Broome picked up a win in Dryden on Friday night against Tompkins Cortland CC

Broome picked up a win in Dryden on Friday night against Tompkins Cortland CC, 50-30, before dropping one in Batavia on Saturday to Genesee CC by a score of 54-49.

On Friday night against the Panthers the Hornet defense held the host team to single digits through the first three quarters and just 10 points in the final frame. Only three players for TC3 got in the scoring column, led by Madison Kelly’s 15 points and Karissa Wilbur’s 13 points. The Hornets saw all eight players get on the board, led by Ava Eichler’s 14 points and three with 7 points each. Melissa Carden, Brooke Ladd and Megan Carden each tallied 7, Melissa Carden also grabbed 10 boards for a double-double as did Ladd with 14 rebounds to go along with her 8 blocks. Eichler added 4 assists, 7 steals and a block to her totals and Dana Stepp contributed in a big way with 10 assists 8 rebounds, 3 steals and a block.

Against Genesee on Saturday the Hornets took a 29-24 lead into the half behind Eichler’s 21 points before going cold in the third quarter, scoring just 4 points. The Cougars, currently sitting in the third spot in Region III, held on for the win despite being outscored in all but the third frame. Ava Eichler scored a collegiate best 35 points in the game, the only Hornet to score in double figures. Stepp chipped in with 11 rebounds and 6 assists and Ladd came up with 9 rebounds and 3 assists to go with her 5 points. The Hornet defense kept them in a position to win the game, holding the Cougars under their 66 points per game average but some costly calls and key baskets by the host team down the stretch proved to be too much for the visitors to overcome.

Broome will host their last regular season game on Tuesday evening against Jefferson CC in the Baldwin Gym at 6:00 pm.

The Hornets will wait for the seedings to be announced this Thursday to find out where they will be seeded and if another home contest will be played in the Baldwin Gym this Saturday.

Submitted by: Mike Huggler

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