United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Women's Basketball - Moyer Becomes All-Time Leading Scorer in 16th Win

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.--(2/6/08)--Senior Natalie Moyer had 12 points and became the Bears' all-time leading scorer as Coast Guard tied a school record with its 16th win by outscoring Smith 34-15 in the second half enroute to a 52-34 win in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game.

Sophomore Melissa Martinelli had a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds while senior Corinne McCormack added 10 points for the Bears (16-3, 7-1).

Both teams struggled offensively in the opening minutes of play and it wasn't until the 17:31 mark that Coast Guard's Melissa Martinelli converted a free throw that put the first points on the board.

Smith's Meredith Murelli answered with a hoop but Martinelli scored the next three points for the Bears to go ahead 4-2. Laura Miller tied it for Smith at 4-4 but the Bears again took the lead on a three pointer by Laura Hutchinson. Smith closed to 6-7 on a shot by Courtney Parker but Corinne McCormack quickly gave the Bears a 9-6 lead.

The Pioneers then went on a 9-0 run to go ahead 15-9 but Coast Guard put together its own 7-0 run to retake the lead 16-15. Talia Williams put the Pioneers up 17-16 with 4:14 remaining. Both teams had a shooting dry spell for the next two minutes but with 2:13 left, Moyer became Coast Guard's all-time leading scorer with 1,445 points as she sank the first of two good free throws. Miller tallied the last hoop of the half with 31 seconds left to give Smith a 19-18 halftime lead.

Coast Guard shot just 19.2 percent in the half (5-26) while Smith shot 39.1 percent (9-23).

The Pioneers maintained their lead for the first three minutes of the second half. With the score 23-22, McCormack and Moyer hit back-to-back three pointers. Moyer then sank two free throws and Martinelli scored to give the Bears a 32-23 advantage.

Lisa Marie Vuono and Murelli answered for Smith to close the gap but over the next nine minutes the Bears outscored Smith 14-7 and Coast Guard scored the final eight points of the game.

Coast Guard, finished the game 12 for 46 from the field (26.1 percent) and the Bears shot 87 percent from the foul line, making 20 of 23.

Moyer now has 1,456 points passing Lis Bosma ('05), who held the mark with 1,444 career points.