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CUMULATIVE STATSELMIRA, N.Y. -- Four Elmira players scored in double figures Friday as the Soaring Eagles dominated visiting Nazareth in women's basketball, scoring a 69-45 victory over the Golden Flyers.
Elmira improved to 11-13 overall and 7-8 in the Empire 8. Nazareth, which visits Ithaca Saturday for its final regular-season game, dropped to 8-16 overall and 4-11 in conference games.
Elmira's Erin Rupell was the game's high scorer with 14 points as she made 6 of 8 shots from the field. Mary Symonds added 12 points, Chelsey Kent had 11 and Bridget Catanese combined 10 points with a game-high nine rebounds to lead the Soaring Eagles.
Junior guard Sally Wilcox, making her first start of the season in place of a flu-ridden Kelly Dunne, scored nine first-half points by shooting 3 for 4 from three-point range as Nazareth trailed 37-28. Sophomore Rachel Pirozzolo scored seven points in the first half, including the first basket of the game, a three-pointer, to give Nazareth a short-lived lead. Senior Ali Sharpe played just five first-half minutes and was held to just two free throws.
Wilcox finished with 13 points and Pirozzolo had 12.
Nazareth's game at Ithaca will be carried on local radio station WHTK-AM (1280) and can be accessed at www.whtk.com.