MADISON, N.J.—Freshman forward Taryn Mellody scored a season-high 16 points and senior guard Katie Dougherty had 16 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead The University of Scranton to a 67-54 victory over Drew University in Freedom Conference action Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore forward Kelly Lewandowski came off the bench and connected on all five of her field goal attempts to score 12 points as the Lady Royals, ranked 3rd in this week’s national poll by D3hoops.com, improved to 13-0 overall and 3-0 in the Freedom Conference. Drew, which trailed by only five at intermission, 36-31, was led by Melissa Kraft with 13 points and Courtney Cunningham and Jennifer Weldon added 12 and 11 points, respectively. The loss dropped the Rangers to 6-4 overall and 1-2 in league play.
The Lady Royals out-rebounded Drew, 46-27, but were guilty of 19 turnovers. Mellody’s previous high was a 15-point effort in an 84-61 victory over Lycoming College on December 3.
The win was career victory number 565 for 24th-year head coach Mike Strong.
Scranton will host Freedom Conference rival King’s College this Wednesday, January 21, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Long Center.
Newspaper Box Score
University of Scranton vs Drew University
1/17/04 1:00 pm at Baldwin Gym - Drew University
At Baldwin Gym - Drew University
THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON 67, DREW UNIVERSITY 54
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (13-0, 3-0 Freedom)
Taryn Mellody 5-9 3-4 16; Katie Dougherty 7-17 1-2 16; Kelly Lewandowski 5-5 2-2 12; Maura Kane 2-3 2-2 6; Tara Gemmel 2-9 1-1 5; Kate Pierangeli 2-10 0-0 4; Kate Krenz 1-3 0-0 2; Eileen Webster 1-2 0-0 2; Megan McMurdo 1-2 0-0 2; Allison Matt 1-3 0-0 2; Judy Flounders 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 9-11 67.
DREW UNIVERSITY (6-4, 1-2 Freedom)
Melissa Kraft 5-11 1-2 13; Courtney Cunningham 5-8 0-0 12; Jennifer Weldon 4-9 3-6 11; Lauren Aliano 3-5 3-4 9; Sarah Marquez 2-15 0-0 5; Melissa Coover 0-1 2-2 2; Meg Kwiatkowski 1-1 0-0 2; Maggie Marquis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 9-14 54.
The University of Scranton........ 36 31 - 67
Drew University............... 31 23 - 54
3-point goals-University of Scranton 4-14 (Taryn Mellody 3-4; Katie Dougherty 1-1; Tara Gemmel 0-2; Kate Pierangeli 0-4; Allison Matt 0-1; Judy Flounders 0-2), Drew University 5-13 (Courtney Cunningham 2-3; Melissa Kraft 2-4; Sarah Marquez 1-5; Lauren Aliano 0-1). Fouled out--University of Scranton-None, Drew University-None. Rebounds-University of Scranton 46 (Katie Dougherty 9), Drew University 27 (Meg Kwiatkowski 9). Assists-University of Scranton 13 (Kate Pierangeli 4), Drew University 13
(Sarah Marquez 4). Total fouls-University of Scranton 12, Drew University 12. A-100