After the elation from Monday night's men's basketball victory over Binghamton, let's not forget the Bonnies' women-- they've jumped out to a 3-0 start to the year.
Tuesday night's victory over UAlbany, 64-62, looked to be an easy win with just five and a half minutes to play. The Great Danes went on a tear to erase a 15-point second half lead to tie things up with less than two minutes to play. Bonnies' freshman Armelia Horton, however, showed the poise of a senior as she scored a career high 16 points and gave the Bonnies a huge bucket to end Albany's run and put SBU in the right direction.
Sophomore Dana Mitchell has three straight double-digit performances to kick off the season, including the game winner Tuesday.
For anyone who was at the game, I've got to ask- how does Albany not get a shot off there at the end? I think the Bona women were fortunate that Cara Gustafson could only manage one of two free throws with about three seconds to play. Gustafson misses the second free throw, Albany inbounds and rushes down the court and instead of looking for the first open look, they press inside. Buzzer. No shot. Had the score been 65-62, I believe Albany would've put up a shot from three as they had an open look from beyond the arc. Instead, Albany tried pressing the ball inside for the tie and ran out of time. Great game. I wouldn't want to be part of the Albany practices for the next few days. UAlbany coach Trina Patterson was livid her players couldn't muster a shot before the buzzer. Basic fundamentals there.
(On another note, this game got me thinking about Will Brown's upcoming appearance in the RC with the Great Dane men. After Monday's turnout by the students, I can't wait. I hope they reward his greed with every chant they can think of and then some. The experience needs to be a miserable one for Brown. Dec. 8, ladies and gentlemen. Do you have it circled on your calendar? I know I do.)
The women are on to something. Impressive victories over Bucknell at home and Kent State on the road were a great way to begin the season. It's great to be a fan of the Brown and White this week, isn't it?
-Scott Eddy, BV Online Director
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