Women's Basketball: Knights Continue to Roll After 2-0 Weekend
Rosedale, Md. -- The No. 10 ranked Knights continued their domination this past weekend as they bested Potomac State 100-71 on Saturday and took down Community College of Beaver County yesterday 103-46, returning home for the first time in nearly one month.
CCBC Essex is now 10-1 overall and 2-0 in Region XX Division II play. Their next game is Thursday at Harford Community College (Bel Air, Md.) with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m.
Although the Knights downed Potomac State by 29 points, the game began slowly.
Essex led by four after the first frame and had a 43-38 lead at halftime.
Head coach Mike Seney's team shot 35.7% (15-42) from the field in the first half.
Sophomore Mya Moye (Anacostia) had 15 of her team-high 27 points in the first half on 5-of-10 shooting.
The Knights outscored the Catamounts 24-12 in the third to increase their lead to 17, before slamming the door in the fourth.
Moye also finished with seven rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Freshman Kobie Scott-Pearson (Oakland Mills) had a nice day, finishing with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, four rebounds and three steals.
Freshman La'Mya Ford (Warrensville Heights) also had double-digit points with 12 (5-11), three rebounds and two steals.
While the Catamounts had a better shooting percentage over all (44.9% to 39.3%) and three-point percentage (42.1% to 25.5%), the Knights were able to turn 27 Potomac turnovers into 40 points.
In addition, the Essex bench outscored Potomac's 28-14 and the Knights dominated points in the paint 44-16.
Sunday Funday
The Knights yesterday hosted the other CCBC - Community College of Beaver County - and send the Titans back to Monaca, Pa. with a 103-46 loss.
Essex again started slowly, but got things together in time to build a 49-22 halftime lead.
This game was a "live by the three, die by the three" sort of game for the Knights, as more than half of their shot attempts (51-of-92) came from behind the arc, a record for attempts by a Seney-coached team.
Essex did hit 18 of those attempts (35.3%) in route to the 57-point victory.
Freshman Kendal Haggerty (Urbana) finished with a career-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting and went 4-for-6 on three-point attempts. She also had three steals and two boards.
Sophomore Aislinn Flynn (Long Island Lutheran) led the Knights with a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. The Towson University transfer also had six blocks, three steals and made 5-of-6 at the free throw line.
Sophomores Kasey Gagan (St. Raphael Academy) and Moye finished with 12 points and six assists apiece and combined to shot 8-for-23 from the field.
The Knights bench shined again, outscoring the Titans 52-0.
Another huge difference maker was points of turnovers, which the Knights won 55-3.