym
  • Records: 15-5 (9-2 LEC) Rhode Island | 5-14 (1-10 LEC) Castleton 15-5
How it Happened:
The Spartans hung with the Anchorwomen through the first quarter, despite being outscored 19-15. Castleton ended the first quarter with a 6-2 run, starting with two free throws from Maggie McKearin in the final two minutes.

Stasia Epler scored the first basket of the second quarter, with a fast break layup, followed by Adams knocking down two free throws, tying the game at 19. Adams tied the game up again with five minutes to go at 23 with two made free throws, before the Anchorwomen jumped out to a 31-27 lead heading into halftime.

Rhode Island put up 27 points to Castleton's 16 in the third quarter. McKearin gave the Spartans some energy with one and a half minutes left with a big three-pointer (54-40), which Schuylar Nolan followed up with a three of her own, leaving Castleton down 58-43 going into the final frame.

The Spartans faced their biggest deficit in the fourth quarter, down 21 (65-44) with seven minutes left of play. Adams strung together nine points as Castleton fought back, with Arianna Coombs adding a jump shot with two and a half minutes to go, cutting the lead to 15 (72-57). Adams drained the Spartans' final three of the game with 41 seconds remaining, and Arianna Coombs added another layup as the Spartans fell 74-63.

By the Numbers:
  • Adams led the team with 23 points, adding two rebounds.
  • Arianna Coombs posted her sixth double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
  • McKearin added 13 points, six rebounds, and a team-leading three steals.
What's Next
The Spartans host SUNY Cobleskill for the second game of a five-game homestand on Tuesday, February 3, at 5:30 p.m.
 
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