Photo by Bill Croney, The Northfield News Norwich senior Laurel McWilliams puts up an inside shot against Bates in the Championship game of the Ed Hockenbury Classic last Saturday afternoon at Andrews Hall. Laurel and the Lady Cadets had to settle for runner up honors as they fell to Bates 70-64. Senior G Erica Rate poured in a game-high 23 points and senior G Ally Daniels tossed in 16 points to lead the Norwich University women’s basketball team past Lyndon State College, 94-49, last Wednesday evening at Andrews Hall.

Then, the Bates College women’s basketball team defeated Norwich, 70-64, in the Ed Hockenbury Classic championship game Saturday afternoon at Andrews Hall.

Against Bates College, Lauren Yanofsky scored a game-high 22 points and Allie Beaulieu netted 12 points as the Annie Burns, who was named the tournament’s “Most Outstanding Player,” chipped in nine points, a game-high 10 assists and six rebounds for the Bobcats (5-2). Christine McCall added seven points and a team-high eight rebounds off the bench for Bates.

Norwich (5-2) was led by senior Jess Jaggars, who posted a double double with a team-high 16 points and a career-best 16 rebounds. Junior F Christine Daniels added a double-double of her own, posting 14 points and 10 boards. Senior G Erica Rate contributed 11 points for the Cadets, while senior G Ally Daniels pitched in nine points and team-high five assists.

Bates scored the game’s first four points, but Norwich came back with six unanswered points to make it 6-4 at the 14:39 mark. An 18-7 run by the Bobcats gave the visitors a 22- 13 lead with 8:36 to play before halftime, but the Cadets reeled off seven straight points to cut their deficit to 22-20 moments later. Bates led 27-25 before ripping off eight straight points to assume its largest lead of the half (35-25) with 1:07 to play. Ally Daniels nailed a threepointer in the closing seconds to make it a 35-28 score at the intermission.

A three-pointer by Rate and a jumper by Christine Daniels trimmed the Cadets’ deficit to two points (35-33) less than 90 seconds into the second half. The Bates lead was two (39-37) when Yanofsky made a lay-up and McCall buried a triple to extend the Bobcats’ advantage to 44-37 at the 14:42 mark.

Free throws by Christine Daniels and sophomore F Tara Stevenson helped the Cadets trim their deficit to three points (46-43) at the 13:21 mark, but a 12-2 spurt by Bates gave the Bobcats their largest lead of the

game (58-45) with 8:35 to play. Norwich battled back to within five points on four occassions down the stretch, but they could not get over the hump as Bates hit its free throws to ice the game. NU outrebounded Bates, 49-30, in the contest. The Bobcats held an advantage from behind the three-point line, making 8-of-21 compared to 4-of-13 for the Cadets. Bates shot 42.4 percent

25-of-59) from the floor, while Norwich hit 36.9 percent (24-of- 65) of its field goals. Yanofsky earned all-tournament honors, as did Christine Daniels. Castleton State’s Katie Hoxsie and Maine-Machias’ Sabree Rodriguez rounded out the all-tournament team.