La Plume, PA – Jazmyn Robinson (Hyattsville, MD/Northwestern) became Keystone College's all-time leader in assists on Monday night as the Giants defeated Cedar Crest College in Colonial States Athletic Conference women's basketball action, 74-57. Robinson dished out a game-high five helpers to surpass Kerry Fallon's mark of 342 career assists set from 2004-2008 while helping Keystone improve to 11-5 on the season and 5-2 in conference play.
Cedar Crest (3-13, 1-7 CSAC) built an 11-6 lead over the first five minutes of Monday night's contest before Keystone answered with an 15-4 run to stake out a 21-15 advantage with 8:55 remaining in the first half. The Falcons would climb back to within two points at the 6:30 mark before a 7-2 spurt pushed the Giants' lead to 30-23 and the hosts would hold a 33-27 heading into the locker room at halftime.
AAliyah Hayes came off the bench to lead Keystone with 10 points in the first half while Chantel Blake (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) contributed six points and six rebounds. Alyssa Cuomo (Odessa, DE/Hodgson Vo-tech) pulled in five boards in the opening 20 minutes of play for the Giants, who connected on 38.7 percent of their field goal attempts in the first half while going 2-7 from three-point range and 7-14 from the free throw line.
Cedar Crest's Breonna Lewis led all players with 13 points and seven rebounds in the opening frame for the Falcons, who hit on 37 percent of their shots from the floor while going 0-2 from beyond the arc and 7-17 from the charity stripe.
Cedar Crest scored the first six points of the second half to tie the score at 33-33 with 16:34 remaining in regulation. Keystone would go back in front on a pair of free throws by Robinson at the 15:37 mark and, leading 45-44 with 13:28 to play, the Giants took control of the game by using a 16-5 run to hold a 61-49 advantage with just over six minutes to play. After a basket by the Falcons cut the hosts lead to 10 points, Keystone outscored the visitors 13-6 over the final five and a half minutes to secure the victory.
Hayes finished with 18 points and five steals to lead Keystone while Blake ended the night with a double-double on 14 points and a team-best 10 rebounds. Samantha Donahue (Taylor, PA/Riverside) came off the bench to tally 12 points while Ashley Evans (Wooster, OH/Wooster) netted 10 points in the victory. Cuomo added eight rebounds for the Giants, who held a 42-38 advantage on the glass in the contest.
Robinson, who now has a Keystone-record 345 career assists, ended the night with seven points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals in another solid, all-around performance for the Giants, who shot 45.3 percent from the field for the game including a 2-11 effort from beyond the arc while going 14-24 from the free throw line.
Lewis had a huge game to keep Cedar Crest close for much of the contest, recording game-highs of 24 points and 17 rebounds while Kayleigh Keggan added 13 points in the loss. Shaquira McCottry contributed eight points and a team-leading four assists for the Falcons, who shot 40.7 percent from the floor for the contest while going 2-6 from long distance and 11-22 from the stripe.
Keystone will travel to Immaculata University on Wednesday evening for a conference game scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. in Immaculata, PA.
Robinson Sets Keystone's Assist Record in Win Over Cedar Crest
Cedar Crest
57
Keystone
74
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Crest (3-13, 1-7 CSAC) | 27 | 30 | 57 |
| Keystone (11-5, 5-2 CSAC) | 33 | 41 | 74 |
Jan 20, 2014