MCLA Women drop non league tilt to WConn

Danbury, CT- The Western Connecticut Women's basketball team received a double double of 21 points and 10 rebounds from Kerri Stolle as they pulled away from the MCLA Trailblazers en route to a 65-46 win.  The Colonials improve to 9-5 on the season while the Trailblazers fall to 4-11.

MCLA never led in the opening half falling behind 6-0 out of the gates.  The Trailblazers would get within a point on two separate occasions, however each time the hosts asserted themselves.  With the score at 21-20 in favor of WCONN, the Colonials would outscore MCLA 9-3 to close the half and go into the locker room with a 30-23 advantage.  MCLA attempted ten more shots than the Colonials, however, they held the Trailblazers to just 25% shooting (9-36) in the frame.  WConn shot 42%.

The Trailblazers would trim the lead to just three points at 32-29 out of the locker room, however WConn responded with an 8-0 spurt to grab control.  The lead would stay in double figures the rest of the way and grow to as many as 24 late in the half before settling on the final score.

Stolle was 8-13 from the floor and 5-6 from the free throw line in the win.  Maggie Eberhardt notched 12 points off the bench, while Sciarra Brandt added 11 points and 15 rebounds.  The Colonials owned a 48-40 edge off the glass.

Michaela Siver paced MCLA with a season best 16 point effort.  No other Trailblazer reached double figures, however Kaitlyn Chenevert finished with 11 rebounds.  The Trailblazers shot just 26% for the game and committed 17 turnovers.

MCLA returns to conference play on Saturday when they host Framingham State at 1pm in the Amsler Campus Center Gym.