Manchester
Tops Saint Mary's
Box
Score
Manchester placed four players in double figures as they knocked
off Saint Mary’s 74-69 Tuesday evening in non-conference
basketball action at Manchester College.
Allison Kessler led the
way for the Belles scoring 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Bridget
Boyce rounded out the double figure
scorers from Saint Mary’s with 15.
Manchester jumped out to a 34-28 at halftime but the Belles
found back and took a 43-42 lead with just over 12 minutes remaining
the game. Both teams traded basketball as neither team held a
lead larger than six.
The Belles held their final lead the evening when Kessler nailed
a jumper to give SMC a 62-61 edge with 3:20 left
in the contest. However, Manchester outscored 13-7 the Belles
the rest of the way for the win. |