Sophomore guard Maria Tobin (Schenectady, NY/ Bishop Maginn) scored 17 points to lead all Dutchwomen, and led a bench that outscored the Red Hawks bench, 30-14. Sophomore center Rachel Ormsby (Charlton, NY/ Burnt Hills) had 11 points and six boards off the bench for Union while sophomore guard Selin Whitham (South Winsdor, CT/ South Winsdor) added 10 points, five rebounds and four assists. Sophomore guard Whitney Coleman (Etiwanda, CA/Etiwanda) scored a game high 26 points for Rensselaer (7-4 in the Liberty League, 14-8 overall), while senior forward
Kristi Baranowski (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Red Hawks. RPI had just nine turnovers in the game but shot 34%, while the Dutchwomen shot 40%.
Union had a 51-36 rebounding advantage, including a 27-13 mark at halftime when the Dutchwomen took a 34-23 lead into the break.
Union went on a 7-0 in the first 2:29 of the second half to open the lead up to 18 (41-23), and led by 18 with 11:59 left (51-33). But the Red Hawks went on a 12-3 run in the next 5:09 feuled by six points from Coleman. The Dutchwomen then took over with a 7-0 streak in the next 3:34 for a 61-45 advantage as Whitham made four free throws during the stretch. Union now stands alone in second place with the 8-4 mark while Rensselaer is tied with Hamilton for third at 7-4.
The Dutchwomen close out the regular season next weekend with home games Friday vs. league leader St. Lawrence (6 p.m.) and Saturday vs.Clarkson (2 p.m.)
Rensselaer vs Union 2/10/07 2:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION 67, RENSSELAER 58 RENSSELAER (14-8,7-4 Liberty) Whitney Coleman 11-21 2-4 26; Kristi Baranowski 5-8 0-0 10; Kerry Hayes 2-3 0-0 5; Missy Jackman 2-4 0-0 5; Destany Eagles 2-7 0-0 4; Nicole Leber 1-2 0-0 2; Brittney O'Neal 1-2 0-0 2; Kristin Danbury 1-4 0-0 2; Elizabeth Barker 1-9 0-0 2; Sara Decker 0-3 0-0 0; Caitlyn Charest 0-6 0-0 0; Tory Lyons 0-8 0-0 0. Totals 26-77 2-4 58. UNION (12-10,8-4 Lib.) Maria Tobin 5-12 6-6 17; Krystal Hammond 4-9 5-8 13; Rachel Ormsby 5-9 1-2 11; Selin Whitham 3-6 4-4 10; Sarah Krammen 3-9 1-1 8; Michelle Rogers 2-7 2-3 6; Marissa Dwyer 1-2 0-0 2; Rachel Scott 0-0 0-0 0; Devon Ciliberto 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 23-58 19-24 67. Rensselaer.................... 23 35 - 58 Union......................... 34 33 - 67 3-point goals-Rensselaer 4-13 (Whitney Coleman 2-2; Kerry Hayes 1-1; Missy Jackman 1-2; Kristin Danbury 0-1; Sara Decker 0-2; Caitlyn Charest 0-3; Destany Eagles 0-2), Union 2-9 (Maria Tobin 1-5; Sarah Krammen 1-2; Marissa Dwyer 0-1; Devon Ciliberto 0-1). Fouled out--Rensselaer-None, Union-Devon Ciliberto. Rebounds-Rensselaer 36 (Whitney Coleman 10), Union 51 (Krystal Hammond 11). Assists-Rensselaer 15 (Caitlyn Charest 6), Union 10 (Selin Whitham 4). Total fouls-Rensselaer 17, Union 12. A-179