Five players scoring in double figures, including three who posted double-doubles, propelled the Tompkins Cortland Community College women's basketball team to a 65-53 win over SUNY Broome Saturday. The victory in the spring semester opener improves the Panthers record to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Broome drops to 7-8 overall and 1-1 in the MSAC.
The Panthers outscored the Hornets in each quarter. The lead was a single point after one quarter and slowly grew to a five-point spread heading into the fourth quarter. An 11-3 run to open the final period broke things open as the Panthers stretched the lead to a high of 17 points before settling in at the 12-point win.
All five Tompkins Cortland starters reached double figures in scoring, with Reyanah Brown (Syracuse/Syracuse Academy of Science), Shantasia Jeffrey (Harlem/Curtis H.S.), and Amber Whitehead (Deposit/Deposit H.S.) each posting double-doubles. Brown had 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jeffrey had a hug line of 14 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Whitehead had 10 points and 11 rebounds, season highs in both categories.
Taylor Day (Brooktondale/Ithaca H.S.) led the team in scoring with 16 points to go with 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Macy Boice (Homer/Homer H.S.) scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half, including six on back-to-back three pointers that blew the game open early in the fourth quarter. She added five rebounds and three steals.
The Panthers are back home Tuesday to host Corning Community College at 7 p.m.