By Tom Robinson and Bob Franceski, NEPASportsNation.com
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Sunday’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I basketball schedule saw four District 2 graduates in action.
Here is a recap of how each did:
VICTORIA TOOMEY, RIDER UNIVERSITY WOMEN
6-foot-2 senior center from Dunmore
Sunday’s result
Rider (6-18 overall, 3-12 MAAC) lost to visiting Manhattan (10-14 overall, 7-8 MAAC), 71-56.
Individual statistics
Started, played 37 minutes; 8/11 FG, 2/2 FT, 18 points; 2 offensive, 2 defensive, 4 total rebounds; 1 assist; 2 turnovers; 2 blocks; 1 steal.
Notes
Toomey started 1-for-3, then made her next seven shots before missing her last attempt. … Raphaela Toussaint scored a career-high 24 points while Toomey was matching her career-high in scoring and Amanda Mobley reached one in assists. Mobley’s 13 assists were Rider’s Division I (1983-present) record. … “Raphie and Vic established themselves really well in the paint,” Broncs coach Lynn Milligan said during Rider’s post-game press conference. “To have our two post players score the way they did against one of the biggest teams in the league is something I’m excited about.” … Toomey hit two free throws with 7:46 left to complete her scoring in the game and reach 500 points for her career. Toomey scored 33 points in 23 games as a freshman; 157 points in 23 starts as a sophomore; 113 points in 30 games, including 10 starts, last season as a junior; and 197 in 24 starts (8.2 per game) this season. … Rider was within 56-52 in the fourth quarter before Manhattan went on an 11-1 run. … The Jaspers had a 40-26 rebounding advantage, but just an 11-9 edge in second-chance points. “We knew coming in that we needed to keep them off the boards, and we were able to do that for a majority of the game,” Toomey said during the press conference, “but at points there, they just got through.”
KYLIE LAVELLE, DREXEL UNIVERSITY WOMEN
6-foot-2 freshman forward from Riverside
Sunday’s result
Drexel (18-6 overall, 10-3 CAA) lost at Monmouth (12-12 overall, 7-6 CAA), 70-66.
Individual statistics
Started, played 18 minutes; 3/9 FG, 0/1 on 3-pointers, 1/2 FT, 7 points; 1 turnover; 2 steals.
Notes
Drexel started out slow, shooting 6-for-18 in the first quarter and trailed, 21-12, after the opening 10 minutes. … Drexel’s Keishana Washington scored 32 points, marking the ninth time this season and 14th in her career scoring 30 or more points.
Up next
Drexel hosts Northeastern Friday.
BOBBY PLANUTIS, PURDUE FORT WAYNE MEN
6-foot-8 graduate student forward from Hazleton Area
Sunday’s result
Purdue Fort Wayne (15-12 overall, 7-9 Horizon League) lost to visiting Robert Morris (12-15 overall, 7-9 Horizon League), 71-64.
Individual statistics
Started, played 33 minutes; 5/12 FG, 4/10 on 3-pointers, 1/1 FT, 15 points; 7 defensive rebounds; 1 assist; 1 turnover; 1 steal.
Notes
Planutis had a sizzling first half, scoring all 15 of his points while shooting 5-for-8 from the floor and 4-for-7 from 3-point range. … Planutis and teammate, Jarred Godfrey combined to score 32 of the Mastodons’ 37 first-half points to give Purdue Fort Wayne at 37-24 halftime lead. … Godfrey scored 23 points to become Purdue Fort Wayne’s all-time leader in points scored.
Up next
Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Northern Kentucky Friday.
GEORGE TINSLEY, MOUNT ST. MARY’S MEN
6-foot-6 senior forward from Abington Heights
Sunday’s result
Mount St. Mary’s (8-18 overall, 4-11 MAAC) lost at Fairfield (11-14 overall, 7-8 MAAC), 76-72 in overtime.
Individual statistics
Started, played 35 minutes; 1/3 FG, 0/2 on 3-pointers, 2 points; 2 offensive, 3 defensive, 5 total rebounds; 1 assist; 1 turnover; 1 block.
Notes
Fairfield rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to force overtime and eventually gain the win. … Leading, 32-31 at halftime, the Mount opened the second half on a 12-3 run to build a 10-point advantage. A Tinsley layup with 14 minutes remaining gave the Mount its biggest lead of the game at 48-36. Fairfield began to chip away at the lead and missed a pair of 3-point attempts at the buzzer, sending the game to overtime.
Up next
Mount St. Mary’s hosts Niagara Friday.
MORE TO COME
Return to this website in the days ahead for more information on Toomey’s senior season at Rider.
