NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - Junior Rahshann Lewter scored a season-high 21 points to lead five Lady Builders in double figures as the Apprentice School defeated St. Joseph's-Brooklyn 91-43 in a United States Collegiate Athletic Association matchup on Sunday afternoon.
The visiting Lady Bears opened the scoring early jumping out to a 9-5 lead on a Tara Deahn 3-pointer with 15:51 left. Apprentice School answered that opening blast with a 20-3 run over the next seven minutes to take a 25-12 advantage on a jumper from Tyechia Cooke with 8:13 remaining.
Following a 3-pointer from Annamarie Ciorciari that cut the lead to 25-15 at the 7:56 mark, the Lady Builders dashed any hopes of a comeback with a 15-4 run over the next 5:19 for a 40-19 advantage on a 3-point play from freshman Valleri West. In that run were consecutive 3-pointers from freshmen Jasmine Gerald and Jessica Henderson with a pair. Henderson hit her third 3-pointer of the opening half at the final horn to push the lead to 47-23.
In the second half, the Lady Builders shot a blistering 57.1% from the field (16-of-28) and pushed the advantage to as much as 50 points, before a late jumper from Ciorciari made the final 91-43. For the game, Apprentice School shot a season-high 51.5% from the field (34-of-66) and hit 10-of-23 from 3-point range (43.5%). The 10 3-pointers are the most for an Apprentice School team since January 5, 2002 when they drained 11 against Goucher College. As a team, the Lady Builders had 26 assists which are the most since they had 27 in March of 2002 against the Lady Bears. The 91 points are the most since a season-opening 78-54 win over Morrisville State (NY).
Henderson and West added 14 points apiece, while Cooke and Gerald chipped in 12 each for Apprentice School (7-7). Lewter added seven assists, while Cooke had six rebounds and six steals. Henderson had a team-high eight rebounds to go with four assists and hit all three of her 3-point shots. Ciorciari was the leading scorer for St. Joseph's with 20 points while Julia Serewko added 10 and eight rebounds.
Next up for the Lady Builders will be a trip to Washington, D.C. next Saturday to face Trinity University at 2 pm.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 91, ST. JOSEPH-BROOKLYN 43
ST. JOSEPH-BROOKLYN (4-11): Ciorciari 8-17 3-4 20; Serewko 5-6 0-1 10; Deahn 2-9 0-0 6; Kavanagh 1-7 1-1 3; Medvedeva 1-6 0-0 2; DeMaio 1-1 0-0 2; Gleason 0-1 0-0 0; Shea 0-2 0-1 0; Velez 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-51 4-7 43.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL (7-7): Lewter 7-14 3-5 21; West 5-8 4-5 14; Henderson 5-6 1-2 14; Cooke 5-8 2-2 12; Gerald 4-9 2-2 12; Brandon 4-6 0-0 8; Williams 2-7 1-1 5; Jones 2-8 0-0 5. Totals 34-66 13-17 91.
Halftime: Apprentice 47-23. 3-point goals--St. Joseph-Brooklyn 3-12 (Deahn 2-6; Ciorciari 1-3; Kavanagh 0-1; Gleason 0-1; Velez 0-1), Apprentice School 10-23 (Lewter 4-7; Henderson 3-3; Gerald 2-6; Jones 1-6; Brandon 0-1). Fouled out--none. Rebounds--St. Joseph-Brooklyn 28 (Serewko 8; Medvedeva 8), Apprentice School 44 (Henderson 8). Assists--St. Joseph-Brooklyn 11 (Medvedeva, 3), Apprentice School 26 (Lewter 7). Total fouls--St. Joseph-Brooklyn 14, Apprentice School 13.