JUMBOS FALL BEHIND, CAN'T CATCH UP AT AMHERST IN 74-67 LOSS

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL FINAL SCORE
Amherst 74    Tufts 67

at Amherst, Mass.
Friday, January 28, 2000

Tufts: Katie Kehrberger 0-3, 0-0, 0; Emily Goodman 11-18, 5-8, 27; Karen Robator 1-5, 0-2, 2; Melissa Harvill 0-5, 0-0, 0; Shira Fishman 0-5, 1-2, 1; Molly Baker 2-9, 1-3, 5; Emily Desmarais 0-0, 0-0, 0; Erin Harrington 5-10, 0-0, 14; Hilary Dunn 0-4, 2-2, 2; Jayme Busnengo 0-1, 0-0, 0; Meghann Gill 6-11, 0-0, 16; Totals 25-71, 9-17, 67.

Three-pointers (8-18): Harrington 4-5, Gill 4-8, Dunn 0-2, Fishman 0-2, Harvill 0-1.
Rebounds (44): Goodman 14, Baker 8.
Assists (18): Dunn 5, Harvill 4.

Amherst: Charlotte Taylor 0-2, 1-2, 1; Naomi Sullivan 10-17, 8-10, 28; Sarah Walker 7-12, 5-12, 19; Sara Bozorg 1-5, 1-2, 3; Sally Hamill 4-7, 6-6, 16; Hallison Putnam 0-2, 0-0, 0; Brooke Diamond 1-1, 0-0, 2; Cara Coscarelli 0-0, 0-0, 0; Liza Feldman 2-3, 0-0, 5; Rebecca Sacher 0-0, 0-0, 0; Totals 25-49, 21-32, 74.

Three-pointers (3-11): Hamill 2-5, Feldman 1-2, Taylor 0-2, Bozorg 0-1, Putnam 1-2.
Rebounds (38): Walker 18.
Assists (19): Sullivan 5, Bozorg 4.

AMHERST, Mass. -- Senior Amherst College co-captain Naomi Sullivan scored 18 of her game-high 28 points in the second half, and freshman forward Sarah Walker posted 19 points and 18 rebounds, as the Jeffs defeated the Tufts University Jumbos, 74-67, in NESCAC action on Friday night.

Jumbo guard Meghann Gill (Blasdell, NY) connected for 11 first-half points as the two teams fought back and forth
throughout the first 15 minutes. But with the Jumbos leading 23-19 just inside the seven-minute mark, the Jeffs went on a 17-0 run, with all 17 points coming from the trio of Sullivan, Walker, and freshman guard Sally Hamill, to take a 36-23 lead to the break.

The Jumbos rallied in the second half behind freshman center Emily Goodman (Briarcliff, NY), who cleaned up on the glass, scoring 21 of her team-high 27 points and grabbing eight of her 14 rebounds in the second period. But Sullivan and Walker were too tough inside, and Walker's three-point play inside the 1:30-mark sealed the win for the Jeffs, who shot 25-49 from the field for the game (51.0 percent). Despite 22 offensive rebounds, the Jumbos were held a 25-71 (35.2 percent) shooting performance from the field.

For the Jumbos (8-3), Goodman's 27 points led three players in double figures, including Gill, who finished with 16, and freshman Erin Harrington (Fall River, MA), who finished with 14 points, including an impressive 4-5 performance from downtown.Sullivan added five assists, four rebounds and five steals to her 28-point effort, while Walker notched a career-best four-block performance for the Jeffs.

Tufts, who falls to 0-2 in NESCAC play with the loss, heads down to Hartford to battle Trinity College Saturday afternoon.

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