Box Score Paxton, Mass. – The visiting Trinity College Bantams
handed the the Anna Maria College Amcats a 79-46 defeat in women's
basketball action at Fuller Activities Center this
afternoon. Trinity improves to 3-4 with its second
victory in a row, while Anna Maria fell to 3-4.
Senior Taylor Murtaugh (Bronx, N.Y.) poured in a game-high 35
points, hauled in a team-high nine rebounds, and added a trio of
assists and steals for the Bantams. Anna Maria was led by
junior Trafficia Warburton (Worcester, Mass.) with 17 points and
nine rebounds.
Trinity, which never trailed, opened up a nine-point
first half advantage with 12:23 left in the stanza, courtesy of a
pair of jumpers by Murtaugh and junior forward Hannah Brickley
(Melrose, Mass.). Katie Pryor hit a three-pointer from the
corner and freshman Deja Taitt added a fast-break layup to cut
the deficit to 15-11 with 8:27 on the clock. The teams traded
baskets down the stretch as Warburton finished the first half
with a jumper to leave Anna Maria down five, 29-24
heading into the locker room.
Trinity ballooned its lead to double-digits with just under
13 minutes remaining in the second half, and the Amcats,
40-17, the rest of the way. The Bantams outshot the Amcats
from the field (47%-26%) and forced 24 turnovers.