VESTAL, N.Y. – Laycee Drake tallied a career-high 20 points and Brillana Boyd netted 15 points to pace the Bonnies to a 68-65 comeback win on the road at Binghamton Tuesday night.
Drake finished the game 7-for-14 from the field to go along with eight rebounds and three assists. Boyd shot 6-for-11 from the floor and grabbed five boards for the Brown and White.
Coming out of the break, the Bearcats pushed the lead to 40-30 with 7:53 showing in the period.
Trailing 44-39, the Bonnies scored eight unanswered points to take their first lead of the game, 45-44.
The two sides traded scores to head to the final period tied, 47-47.
Neither team could pull away early in the fourth as the Bonnies took a 56-54 lead after Mackenzie Pettinelli's jump shot dropped.
Binghamton, however, came down and the next possession, making a three and retaking the lead with 6:14 left in the game.
Drake pushed the Bonnies ahead 58-57 with a free throw before she and Aaliyah Parker linked up on the next possession to take a three-point lead.
The Bonnies retained their three-point lead, 64-61, following a Drake second-chance score.
Binghamton, however, pushed back to tie the game, 65-65.
With 30 seconds remaining in the game, Parker drove the lane and was fouled, sending her to the line. She converted on 1-of-2 chances from the line, giving the Bonnies a lead they would not relinquish.
After a jump ball gave possession back to the Bonnies Drake was able to cut through the lane and put the game out of reach with a layup.
It was a slow start to Tuesday's game for the Brown and White as Binghamton broke out to a 12-0 lead midway through the first.
The Bonnies were able to end the drought with a pair of free throws from Mallory Heise following the media timeout.
Bona's fell behind 22-8 early in the second before an and-one from Brillana Boyd and four straight points from Ivona Djikanovic trimmed the Binghamton lead to 22-15, forcing a Bearcat timeout.
Boyd scored the next six points for the Brown and White, but Binghamton answered with a quick 6-0 spurt to push its lead back to double digits.
The Bonnies, however, closed the first half with a 5-0 run of their own to cut the deficit down to five at halftime, 33-28.
With 30 seconds remaining in the game, Parker drove the lane and was fouled, sending her to the line. She converted on 1-of-2 chances from the line, giving the Bonnies a lead they would not relinquish.
After a jump ball gave possession back to the Bonnies Drake was able to cut through the lane and put the game out of reach with a layup.
GAME NOTES
- The Bonnies finished the game shooting 25-for-60 (41.7 percent) from the field while Binghamton shot 27-for-64 (42.2 percent) from the floor.
- Bona's outrebounded the Bearcats, 42-31.
- Mallory Heise did a little bit of everything Tuesday, tallying seven points, six rebounds and five assists.
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH JIM CROWLEY
"We didn't start well, but credit to Binghamton on that. Binghamton is an experienced team, a confident team and they played really well in the first quarter. I think it was an eye-opener for us. We kept chipping away. Just proud of this group, especially down the stretch to make the plays we needed to pull out a hard-fought road win."
UP NEXT
The Bonnies return home to host Little Three rival Canisius Friday, Nov. 19. Tipoff is slated for 6:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center.
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