Lady Bobcats Win Final Regular Season Game, 64-63

___________________________________________________________________

| 2/21/2023 9:05 AM | Kevin Turi, Sports Information Coordinator

Syracuse, NY- 

The Bryant & Stratton College- Syracuse Women's Basketball won their final game of the regular season on Monday night over Cheyney University, 64-63.  The win for the Lady Bobcats put their final record for the 2022-23 season at 3-16.

How it Happened:

The Bryant & Stratton College- Syracuse Women's Basketball team traveled down to Cheyney, Pennsylvania to take on Cheyney University for their final game of the 2022-23 regular season.  The Lady Bobcats would need to stay focused on executing their gameplan as it was Senior Night for Cheyney University and there was not an empty seat to be found in the building.

Despite the impressive turnout from the crowd, the Lady Bobcats were able to jump out to an early 20-16 lead thanks to some early scoring from Shania Lewis and Magnama Traore.  The second quarter was much more back-and-forth with both teams trading baskets until late in the quarter Jaisy Soto drilled a 3-pointer from the corner to extend the Lady Bobcats' lead to 34-23.  The team would continue to extend this lead over the final 2 minutes of the first half and take a 42-29 lead into the half.

The story of the second half was all about the Bryant & Stratton College- Syracuse Women's Basketball team battling to hang on to their lead.  Spurred on by the crowd and the Senior Night festivities, Cheyney University slowly chipped away at the 13-point lead held by the Lady Bobcats to make the score 50-46 with 8 minutes to play in the game.  With 6:30 to play, Shania Lewis stepped up huge for the Lady Bobcats and knocked down a 3-pointer to extend the lead back to 7.  On the next posession, guard Suliat Afolabi piled on with her own 3-pointer to extend the lead back up to 10 points.  

However, Cheyney University did not give up.  They would go on a 15-6 run over the final 5 minutes of the game to make the score 64-63 with under a minute to play.  Fortunately for the Lady Bobcats, they were able to play spoiler and stop Cheyney University on the final possession of the game and conclude their regular season with a hard-fough 64-63 victory.

Next Game:

The Lady Bobcats will play participate in the Vaden Cup with sister Bryant & Stratton College Women's Basketball programs on March 4th and 5th.

Be sure to follow @bscbobcatssyr on all of our social media platforms for updates and more on the 2022-23 Bryant & Stratton College- Syracuse Women's Basketball season!