by Warren Kozireski
Marissa SellRoberts Wesleyan’s women’s basketball team watched their ten point lead evaporate over the final ten minutes in a 73-65 loss and the men fell behind on a 14-3 late first half run in an eventual 72-59 loss to Molloy from Long Island in an East Coast Conference doubleheader.
For the women, Marissa Bunce knocked down consecutive treys, Hilton grad Carneisha Henry hit a jumper and Marissa Sell (Brockport) and Brittany Williams each hit two free throws during a 12-3 run to put the Redhawks up by ten.
But a 28-7 spurt by Molloy put them ahead by eleven before freshman Lakiah Huff put in two lay-ups and Bunce hit a jumper and a free throw in the closing minutes to make it close.
Sell, who entered the contest second in the conference in rebounds per game at 9.7, finished with a double-double on a game-high 17 rebounds and 14 points. Huff score 13 points, Bunce 12 with three steals and Henry had ten points and nine rebounds.
In the men’s contest, Molloy trailed just briefly, but largely put the game out of reach with a 30-14 run starting late in the first half and extending to the second to build their lead to 17.
“We’ve been inconsistent, which is troubling to us,” said Roberts’ men’s head coach Rob McCoy. “We’ve been up and down and we’re starting to see what we need to do. We looked tired today and ultimately we didn’t have the energy, we didn’t play well and we didn’t shoot well.”
Guards Mike Stone and Patrick Downer led the team in scoring with 12 and 11 points respectively while Tyrel Dixon had a team-high ten rebounds. The team shot just 36.5 percent from the field and 63.6 percent from the line in the contest, which dropped them to 4-11 in conference.
The final home game of the regular season is March 2 when the Redhawks host NYIT at 2 and 4 p.m.
