NORTH EASTON, Mass.— Thanks to a 44-20 advantage in the second half, the Sacred Heart University women's basketball team came away with a 70-56 Northeast Conference victory over Stonehill on Sunday.
 
Records:
Sacred Heart: 5-9, 2-0 NEC
Stonehill: 5-11, 1-2 NEC
 
Top Performers:
Ny'Ceara Pryor: 22 pts, 8 rebs, 7 asts, 3 steals, 2 blks
Amelia Wood: 12 pts, 7 rebs
 
Of Note
Sacred Heart had a slow start trailing, 16-7 in the first quarter. The Pioneers made adjustments in the second quarter with a 7-0 run to bring the score within four at the 8:17 mark. Stonehill continued to build on its lead and took a 36-26 margin into halftime.
 
The Pioneers started the second half hot with three-straight triples from graduate student Sajada Bonner and first-year Amelia Wood to trim the score, 38-35. The game went through four lead changes throughout the third quarter, but Stonehill held onto the 47-45 edge over the Pioneers at the end of the frame.
 
Wood tallied six unanswered points within the first minute and a half of the fourth quarter, putting Sacred Heart in the position to outscore Stonehill 25-9 the rest of the way and complete the comeback.

The Pioneers outscored the Skyhawks 36-20 in the paint and 17 points off 14 offensive rebounds. 
 
First year Ny'Ceara Pryor recorded her sixth 20+ point performance with a game-high 22 points while matching her season-high seven assists and notching a season-high two blocked shots. Wood finished with 12 points on a perfect four-of-four from the field and 2-of-2 behind the arc while grabbing seven rebounds. 
 
Up Next:
Sacred Heart has a six-day break before returning to the Pitt Center for a home contest against St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday at 2 p.m.