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American Earns First Patriot League Home Win vs. Lafayette
Eagles fly by Leopards, 92-56

January 16, 2002

Maria Werries scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed a career-high eight steals in the Eagles 92-56 win over Lafayette.

Gameday Central
Lafayette	56
American	92
Box Score
Points: Werries (AU) 22 Rebounds: Bayer (LC) 9

WASHINGTON - Maria Werries led four Eagles in double figures as American soared past the visiting Leopards of Lafayette College, 92-56, at Bender Arena on Wednesday. The Eagle victory marks the first-ever Patriot League home win for the team, avenging a loss to Army at home on Jan. 12.

Lafayette (2-13, 0-3 PL) got out to a good start, holding a six-point lead in the first three minutes thanks to layups by Colleen Fitzpatrick, Lindsay Myers and Jennifer Bayer. The Eagles (7-8, 2-1) did not grab their first lead until halfway through the first period when Chanel Spriggs connected on a layup. The lead would change hands twice more before American took control and ended the first half on an 18-6 run.

Any hope the Leopards had of coming back from the 38-25 halftime deficit was dashed by a 13-2 American run to begin the second stanza, started by back-to-back field goals by Katryn Costenbader.

The Eagles’ 92 points and 55.7 percent shooting are both season highs as the team extended its series advantage over Lafayette to 7-0.

Werries finished the game one shy of her career-high with 22 points, including 3-for-5 from behind the arc. Werries also finished with a career-high eight steals, one shy of the AU single-game record. Costenbader and Chanel Hunt recorded 13 points a piece while Danielle Johnson added 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

Colleen Fitzpatrick led the Leopards with 13 points while Elizabeth Rojahn added 11 in the loss. Jennifer Bayer recorded a game-high nine rebounds.

American remains at home to face Bucknell on Saturday at 3:15 p.m. in the nightcap of a men’s and women’s doubleheader.