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The Long Island University women's
basketball team fell to Navy,72-68, Tuesday evening at Dave Smiley
Court in Alumni Hall. Junior Sara
Oblak (Slovenia) led all scorers with 25 points and eight rebounds,
including 16 points in the second half.
Two other Blackbirds also reached double figures. Senior Amber
Wirth (Hastings, Minn.) notched 14 points, shooting 4-of-6 from
three-point range. Junior Marquita Thompson (Garland, Texas) posted
12 points with a 5-of-6 performance from the floor.
LIU (2-8, 0-1 NEC) led by four (12-8) to start the first period.
The Midshipmen went on an 18-6 run punctuated by two free throws
by Lindi Conner with 1:20 showing. Navy headed into the locker
room with a 34-23 edge, despite being outscored
23-10 by Long Island reserves.
The Blackbirds, lead by torrid shooting from Oblak chipped away
at Navy's lead, cutting the advantage to nine (56-47) with five
minutes remaining. Oblak ignited a 14-4 spurt that included three
consecutive triples from
Wirth. With 46 seconds remaining, LIU pulled to within three, 69-66
on a free throw by Oblak but could get no closer as Navy sailed
away with the
victory.
The Mids were led by Ashley Pelzek and Lauren Skrel with 17 and
14 points, respectively.
Long Island hosts Northeast Conference rival Central Connecticut
on Saturday, Jan.7 at 2:00 pm in the Schwartz Center.
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