CUMBERLAND — Allegany College of Maryland turned in its best defensive effort of the young season in shutting down Frederick all evening long and racing to a 76-32 Maryland JUCO women’s basketball victory Thursday night at Bob Kirk Arena.
The Trojans led Frederick, 41-19, at the half and held the Cougars to 13 points in the second half.
Ashleigh Fossett led the offense with 15 points, nine coming on three-point goals. Tamara Nesmith hit for 14 points, while Larae Allen, Detonia DeGross, Dakeea Marshall and Jesse Owens all scored seven.
Allegany (7-2) will play Saturday, 3 p.m., at Montgomery-Rockville.
Frostburg State 81
Mt. Aloysius 65
CRESSON, Pa. — Brittany James scored 19 points and Mercedes White added 12 as the Frostburg State wome ran away from Mt. Aloysius in an AMCC game Wednesday night.
The Bobcats (4-1, 2-0) broke open the game midway through the first half. With the Mounties (0-4, 0-1) leading 13-12, Stephanie Straka hit back-to-back layups to give FSU the lead for good. The Bobcats outscored Mt. Aloysius 20-11 over the remainder of the half and led 38-24 lead at the break.
The largest lead was 67-39 in the second half
James finished 8-of-11 from the field with eight rebounds. Lisa Byer came off the bench to score nine points while Brynn Arnone had seven points and eight boards.
Kaylee Keagy poured in a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds for Mt. Aloysius
Frostburg State plays today, at Salisbury, against the College of New Jersey at 6 p.m.
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