December 2, 2005

Lady Rams win big over Blue Mountain College, 106-81

MOBILE, Ala. -- Wednesday night marked the first time all season that the Lady Rams reached triple digits in a game. The team traveled to Blue Mountain, Mississippi to take on the Toppers of Blue Mountain College. The Rams came out firing, outscoring BMC 15-4 in the first 4 minutes. The first half was dominated by the performance of Crystal Coston who scored 21 points and had 9 rebounds. At halftime the Lady Rams led 64-33.

The second half was a different story. The Toppers made a 22-9 run for the first 6 minutes of the second half. Kelly Yates, 20 points, scored 12 in the second half. UM, also, fell into foul trouble early and allowed BMC to play the final 13 minutes in double bonus.

Blue Mountain fought hard and brought the score to within ten points, but that was as close as they would get. At the end of the night, it was UM's 30 point lead at half time that saved the game. "They outplayed us in the second half," remarked assistant coach Michael Berry, "they just had a 30 point hole they had to get out of before they could win."

Led by Crystal Coston, 27 points and 19 rebounds, five players scored in double figures. Kinga Rybarczyk and Laquita Williams both had 12 points, followed by Rheonda Leary and Sandra Kostandinovic who had 11 points a piece. Leading scorers for Blue Mountain were Kelly Yates with 20 points, and Lauren Ford who added 16.

The Lady Rams record now stands at 6-1. They will next be in action in the Port City Classic at Spring Hill College on December 12-13. They will face Florida Memorial College on Monday at 6 p.m. and Wilberforce College on Tuesday at 2 p.m.

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