WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Augusta, ME – In her first game at the helm, Fisher College Head Coach Sabra Wrice accomplished a personal milestone; her first collegiate victory as a Head Coach.
“It feels wonderful. An amazing experience, we are looking forward to getting better and obtaining more victories.” said an elated Coach Wrice after the game.
Fisher (1-0/0-0) jumped out to a 10 point lead at the half behind freshman Javanna Bernard (Waterbury, CT). Bernard (pictured left) dropped in 17 points as the Lady Falcons entered the locker room with a 30-20 lead. University of Maine-Augusta had a strong surge in the second half as junior Katie Poirier scored 14 of her 26 points.
With less than a minute to play, UMA committed a key turnover that allowed the Lady Falcons to earn their first victory of the season. Fisher would then run out the clock for a 53-51 victory.
Senior Tiffany Beckman (East Hartford, CT) added to her career total as she scored 16 points. She now has 1,089 points in her career. Also recording points for Fisher were juniors Leslie Wadhams (Burlington, VT) and Talia Hyatt (Dorchester, MA), who scored four a piece. Freshman Kimberly Woolley (Rollinsford, NH) contributed with five points and six assists while fellow classmate Adekunbi Oyaronbi (Revere, MA) added two points. Bernard finished the game with a team high 22 points.
Next up for Fisher will be Houghton College on November 19th in Houghton, NY.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Total Team effort as Fisher cruises to victory
Augusta, ME – All thirteen Falcons recorded at least two points as Fisher rolled to a 123-54 victory over the University of Maine-Augusta.
Fisher (1-0 / 0-0) scored 61 points in the first half alone as they led 61-24 after the first 20 minutes of play. The Falcons would add another 62 in the second half to account for the 123 point total.
Senior captain Louis Williams (Burlington, VT), left, scored a game high 28 points as he went 12-for-18 from the floor, including 3-for-7 from behind the arc. Fellow classmate and captain Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) added 21 points, 8-for-15 and 4-for-9 from three point land.
“It was a good team win,” said Williams. “It was important to get everyone involved with the tough road trip we have this weekend. Also, there were a lot of positive things that the freshman class did tonight that will only make us deeper this season.”
Junior Dennis Norford (New Haven, CT) recorded a double-double as he scored 16 points and collected 15 rebounds. Freshman Elijah Chisolm (East Boston, MA) added 11 points off the bench while junior Shomari “Stoudemire” Moore (New Brunswick, NJ) added four points, four rebounds and a block.
Orlando Holmes led the UMA Moose (0-1) with his 24 points.
The Falcons will travel across the country for their next game as they face NAIA pre-season ranked #16 Northwest University on Friday (Nov. 5th) night in Kirkland, WA.
