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Wednesday, January 1, 2003
Siena races past FIU
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Basko led all scorers with 22 points and Erica Anderson added
20 points and eight assists as the Siena women's basketball team
defeated Florida International, 78-66, Wednesday afternoon at
Golden Panther Arena in Miami.
The Saints (8-3) blew open the game early in the second half
when Mary McKissack buried a trio of three-pointers to spark
a 13-2 run that gave her team a 45-30 advantage. FIU (9-4) battled
to remain in the contest, but could not stop a hot-shooting night
from Siena as the Saints finished 51 percent (27-of-53) from
the field and 50 percent (7-of-14) from three-point range.
Free throws were key as Siena connected on 94 percent (17-of-18)
of its opportunities from the charity stripe while FIU had difficulty
getting to the foul line and managed to make only 50 percent
(4-of-8) of its free throws.
FIU shot 51 percent (29-of-56) from the field and held a 31-25
rebounding advantage over Siena, but was plagued by 21 turnovers.
It was the seventh time this season that FIU has turned the ball
over 20 or more times in a game.
Dace Cinite led the Golden Panthers with 16 points but was
limited to 24 minutes of action due to foul trouble. Mandy Shafer
turned in 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three
blocks for FIU.
The Golden Panthers open Sun Belt Conference play this Saturday
in Denton, Texas, when FIU squares off with North Texas at 3:00
p.m. EST. |