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 Melissa Martinelli led all scorers with 24 points in the loss.
Amelia Sapowsky notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win for the Pride.
With the win, Springfield ups its overall record to 13-9, and 11-4 in league play. Coast Guard falls to 5-15 overall, and 3-12 in the conference. The Pride has now won nine of its last 10 games, and is in second place in the NEWMAC.
Sapowsky had a fine game for SC. Besides her 12 points and 10 rebounds, she also had three assists, three blocks, and three steals, and was 6-of-12 from the floor. She was, however, just one of four Springfield players who scored in double figures. The others were junior guard Abby Connors with a team-high 15 points, freshman guard Meghan Biondolillo with 12 points (including 4-of-6 from the floor and 4-of-5 from 3-point range), and sophomore guard Kelly Murphy with 10 points. Sophomore forward Kelly Slattery (Somers, Conn.) had seven points, and was 3-of-4 from the floor.
Coast Guard, as usual, was led by senior forward Melissa Martinelli with a game-high 24 points. The league's leading scorer, Martinelli was the only Bears' player in double figures. Scoring nine points was senior guard Sabrina Taylor.
The Pride shot an even .500 from the field (31-of-62), while Coast Guard shot .388 (19-of-49). The Bears outrebounded the Pride, 36-28. But a big difference came in the turnover category. SC had just 11, while forcing 22.
Springfield never trailed in this game. Biondolillo, who hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win a game at Wheaton (59-56) last Saturday, began this game right where she left off, draining a three to give SC a lead 16 seconds into the contest. Coast Guard would get as close as one point (9-8) on a Martinelli lay-up with 14:08 remaining. But Springfield outscored the Bears, 21-13, the rest of the half to take a 30-21 lead at the intermission.
In the second half, Coast Guard twice cut the lead to seven points, the last (35-28) on a lay-by Martinelli with 17:00 to go. But in the next 3:47, SC outscored Coast Guard, 16-4, to make it a more comfortable advantage.
Biondolillo and Connors each had 3-pointers in that run, and SC led 51-32 with 13:13 left. SC would eventually lead by as many as 25 points (72-47) on a 3-pointer by freshman reserve guard Colleen Dignum (Albany, N.Y.) with 3:50 to go.
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