ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Senior forward
Samantha Courtney powered Roberts Wesleyan women's basketball to a 60-49 win against St. Thomas Aquinas Saturday afternoon, posting a game-high 19 points and five blocked shots.
Courtney now needs just 49 points to reach 1,000 points for her career. She finished the game 8 of 13 from the field and was a perfect 3 of 3 from the line.
The Redhawks led for most of the game and led by as much as 13 points early in the fourth quarter.
Despite a pressuring defense by the Spartans, Roberts Wesleyan scored 30 of their points in the paint while going just 2 of 8 from long range.
Brooke Fields chipped in 16 points, earning half of that from the free-throw line by going a perfect 8 of 8. As a team, the Redhawks shot 94.7 percent from the charity stripe.
Taylor Byone added 10 points and a game-high four steals for the Redhawks, who have won four-straight.
Roberts Wesleyan improved to 12-1 overall and 4-1 in the ECC as they host Daemen on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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