Fitchburg, MA-Holy Family
University used a 15-2 run over the final 7:27 of the game to
overcome seven-point deficit, 41-34, as the second-seeded Tigers
(29-2) would go on to post a 49-43 win over the seventh-seed
University of Bridgeport Purple Knights in the first quarterfinal
round game at the 2010 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball
Championship East Regional hosted by Franklin Pierce University in
Fitchburg, MA.
Holy Family senior forward Christine McCollum
(Abington, PA), who led the Tigers with a double-double with 14
points and a game0high 12 rebounds, drained a three-point shot with
1:56 to play to give her team a 46-43 lead, which they never
relinquished. McCollum was joined in double-figure scoring by
Catherine Carr (JR, Bedminster, NJ), who netted 12
points.
Bridgeport was led by junior
Ana-Maria
Kammer (Frankfurt, Germany) who scored 14
points. UB junior
Kelly
Keil (Sparta, NJ) scored nine points and led
Bridgeport in rebounding with seven boards.
Bridgeport closes out the 2009-2010 women's basketball season
with a 20-10 overall record.
