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 Melissa Martinelli led the Bears with 17 points and seven rebounds.
Wheaton, which improves to 12-7 overall and 9-3 in the NEWMAC, picked up its third straight victory over the Bears for the first time since the 1998-99 through 2000-01 seasons. Coast Guard dropped its eighth straight game to fall to 4-12 and 3-9.
Champney shot 5-of-9 from the field and 5-of-6 at the charity stripe for 16 points to go alongside five rebounds. Trimboli tacked on 13 points and three steals. Senior Andrea Bailey contributed five points, five boards and six assists.
Senior Melissa Martinelli led the Bears with 17 points and seven rebounds while classmate Sabrina Taylor and freshman Karli Collins added eight points each.
A slow offensive start didn't see the initial basket drop until 16:55 of the first half, as Coast Guard took a 2-0 lead. Neither team led by more than three points until 8:32, as the hosts were in the midst of ripping off 12 straight points during 3:17 for a 20-11 edge at 6:00.
Champney had six points in the run. With Wheaton holding onto a 22-14 lead with 2:14 to play before the break, Martinelli hit a pair of jumpers to close out the half, as the Bears trailed 22-18.
Coast Guard hit one more field goal than the Lyons in the half but didn't attempt a free throw, while Wheaton knocked down five freebies while holding a 20-9 rebounding advantage. Wheaton finished the game with a 40-23 edge on the glass.
In the second frame, the Lyons pushed their lead to 27-20 1:18 in before the visitors answered with seven straight points for a 27-all tie at 16:27, as Martinelli had five points during the stretch.
However, freshman Gabby Barbera's trey 27 seconds later provided Wheaton with the lead for good. Her shot triggered an 8-0 run, and the hosts eventually ballooned their advantage out to 12 points at 45-33 with 6:45 left. The Bears cut their deficit to six at 5:12 but came no closer. |
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