Jaimie Warren, Blue Devil number 55, takes the ball past Plattsburgh players.
Photo courtesy of fredoniabluedevils.com
CHRISTINA CONCEICAO
Sports Editor
It was a tough weekend for the Blue Devils as they finished their regular season in the North Country. Their first opponent of the weekend was the Plattsburgh Cardinals. Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, the match-up ended with a victory for the Cardinals with a final score of 69-60.
In the game that Friday, Plattsburg took the lead early on in the game and never looked back. Throughout most of the game Plattsburg had the lead except for the four times the Blue Devils were able to tie the score. The tied scores only happened in the first half. Although the Blue Devils were only a few points, behind they were never able to get ahead.
Leading in scoring for the Blue Devils that night was Jaimie Warren, who recorded her eighth double double of the season with 11 rebounds and 18 points. Top scoring senior guard Becky Hebert also added 19 points.
After their loss in Plattsburg, the Blue Devils continued their road trip to face the Potsdam Bears who had an overall record of 6-19, and 4-14 in the conference. Fredonia came out victorious Saturday, just narrowly however, with a close score of 74-73.
The Blue Devils jumped on an early lead at the beginning of the first half. They led the Bears by 14 points at the beginning of the game. It wasn’t until the last minute and a half of the game that the Blue Devils fell behind 73-72. Blue Devils sophomore forward Sabrina Macaulay, after being fouled on a rebound, scored on two free throws with only a second remaining to score the winning points for Fredonia.
Leading the scoring for Fredonia was Hebert with a total of 24 points, 12 of which were from the foul line. Hebert also tied Sarah Adkins’ school record of most points scored in a season with a total of 521 which was establish in the 1997-98 season. Also adding to the scoreboard was sophomore Brittany LaForce with 19 points, which was a college career high for her. Warren as well added a second double double for the weekend with 15 points and 16 rebounds.
With the season now at an end, the Blue Devils managed to take the last spot as the No. 6 seed in the SUNYAC tournament.