SYRACUSE, NY - The Northampton women's basketball team suffered a season opening loss at nationally ranked Onondaga Community College on Sunday afternoon, falling 69-42 at Allyn Hall Gymnasium.
The Spartans found themselves down 15-9 at the end of the first quarter and trailed the #6 Lazers 31-23 at halftime. Onondaga stole the momentum in the third quarter, outscoring the Spartans, 23-5, and extending their lead to, 56-28 heading into the fourth quarter. The Spartans were unable to close the gap in the final frame, falling short in their season opener, 69-42.
"Today was a good test for us," explained Spartans Head Coach
Carly Gallagher, "I felt we played three very good quarters today. We were flat out of the locker room at half time and Onondaga exposed us and that was the difference today. We will learn from it and move forward."
Freshman forward
Justyce McChristian (Whitehall, PA/Dieruff) led the Spartans with 18 points and 11 rebounds and sophomore point guard
Al-Jhnai McClain (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot) scored 10 points with 4 assists and 1 steal.
Jordan Dickerson (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley) finished with 9 points and 4 steals in the hard-luck loss.
Northampton falls to 0-1 to start the season.
Onondaga Community College is 1-0 overall with the season opening victory.
Northampton is back on the floor on Tuesday, November 3rd for their home opener against RCSJ-Cumberland in non-league action at 5pm at the Arthur L. Scott Center.
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