Rochester, NY (11/17/06) – Senior forward
STEPHANIE MACHIN (New Providence, NJ/New Providence) scored 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds as Montclair State battled top-ranked Scranton throughout its season opener before falling to the Royals 75-62 at the Resler Tournament held at the University of Rochester on Friday evening.
Sophomore
AMY BONK (Edison, NJ/J.P. Stevens) added 13 points off the bench for the Red Hawks (0-1), who will face Clarkson in the consolation game on Saturday, November 18 at 3:00 pm.
Allison Matt had 17 points for the Royals, who improved to 3-1 against MSU as the team met for just the fourth time overall and first time since the 1994-95 campaign when Scranton posted an 84-62 victory.
Scranton jumped out to a 6-0 lead early in the first half, but the Red Hawks kept the game close and took a 17-13 lead with 10:50 to play as
FERIN CATLETT (Lawnside, NJ/Haddon Heights) scored on a layup to give Montclair a 17-13 lead. The Royals would come back to tie the gamt at 19-19 before
MARIANNE MCGOVERN's (Fair Lawn, NJ/Paramus Catholic) layup game the Red Hawks a two-point lead with 6:24 to play
Scranton responded with a 10-0 run over the next three minutes to build a 31-21 advantage. A jumper by Bonk with 44 seconds left trimmed the lead to 33-29 before halftime, however Stephanie Remington closed out the half with three free throws as Scranton led 36-29 at the break.
In the second half, Remington's layup with 17 minutes left gave the Royals their largest lead of the game at 45-31. Montclair chopped away at the deficit and tied the game at 49-49 with 12:09 to go as Bonk put in a layup off an assist from
JESSICA GARRABRANT (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls).
After the Royals restored the lead to six, Garrabrant, who finished with eight points and a game-high 17 rebounds, scored to bring MSU within 59-55 with 7:31 left. Scranton would closed out the game with a 16-7 run.
McGovern finished with eight points as did Catlett. Junior guard
JESSICA HORAN (West Haverstraw, NY/North Rockland) had six points for the Red Hawks.
