After trailing by three at halftime, Emmaus outscored Northampton 29-15 the rest of the way as the Hornets picked up a key 50-39 win over the Konkrete Kids last night in a game played at Northampton.
The victory marked a regular-season sweep for Emmaus, which had also defeated Northampton 53-34 in the first meeting between the two schools.
Sophomore Gabby DeVita led a balanced scoring attack for the winners’ as she scored a season-high 14 points. Junior Sylvia Sokolofski came off the bench and added a career-high 12 points and senior Mya Cooper and freshman Kayla Snyder added nine and eight points, respectively for Emmaus which improved to 7-8 overall and 5-5 in the EPC.
Northampton (4-13 overall/3-8 EPC) was led in scoring by Anne Beenders who had a game-high 15 points. Teammate Jenna Raysely added eight.
The Hornets will return to action tonight at 7 p.m. as they travel to Whitehall (6-10/5-6)
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Emmaus 50, Northampton 39
Em – Mya Cooper 3 3-6 9, Kayla Snyder 3 1-2 8, Gabby DeVita 6 0-2 14, Taylor Griffith 0, Cassie Doemling 1 4-4 6, Olive Whitney 0, Emma Naccarato 0, Sylvia Sokolofski 3 6-8 12, Sofie Laird 0 1-4 1. Totals: FG 16, FT 15-26, 3s (3) – DeVita 2, Snyder
No – Anne Beenders 6 2-4 15, Dalani Petties 2 0-0 4, Jenna Raysely 2 4-6 8, Isabella Pecuch 2 0-0 4, Rachel Yost 2 0-0 5, Kylie Eberts 1 0-2 3, Jenn Gower 0, Tatiana Sanchez 0. Totals: FG 15, FT 6-12, 3s (3) – Beenders, Eberts, Yost
Em – 12-9-11-18 – 50
No – 11-13-5-10 – 39