SYRACUSE – The Onondaga CC women's basketball team remained undefeated by downing the visitors from FM by the score of 67-48 on Sunday afternoon. The tall and talented Lady Lazers raised their record to 7-0. The Lady Raiders are now 3-3.

Abby Boyer, Evanda Redwood, Jessica Woney, and Stephanie Rice all scored early to give FM a 9-6 lead, but the OCC team is ranked as the top team in the region for a reason. They have a great starting five and a deep bench. They entered Sunday's contest without a blemish on their record, and the Raiders were unable to give OCC their first loss.

Photo:  FM's Radasha Pope attacking

Midway through the first half, OCC led 18-14. FM's players worked hard, but were not able to keep pace with the Lazers. FM's Jess Woney sank a nice three-pointer as the first half was ending, but the home team was ahead 35-24. The Raiders were further hindered by foul trouble. Boyer and Rice both had been assessed three personal fouls.

Photo, from left:  Jessica Woney, Stephanie Rice, and Evanda Redwood setting up a play

 

The second half totals were similar to the first, with FM scoring 24 more points while OCC scored 32. The Lady Lazers built a 19-point lead by the middle of the second half, and the game ended with a 19-point gap, 67-48.

The Lady Raiders' next game will be at home in the Raiders Den this coming Saturday. They will host SUNY Adirondack with a 1:00 p.m. start. Adirondack's record is 1-3. FM will play again on Sunday when they will host always-tough Jefferson CC. That game also has a 1:00 start.

                 C.J.Bonny, website writer

Scoring:

FMCC  Pope 0-3-3, Woney 3-2-9, Rice 3-4-13, Redwood 4-1-10, Boyer 4-1-10, Vasquez Rivera 1-0-3; Total 48 -- Three-point Goals: Woney, Rice 3, Redwood, Boyer

Onondaga:  Powell 2-0-4, Roberts 3-1-7, Batkowski 4-1-9, Anderson 4-1-12, Griffin 6-2-14, Gavin 4-1-10, Marong 4-3-11; Total 67 -- Three-point Goals:  Gavin, Anderson 3

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