Carnegie Mellon Finishes Strong to Defeat LC Women 89-69

Women's Basketball

Caroline Wesley Earns NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship - Caroline Wesley Named First Team All State - Three Hornet Hoopsters to Compete in Australia - Rain Forces Postponement of LC Athletic Events - Randolph-Macon Outlasts LC Women 70-59 in ODAC Tourney - ODAC Announces 2007 Women's Hoops All-League Teams - W&L Women Win 80-64 over Lynchburg College - Randolph-Macon Defeats Lynchburg 83-58 - Hornets Ride Strong Second Half to 73-53 Win at R-MWC - Mary Baldwin Defeats LC Women 81-75 on Senior Day - Hornet Women Derail Hollins 83-29 - Caroline Wesley Honored On Academic All-District Team - Marlins Defeat LC Women 63-45 - Randolph-Macon Uses Big Second Half to Defeat LC Women 62-44 - EMU Upends LC 65-48 in Women’s Basketball - Bridgewater Women Defeat LC 74-66 - Hornet Women Defeat Hollins 101-37 - Hornet Women’s Basketball Wins Second-Straight, 70-59 over E&H - LC Women Trumps Guilford 55-41 - Va. Wesleyan Women Defeat LC 69-44 - Roanoke Hangs on for 74-71 Win over LC Women - W&L Women Outlast LC 76-68 in OT - Strong Second Half Gives Guilford Women 67-55 Win over LC - Bridgewater Wins 75-57 against LC Women - EMU Defeats LC Women 70-55 - Carnegie Mellon Finishes Strong to Defeat LC Women 89-69 - Carthage Defeats LC Women 74-42 - LC Defeats R-MWC 81-63 - Lynchburg Women Win 75-60 Over E&H - Roanoke Defeats LC Women 83-69 - Baruch Defeats LC Women’s Basketball 89-65 - NJCU Defeats LC Women 71-59

For immediate release – 12/30/2006 - #146
Carnegie Mellon Finishes Strong to Defeat LC Women 89-69

Box Score

WESTERVILLE, OHIO – Despite 24 points from freshman guard Dana Esposito (New Port Richie, FL/Holy Names), the Lynchburg College women’s basketball team was defeated 89-69 Saturday by Carnegie Mellon University (PA) in the consolation game of the Smokey Ballenger Classic – hosted by Otterbein University.

CMU led 37-36 at the half, but LC took a 56-53 advantage with 11 minutes remaining in the contest. Carnegie Mellon used an 18-0 run to go ahead by 15 points and cruise to victory.

Esposito hit 12 of her 19 field-goal attempts and added four assists and three steals. Kristina Darby (Tampa, FL/Holy Names) posted 16 points, four assists and three steals and was named to the All-Classic Team. Senior center Caroline Wesley (Baltimore, MD/Notre Dame) scored 14 points and added five rebounds, while Brittany Dahn (Glenn Allen, VA/Deep Run) tallied eight points and six rebounds.

Stacie Aleski scored 29 points and also chipped in with six assists and five steals for CMU (5-4).

With 14 points on the afternoon, Wesley stands at 991 for her career. She will look to join the 1,000-point club Friday, January 5 at 7 p.m. as the Hornets host Eastern Mennonite University in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference game. Only five female student-athletes have scored 1,000 points in the history of LC basketball.

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