Box Score Madison, NJ (12/29/12)- The Utica College women's basketball team got back on track with a 67-64 come-from-behind win at Drew University on Saturday.  Freshman Mary Miceli (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) led the way for UC with 15 points and was a perfect two-for-two from behind the arc while senior Brittany Baudanza (Staten Island, NY/Staten Island Tech) brought down a game-high ten rebounds.  Three Pioneers finished with ten or more points on the day including Miceli, Racquel Baudanza (Staten Island, NY/New Dorp), and Bridget Greenwald (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills). 

Drew jumped out to a 27-12 lead 14 minutes into the contest and took an 11-point ledger into the locker room at half time.  However, UC went on a 10-2 run to open the second half behind 3-pointers from Brittany and Raquel Baudanza as well as buckets from Alyssa Filkins (Castleton, NY/Maple Hill) and Greenwald. 

After nearly 15 minutes of back and forth action, Miceli hit back-to-back threes to secure the lead with 2:40 left in regulation.  Despite a strong effort from the Rangers, UC was able to hold on for the win. 

Senior Meghan Fiore (Epping, NH/Epping) had nine points and five boards, while classmate Brittany Baudanza (Staten Island, NY/Staten Island Tech) had seven points and a team-high five assists.  Filkins chipped in with six points and four dishes, and sophomore Samantha Stayer (Allegany, NY/Allegany-Limestone) and freshman Kelcei Edmonds (Pittsburgh, PA/Shady Side Academy) had four points each.  Marissa Kahane (Sayville, NY/Sayville) also added two points to help lift Utica to the win.

The Pioneers improve to 5-5 overall while Drew drops to 3-8 on the season.  UC returns to action Wednesday as it hosts cross-town rival SUNY IT.  Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.


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