Jenkins surpasses 1500 points in win at MCLA
2/2/2010 10:07:48 PM
North Adams, MA - Senior forward Danielle Jenkins had 26 points to push her career total past the 1,500 points scored plateau, to lead the Salem State Lady Vikings past the MCLA Trailblazers 68-53 at the Amsler Campus Center on Tuesday night. MCLA drops to 12-7, 2-6 in the MASCAC, while Salem State improves to 13-6, 5-2 in the league.
Jenkins, who is fifth overall with 1,518 career points scored on the Salem State women's basketball all-time career scoring list is just 24 points behing Terri Niles (1995-1999) for fourth place.
In the opening half, the visitors came out strong and took a quick 6-0 advantage. Salem State would maintain a comfortable edge in the half, extending to 14 points (22-8) with 8:30 to go. After MCLA cut the lead to ten with 5:22 remaining (24-14), the Lady Vikings would mount a 15-7 run to close out the half leading 39-21.
Jenkins had a strong opening half as she tallied 14 points. She notched her 1,500th career point with just under 5:00 minutes remaining to give Salem State a 12 point lead.
In the second half, Salem extended to a 22 point edge early on before MCLA mounted a bit of a run. Trailing 53-33 early in the second half, the Trailblazers would start a 15-7 run to close within 12 at 60-48 with 7:00 minutes remaining. Salem would answer with 6-1 run to essentially put the game away.
Jenkins would finish her night with 26 points, 9 boards, and 5 blocks. Freshmen Brianna Wilson would tally a double double recording 13 points and 11 boards. Senior Jakoya Wilkins added 6 assists.
For MCLA, Lucy Tremblay finished with 14 points to lead the way. Alie Dobrovolc was the only other Trailblazer in double figures. MCLA shot only 29% in the loss, while Salem converted at a 42% clip.
MCLA will play a non league game Friday Night at home against Sage, while the Lady Vikings battle Eastern Connecticut on Thursday night at 7:00 PM.