Box Score SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—Senior
Sasha Borenstein made four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 14 points, but Union College posted an 83-62 Liberty League women's basketball victory over William Smith College tonight.
The Herons (14-3, 7-1) made 11-of-18 treys in the game, tied for eighth on the school's single game makes list and the fourth highest shooting percentage (.611). Senior
Erin O'Brien, senior
Jacqueline Murphy, and junior
Ali Pliszka each made two triples. O'Brien and Pliszka both finished with 10 points, while Murphy recorded six points and seven rebounds. Junior
Chloe Hayter added eight points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Brittney Kenney scored a season-high 19 points to lead the Dutchwomen (14-3, 4-3). Cailin Schmeer scored 17, her season high, and Amy Loya had 12 with a team-high eight rebounds for Union. Kate Thompson added 10 points with six boards and Kelsey McDonald had nine points with seven assists and six boards.
William Smith, which was playing its third game in five days, shot just 38 percent from the floor, while Union, playing for the first time in five days, shot 49 percent. The Dutchwomen pulled down 42 rebounds to the Herons' 29.
Union led by as many as 10 in the first half, with a 37-27 lead with 1:15 left in the first after a layup by Thompson. The Dutchwomen had a 37-30 advantage after the first 20 minutes.
In the second half, the Dutchwomen only turned the ball over two times. Union led by 16 at 14:07 with a 51-35 score after a three by Kenney. The Dutchwomen had three more 16-point leads before getting it up to 18 at 64-46 with 10:03 on the board after a McDonald three. The largest lead was 21 at 3:57 with a 77-56 score and the final, as Amy Fisher made a layup with 1:25 for the 83-62 score.
William Smith will be back in action at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, when the Herons travel to St. Lawrence (9-6, 5-1).