Nov. 30, 2006

Final Stats

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Senior Audrey Latendresse scored a game-high 21 points but St. Bonaventure lost 54-48 at Bucknell on Thursday evening at Sojka Pavilion.

The Bison led by nine points at halftime and built a 34-21 lead with 16:14 left in the second half. That margin capped a 17-5 Bucknell run that stretched over 10 minutes time.

Latendresse ended the surge with a jumper from the left wing that propelled St. Bonaventure on a 10-4 spurt that made it 38-31. Junior point guard Priscilla Edwards gave the Bucknell defense fits during the run, scoring four straight points and assisting on another bucket.

With Bucknell holding a 42-33 lead, the Bonnies got six points from Latendresse and turn-around jumper from Edwards during an 8-0 run that made the score 42-41 with 6:52 left.

The Bison led 46-43 when Latendresse hit a three-pointer to knot the game at 46-46 with 2:18 remaining. But Lindsay Hollabaugh and Amanda Brown scored back-to-back field goals to put Bucknell back in front at 50-46 with 1:29 to play.

After freshman Dana Mitchell scored at the 1:07 mark to make it 50-48, Hope Foster was fouled and made one of two free throws with 1:03 left. Latendresse missed a three-pointer on the Bonnies' next possession, and Brown made three of four free throws over the final :31 to give Bucknell the win.

The Brown and White had things clicking early as Latendresse manufactured seven straight points in a variety of ways for a 7-0 lead just 1:56 into the game. Latendresse opened the game with a lay-up and mid-range jumper, both assisted by freshman Andrea Doneth, and capped the run with a three-pointer from the left baseline.

The Bison fought right back and took their first lead of the game thanks a 12-4 run that ended with 11:08 left in the half.

Over the next three minutes, the lead changed hands three times until Bucknell secured the advantage the rest of the half. With the score 17-16, the Bison outscored St. Bonaventure 13-5 over the final 8:19 to take a 30-21 edge into the locker room.

Latendresse finished 8-of-17 from the field on a night where St. Bonaventure connected on just 18-of-50 field goal attempts (36 percent). Mitchell was the only other Bonnies player in double figures with 11 points. Edwards finished with eight points, but the remaining five Bonnies to play combined for only eight. Sophomore forward Ashley Edwards was held to a season-low two points.

St. Bonaventure will play its first of six road games in the month of December on Monday, Dec. 4, when it takes on Cleveland State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Goodman Arena.