Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, NY - Women's Basketball hosted the annual Winter Classic in the SRC Arena with matchups against No. 9 Community College of Rhode Island and No. 10 Owens Community College.

The Lazers took the court against the CCRI Knights on Saturday at 1pm. OCC entered the half with a slight edge over the Knights 35-29. The Knights outscored the Lazers 25-16 in the 3rd quarter entering the 4th trailing by 3. Hot shooting late in the game gave the Lazers the edge. A 3-pointer from Brianna Weaver closed the gap with 4:56 remaining tying it up 62-62. A Sarah Hirschler three with 3:34 remaining tie it up again 66-66. Amiya Johnson gave the Lazers the lead at 2:29 with a 3 from the top of the key. A freethrow from Isabella Shenandoah-Kurtz increased the Lazers lead to 71-67. Two more from Hirschler sealed the deal securing the 73-67 win over the Knights. Leading scorers for the Lazers were Amiya Johnson with 18, Brianna Weaver with 17, and Sarah Hirschler with 16 points.
 

Points Per Possession	0.80
Transition Points	14
Points Off Turnovers	21
Second Chance Points	17
Points in the Paint	18

The Lazers tipped off against the Owens Express at 1pm on Sunday for a tight matchup from start to finish and a halftime score of 36-36. Forcing it down to the wire, the Lazers had a 1-point lead with 9.4 remaining in the 4th with possession to Owens. The Express was able to reclaim the lead with 3.4 remaining on the clock. A timeout called by the Lazers gave head coach Kelly Seibt a chance to draw up a game winning play. With tight pressure put on by Owens, the Lazers were unable to get up the shot they wanted resulting in a 71-70 final score for the Lazers first loss of the season. Sarah Hirschler led all scorers with a career high 20 points. Kathryn Grainger had her first season double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds. 

The Lazers are back at it this Wednesday, November 13th at 7:00pm at Tompkins-Cortland Community College to take on the Panthers.

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