LOUDONVILLE – The Niagara women’s basketball team dropped a tough conference contest to Siena on Monday night.
Maggie McIntyre opened scoring for the Purple Eagles, hitting a 3-point shot with a little under eight and a half minutes remaining in the first quarter to tie the score, 3-3. McIntyre sank another three with about a minute remaining, but Niagara went into the second quarter trailing Siena, 24-8. The Saints went on a 7-0 run to open the second quarter, but the Purple Eagles answered with an 8-0 run of their own. Stroemple had six of Niagara’s eight second quarter points and Victoria Rampado had two to put the score at 34-16, with the Saints in the lead, going into halftime.
Rampado converted a 3-point play to open the third quarter for the Purple Eagles and cut Siena’s lead, 36-19. Morgan Baughman hit two consecutive threes to put the score at 39-25, with the Saints ahead, with a little under seven and a half minutes remaining in the third quarter. Rampado converted another 3-point play with three minutes left in the third quarter to put the Purple Eagles within 12 points of the Saints’ lead, 44-32. Kharysma Bryant made a layup with a little over thirty seconds remaining in the quarter, but Siena led 54-35 going into the final quarter of play. Corselli sank a 3-pointer with a little over six and a half minutes left to play to cut the Saints’ lead to 19, 59-40. Corselli hit two more threes in the fourth quarter to put the score at 69-49 with a little under two minutes left in the game.
The Purple Eagles return home on Thursday to host Quinnipiac for Kids Day at 11 a.m.
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