DAYTONA BEACH, FL. -- Sophomore Anna Tranum had 17 points and seven rebounds Saturday to help the Amherst College women's basketball team to a 67-34 victory over Clarkson University at the Ocean Center as the Mammoths played their final game at the Florida Sunshine Shootout. 

The Mammoths improved to 9-0 on the season. They are off until Wednesday when they take the short trek to Elms College for a 7 p.m. tip-off. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

* The Mammoths jumped out to a 15-12 lead after the first 10 minutes as Tranum struck for nine of her 17 points in the first quarter, going 4 of 7 from the floor and sinking one of two attempts from the foul line. 

* Amherst led 20-18 mid-way through the second stanza, but managed to go on an 11-2 run to close the half with a 31-20 advantage. It was 22-18 when Sylvia Liddle grabbed a defensive board and quickly fired the ball to Reeya Patel who drove the court for a lay-up and a six-point lead. Following a Clarkson turnover, the pair switched roles as a Patel pass led to a Liddle basket down low and a 26-18 lead. A short jumper from Kori Barach with 1:28 remaining made it 28-18 and the junior closed the half by nailing a three-point shot with one second on the clock for the 11-point Amherst lead. 

* The Mammoths dominated the third quarter and built an insurmountable lead on the strength of eight points from Alix Stuart, who went 4 for 4 from the field. However it was Barach and Annie McCarthy who had early impact in the quarter each scoring five points over the first 3:23 minutes to help push the Mammoths lead to 16 points at 41-25. Stuart then scored three straight buckets from inside the paint, the second one coming off a Patel steal and pass, as Amherst closed the quarter with a 13-0 un and led 51-25. 

* Senior Abbey Skinner played all 10 minutes of the final quarter, scoring six points and adding five rebounds while going 3 for 3 from the floor. Classmate Nicole Stanford added four points as the Mammoths cruised to the 67-34 victory. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

* The Mammoths held Clarkson to just 21.6 (11 for 51) shooting from the floor and out rebounded the Bears 43-30. 

* Amherst had 11 steals in the win, two each from four players (Macie Nugent, Brooke Ingemi, Barach and Patel), which led to 19 Clarkson turnovers. The Mammoths turned the ball over just 10 times in the win. 

* Barach finished with 13 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds in only 20 minutes on the court. Stuart notched 10 points and 5 rebounds.