Women's Basketball Splits PB State Classic

Indian River State College Women's Basketball program hits the road to compete at Palm Beach State Holiday Classic. In the first matchup on Saturday, Indian River beat Harcum 72 – 64. On Sunday, The River faced their seventh loss of the season to Hartford 64 – 62.

In game one the River jumped out to 23 – 8 lead in the first quarter and continued to lead majority of the game. Indian River shot a season high of 83% from the free throw line and an impressive 41% from the field. Freshmen Breanna Campbell led the River in scoring with 16 points, Sophomore Je'Nya Wilder scored 16 points, four rebounds and three steals and freshmen Maryanne Logsdon scoring 13 points.

"Tonight game was important for us, we wanted to bounce back after getting beat by HCC and I believe we did just that. We executed when we needed to and responded to every run Harcum attempted. We are making progress to playing our style of Basketball, Coach Robinson mentioned."

Day two at Palm Beach Classic The River suffered a heartbreaking lost to Hartford Community College 64-62. In a highly contested matchup, Hartford outscored the River 25-14 in the first half. In the second quarter, The River overcame the sluggish start by going into locker room tied at 34.

Coach Robinson mentioned, "In crucial moments we became relaxed instead of finishing the basketball game, a couple lazy closeouts and turnovers costed us dearly. Our freshmen class play a ton for us and they are learning how to win and close out basketball games. Overall I am proud of the effort tonight and we'll continue to be better as we head into conference play."

Breanna Campbell led the River in scoring with 19 points and seven rebounds. Leah Dunn tallied 12 points and eight rebounds. Freshmen Akiyonna Joiner contributed 12 points, shooting an impressive 100% from beyond the arc.

Before Christmas, break the River travels to Saint Petersburg College December 19 at 3pm.