Box Score BROOKLYN -- The College of New Rochelle controlled the boards with a 51-37 rebounding advantage in its 71-36 win over Pratt Monday night in Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Confernece play at the ARC.
Blue Angels guard Alyssa Pechin led all scorers with 19 points in 20 minutes, hitting 3-5 from three-point range. Jah-Leah Ellis anchored New Rochelle's rebounding advantage with a double-double of 12 points and a game-high 18 boards as CNR improved to 3-1 (1-0 HVIAC).
For Pratt, Carol Cai led the team with 18 points, nine rebounds and a game-high five steals. Fellow sophomore Hannah Calderwood hit 6-14 from the field for 15 points to go along with eight rebounds and two steals as Pratt fell to 0-2 (0-2 HVIAC).
Cai gave the Cannoneers a 2-0 lead with an eight-foot jumper from outside the block, but all five Blue Angels starters scored in an ensuing 10-0 run. Another Cai jumper snapped the run, but New Rochelle then rattled off a 19-0 run spanning over 13 minutes.
A Maria Castillo jumper followed by a Calderwood three-point play brought Pratt to within 41-15 late in the first, and Pratt went into halftime trailing 43-16. New Rochelle's Ja'Nasha King and Pench each knocked down triples out of the intermission, and Caitlin Harrison's layup later increased the Blue Angels lead to 69-30. Calderwood and Cai combined to score six of the game's final eight points, but the defending HVIAC Champions left Brooklyn with a 71-36 victory.
For Pratt, Ginnelle Sparkman chipped in with six rebounds, tying with fellow guard Sophie Erb for team-high honors with three assists each.
The Cannoneers return to play Thursday, December 4 in HVIAC play against Vaughn College.
