NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - Junior Rahshann Lewter scored a season-high
21 points to lead five Lady Builders in double figures as the
Apprentice School defeated St. Joseph's-Brooklyn 91-43 in a United
States Collegiate Athletic Association matchup on Sunday afternoon.
The visiting Lady Bears opened the scoring early jumping out to
a 9-5 lead on a Tara Deahn 3-pointer with 15:51 left.
Apprentice School answered that opening blast with a 20-3 run over
the next seven minutes to take a 25-12 advantage on a jumper from
Tyechia Cooke with 8:13 remaining.
Following a 3-pointer from Annamarie Ciorciari that cut the lead
to 25-15 at the 7:56 mark, the Lady Builders dashed any hopes of a
comeback with a 15-4 run over the next 5:19 for a 40-19 advantage
on a 3-point play from freshman Valleri West. In that run
were consecutive 3-pointers from freshmen Jasmine Gerald and
Jessica Henderson with a pair. Henderson hit her third
3-pointer of the opening half at the final horn to push the lead to
47-23.
In the second half, the Lady Builders shot a blistering 57.1%
from the field (16-of-28) and pushed the advantage to as much as 50
points, before a late jumper from Ciorciari made the final
91-43. For the game, Apprentice School shot a season-high
51.5% from the field (34-of-66) and hit 10-of-23 from 3-point range
(43.5%). The 10 3-pointers are the most for an Apprentice
School team since January 5, 2002 when they drained 11 against
Goucher College. As a team, the Lady Builders had 26 assists
which are the most since they had 27 in March of 2002 against the
Lady Bears. The 91 points are the most since a season-opening
78-54 win over Morrisville State (NY).
Henderson and West added 14 points apiece, while Cooke and
Gerald chipped in 12 each for Apprentice School (7-7). Lewter
added seven assists, while Cooke had six rebounds and six
steals. Henderson had a team-high eight rebounds to go with
four assists and hit all three of her 3-point shots.
Ciorciari was the leading scorer for St. Joseph's with 20 points
while Julia Serewko added 10 and eight rebounds.
Next up for the Lady Builders will be a trip to Washington, D.C.
next Saturday to face Trinity University at 2 pm.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 91, ST. JOSEPH-BROOKLYN 43
ST. JOSEPH-BROOKLYN (4-11): Ciorciari 8-17 3-4 20; Serewko 5-6
0-1 10; Deahn 2-9 0-0 6; Kavanagh 1-7 1-1 3; Medvedeva 1-6 0-0 2;
DeMaio 1-1 0-0 2; Gleason 0-1 0-0 0; Shea 0-2 0-1 0; Velez 0-2 0-0
0. Totals 18-51 4-7 43.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL (7-7): Lewter 7-14 3-5 21; West 5-8 4-5 14;
Henderson 5-6 1-2 14; Cooke 5-8 2-2 12; Gerald 4-9 2-2 12; Brandon
4-6 0-0 8; Williams 2-7 1-1 5; Jones 2-8 0-0 5. Totals 34-66 13-17
91.
Halftime: Apprentice 47-23. 3-point goals--St. Joseph-Brooklyn
3-12 (Deahn 2-6; Ciorciari 1-3; Kavanagh 0-1; Gleason 0-1; Velez
0-1), Apprentice School 10-23 (Lewter 4-7; Henderson 3-3; Gerald
2-6; Jones 1-6; Brandon 0-1). Fouled out--none. Rebounds--St.
Joseph-Brooklyn 28 (Serewko 8; Medvedeva 8), Apprentice School 44
(Henderson 8). Assists--St. Joseph-Brooklyn 11 (Medvedeva, 3),
Apprentice School 26 (Lewter 7). Total fouls--St. Joseph-Brooklyn
14, Apprentice School 13.
