For Immediate Release: December 8, 2007
Contact: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6478

Women's basketball suffers 76-40 defeat at Liberty

Box Score

LYNCHBURG, VA.-- Junior forward Moriah Frazee scored a game-high 17 points, leading Liberty (8-1) to a 76-40 win over visiting Binghamton (1-7) in a non-conference women's basketball game on Saturday afternoon at the Vines Center. The game marked the second of three straight road contests for the Bearcats.

Liberty, which has won 10 out of the last 11 Big South Conference titles, shot a blistering 63.0 percent from the field (27-of-43). Binghamton, by contrast, was held to 34.0 percent shooting (17-of-50).

The outcome of the game was decided in the first half, as the Flames bolted out to a 40-13 halftime advantage. Already leading 21-11 at the 7:53 mark of the first half, the Flames went on a 15-0 run in a span of 5:56. In the opening 20 minutes, Liberty shot 63 percent from the field, hitting 17 of their 27 shots.

Liberty extended the lead to 47-17 in the opening minutes of the second half. Both teams emptied their benches during the finals 10 minutes of the game.

Sophomore point gaurd Muffy Sadler (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) had a team-high eight points, draining a pair of three-point shots in the process. Freshman forwar Jaki Goldner (Katonah, N.Y.) also netted a career-high eight points.

Binghamton heads to Villanova next Thursday for a 7 p.m. game.