Lady Cannoneers Open Season 1-1 at the Lazer Tip-Off Classic

The Lady Cannoneers traveled to Syracuse for the Lazer Tip-off classic held at Onondaga Community College to take on the 11^th ranked Kingsborough Waves.  The Cannoneers jumped out to a 22-10 first quarter lead by hitting 4 3-point shots early.  Jefferson cooled off in the second but still managed to hold the lead by playing solid defense to take a 31-21 lead into the half.  The Wave put on the pressure and closed the gap to 5 points mid-way through the 3^rd quarter before the Cannoneers hit 3-3's to take the 52-38 heading into the 4^th.  Jefferson hit 4-3's in the 4^th to cruise to 70-54.  Abigail Bombard led the Cannoneers with 20 points and 5 assists, Brooke Wiley added 14 points.  Madelyn Ferris had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals.

On Sunday, the Cannoneers, faced off with #9 CC of Rhode Island.  JCC jumped out to a 14-0 lead and before the Knights responded in the 2^nd quarter with 22 points.  Jefferson held a 30-28 halftime lead, both teams scored 16 in the 3^rd quarter with Maddy Ferris scoring 14 of her 18 points as Jefferson held a 46-44 advantage.  With a back-and-forth 4^th quarter, the Knights took a 6-point lead with :58 seconds to go.  The Lady Cannoneers had a lot of opportunities down the stretch, but the Knights scored the last 7 free throws of the game to secure the 62-51 win.  Maddy Ferris led Jefferson with 18 points Layla Killino and Sincerity Diange added 8 points each.