The Cardinals (2-7) took control midway through the first half, as Stefanie Martino (Kinderhook, NY) helped cut into a six-point, 13-7 Blazers lead as she converted a 3-point play after she was fouled on an offensive rebound. The freshman then nailed a basket with a spin in the paint to cut the Elms lead to one.
Plattsburgh State then took the lead as Jacee Sutton (St. Albans, NY) hit a shot a step inside the arc. A Paige Schneider (Windsor, CT) free throw tied it up, before Martino came down and drained a trey to give PSC a 17-14 advantage.
Elms (3-7) would come back and grab a brief lead, but free throws down the stretch gave Plattsburgh the lead for good.
Shoshana Harris (Troy, NY) scored five of the first seven points of the second half, aiding the Cardinals in extending their run to 15-0 before Elms’ Annie Dunnack (Mansfield Center, CT) ended the run with a trifecta in the corner.
Harris led all scorers with 15 points and five steals, while Vanessa Athurton (Troy, NY) added 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Casey Clark (Athens, NY) chipped into the victory with 10 points and six rebounds.
Taeler Connor (Ayer, MA) paced Elms with 10 points and six rebounds.
Host WPI took home the championship with a hard-faught 61-55 victory against Tufts. WPI's Meghan Pajonas (Bristol, CT) was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. The All-Tournament Team is as follows: Emily Allietta (Sandwich, MA - WPI, Laura Jasinski (Leverett, MA) – Tufts, Vanessa Arthurton (Troy, NY) – Plattsburgh State, and Paige Schneider (Windsor, CT) – Elms.
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Newspaper Box Score Plattsburgh State vs Tufts 12/30/06 3:00pm at Worcester, MA At Worcester, MA TUFTS 61, PLATTSBURGH STATE 37 PLATTSBURGH STATE (1-7) HARTE, Molly 3-8 2-5 8; INOMATA, Yuri 3-7 0-2 7; CRAY, Lynette 3-5 0-0 6; CLARK, Casey 2-6 1-2 5; ARTHURTON, Vanessa 2-5 0-0 4; SUTTON, Jacee 1-4 0-0 2; DOOLEY, Jessica 1-5 0-0 2; MARTINO, Stefanie 0-5 2-2 2; DAVIS, Debbie 0-1 1-2 1; SANTIAGO, Detina 0-2 0-0 0; HARRIS, Shoshana 0-4 0-0 0; LYNCH, Megan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-53 6-13 37. TUFTS (7-1) Valerie Krah 5-9 3-4 13; Laura Jasinski 6-11 0-0 12; Jenna Gomez 3-9 3-4 9; Kimberly Moynihan 3-5 0-0 7; Julia Baily 3-6 0-0 6; Taryn Miller-Stevens 2-3 0-0 5; Katie Wholey 1-2 2-2 4; Casey Sullivan 1-4 0-0 2; Libby Park 0-4 2-2 2; Katie Puishys 0-2 1-1 1; Elisa Synborski 0-1 0-0 0; Stacy Filocco 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 11-13 61. Plattsburgh State............. 14 23 - 37 Tufts......................... 34 27 - 61 3-point goals-Plattsburgh State 1-7 (INOMATA, Yuri 1-2; CRAY, Lynette 0-2; MARTINO, Stefanie 0-2; SANTIAGO, Detina 0-1), Tufts 2-8 (Taryn Miller-Stevens 1-1; Kimberly Moynihan 1-2; Jenna Gomez 0-1; Katie Wholey 0-1; Valerie Krah 0-3). Fouled out--Plattsburgh State-None, Tufts-None. Rebounds-Plattsburgh State 35 (CLARK, Casey 6), Tufts 43 (Laura Jasinski 8). Assists-Plattsburgh State 5 (HARRIS, Shoshana 2), Tufts 14 (Taryn Miller-Stevens 5). Total fouls-Plattsburgh State 12, Tufts 15. A-100