ONEONTA, N.Y. – Laura Shockro scored a game-high 16 points to lead host Hartwick College to a 66-40 win over Stevens Institute of Technology on Sunday in the consolation game of the Holiday Inn Classic women’s basketball tournament.
Hartwick (1-1) never trailed in the game. Stevens (0-2) trailed by just four points, 11-7, on a jumper by junior guard Lauren Bialko (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) with 8:45 left in the first half. Hartwick then used a 12-0 run over the next five minutes to open up a 16-point lead. Shockro began the run with a 3-pointer at the 8:29 mark. Heather McGuerty scored, who finished with 11 points, scored the next five.
Stevens, which shot just 18.2 percent in the first half (4-for-22) made just one field goal in the final eight minutes as Hartwick opened up a 29-10 lead at halftime. The closest the Ducks got in the second half was 15 points on three occasions.
Senior guard Aracely Cruz (Union City, N.J./Union Hill) was held scoreless in the first half, but rebounded with 11 points in the second half. She was selected to the all-tournament team. Bialko also finished in double figures with 11 points.
Stevens is back in action on Tuesday, November 25, with a 7 p.m. game at FDU-Florham.