HARTFORD, Conn. -- Despite 15 points from
Reeya Patel and 14 from
Kori Barach Saturday, the Amherst College women's basketball team saw its 18-game win streak against Trinity come to an end in a 51-45 loss at Oosting Gymnasium.
The Mammoths never led in the game but rallied from a double-digit deficit to cut the Bantam lead to just one in the fourth quarter before ultimately dropping the contest. Amherst is now 14-7 overall and 2-5 in conference play. The Mammoths are off until Friday, Feb. 3, when they have a road game at Connecticut College beginning at 7 p.m.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
* Trinity built up a 12-6 lead after the first quarter thanks in part to the Mammoths shooting just 30 percent from the floor. and turning the ball over seven times.
* Barach opened the second quarter by knocking down one of her two three-pointers in the game to cut the Amherst deficit to three at 12-9, but Trinity responded with an 8-2 to take a 20-11 with 3:44 remaining in the half on an Emma Wax three-pointer.
* Trinity led by double digits, 28-17, four minutes into the third quarter, but Amherst rallied and closed the gap to 37-33 at the final break on a layup as time expired by Patel.
Alix Stuart scored for the Mammoths early in the fourth quarter to make it a two-point game, but Trinity sophomore guard Indi DelRocci answered with a three-pointer from the right corner moments later.
* Stuart cut the Amherst deficit to one point at 42-41 on a drive with 4:54 on the clock, but Trinity again responded as Wax made a jumper and classmate
Tori Varsamis made a steal and scored on a layup to increase the Bantam advantage back up to five. The teams traded baskets and then the Trinity defense held Amherst to just four missed three-pointers until the final second.
BY THE NUMBERS:
* Amherst outshot the Bantams from the floor, 36.5 percent (19 of 52) to 30.2 percent (16 of 53). Each team shot 2 of 14 from the three-point line in the game.
* Trinity had a distinct advantage at the foul line, making 17 of 21 free throws in the contest, in contrast to the Mammoths, who made 5 of 9 free throws.
* Barached added 6 rebounds and 6 assists to her 14-point total. Patel led the team in rebounds with seven.
AnLing Vera led the team in assists with seven.