Pelham Daily Sports Digest: Stokes Leads Pelham over Headless Horsemen

The Top Spot:
Pelham went into Sleepy Hollow Monday night and left with a hard fought 38-28 victory.
The Pelicans prevailed in the low scoring battle thanks to Lance Stokes’ game high 12 points and Ke’Shaun Stallworth’s 11. Harley Falasca led Sleepy Hollow with 11 in the loss.

Yesterday’s Results:
Sport: Girls Basketball
Game: Pelham vs. Sleepy Hollow
Score: Sleepy Hollow Won 40-35
Highlights: Daniellea Carissimo led Sleepy Hollow with 10 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Katie Moskowitz led the Pelicans with 12 points in the loss.

Today’s Schedule:
In ice hockey, Pelham will host Suffern at the Ice Hutch at 6:35 p.m.

College Sports Notebook:
Johnson, Shields power Pace
Forward Brittany Shields of Cold Spring and guard Carol Johnson of New City combined for 27 points and 23 rebounds as the Pace University women’s basketball team won its 16th game of the season in 53-42 fashion at the University of New Haven.

Shields, a Haldane graduate, scored 17 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and also had two steals, while Johnson, a graduate of Cardinal Spellman, scored 10 points and had six rebounds for the Setters (16-5, 13-4 NE-10).
Pace returns home to Pleasantville on Wednesday (Feb. 8) to host Southern Connecticut State (17-4) at 5:30 p.m.
Shields leads the Setters with 17.5 points per game while Johnson is second with 10 points per game.

New season, new hope
A new season brings renewed hope for the Lycoming College women’s lacrosse team.

The Warriors--who went 3-13 overall last season including a 3-9 mark in the Atlantic Conference--have eight home games on the schedule at the Shangraw Athletic Complex in Williamsport, PA.

Lycoming starts the season with three home games, opening against Kean University of Union, NJ, on Saturday, March 3; the Warriors play their first road game against Misericordia University in Dallas, PA, on March 23.
Preparing for her second season as a starter is sophomore midfielder Sarah Quigley of New City.

The alumna of Clarkstown South, where she was an MVP in both track and field and lacrosse, started all 16 games last season, tying for fourth on the team in scoring with eight points on five goals and three assists.

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