November 17
A belated congratulations to Emme Shearer who, with 7 points against Villanova last weekend, took her career points tally past the 700 points mark. Amongst current New Zealand players in NCAA Division I basketball she is the second highest scorer behind Charlisse Leger-Walker.
Shearer followed that with a career high 7 steals to accompany 16 points as Portland were easy winners against Warner Pacific (86-49). Another former Harbour Basketball rep Flo Dallow was also prominent for Portland with a season best 14 points.
Another of Shearer’s former Harbour Basketball teammates, Tayla Dalton, is not far short of 700 points herself. Dalton made the first two baskets of the game and went on to make 10 points as St Mary’s College Gaels saw off the UC Irvine challenge to win a low scoring encounter 52-37. The Tall Ferns guard now has 690 career points.
Talking of Charlisse Leger-Walker, she scored 19 points as Washington State, ranked #24 in the nation, eased to a 61-49 win at Montana.
Freshman Vitolia Tuilave produced her first collegiate double-double as Wofford College eased to an 82-52 win against North Carolina Central. The Tauranga native finished with 17 points (8/11FG) and a dozen rebounds.
Former Baradene College standout Lilly Parke was only one point shy of a double-double in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 49-44 loss to Bucknell. Parke finished with 9 points and 10 rebounds – her 4 offensive boards a game high.
Dani Bayes, with 13 points, was the leading scorer for Boise State as they dominated Weber State with a 76-47 win. Kaitlin Burgess, working her way back to game fitness after missing the bulk of last season through injury added 3 points for Boise.
In Men’s Division I action Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made double figures for the third consecutive game as UC San Diego pasted La Verne 116-57. Tait-Jones finished with 15 points (4/5FG, 7/8FT).
Tom Beattie scored 12 points on debut for the University of Hawaii as they beat local rivals Hawaii at Hilo 82-66.
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