PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton Community College women's basketball team continues to roll through its competition.
The Cougars captured a 75-42 victory against Word of Life Wednesday to improve their record to 9-2 on the season.
Katrina Garrand poured in a game-high 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and had six steals, six rebounds and three assists.
"Katrina had an excellent game," Clinton coach Donna Dixon said. "She shot the ball really well.
"The team as a whole shared the ball well. We got out in transition early, which really got us going. We had 22 assists in the game, a lot of which came in transition."
The Cougars controlled the game from the start and held a 48-20 lead at the half.
All 10 players for Clinton got significant playing time and each got into the scoring column.
"We started strong," Dixon said. "It was good to get everyone in and have everyone score.
"We were able to work on a few things. This was a good team win."
Ashley Whitty chipped in with 10 points and nine rebounds for the Cougars. Ruth Paul and Jade Pellerin each added four points, with Paul pulling down seven rebounds.
Emily Decker finished with nine rebounds to go with her seven points.
Amber Vanwieran led the way for Word of Life with 18 points. Jessica Klaus added 14 points while Hannah Hempill finished with 10.
"There was a lot of unselfish play," Dixon said. "I was very pleased to see that, especially going into the heart of our schedule."
Clinton will host Herkimer Sunday at 1 p.m.
Clinton C.C. 75, Word of Life 42
Word of Life (42)
Vanwieran 6-3-18, G. Palmasano 0-0-0, Bartholomey 0-0-0, Schenke 0-0-0, Tuttle 0-0-0, Anderson 0-0-0, O. Palmasano 0-0-0, Hempill 4-2-10, Chamberlain 0-0-0, Klaus 5-4-14. Totals: 15-9-42.
Clinton C.C. (75)
Edwards 1-0-2, Garrand 9-1-19, Pellerin 3-3-9, Paul 3-3-9, Decker 2-3-7, Riley 4-0-8, Brooks 2-1-5, Diehl 1-0-2, Whitty 5-0-10, Barber 2-0-4. Totals: 32-11-75.
3-point goals: Word of Life (3) Vanwieran 3.
Halftime: Clinton C.C., 48-20.
Men Herkimer 94 Clinton C.C. 66
HERKIMER — After a 5-8 record to start the year, the Clinton Community College men's basketball team is in a bit of rebuilding mode.
The Cougars lost four players from last semester that played solid minutes and will bring three new players into the fold.
Clinton traveled to Herkimer to play one of the top team's in the area and fell, 94-66.
"I thought we played very well early and we had it 23-all with 10 minutes to go in the half," Cougars coach Kevin Daugherty said. "We had two starters get their third foul at that point and Herkimer went on a a pretty good run to end the half.
"In the second half we just couldn't stop them defensively. They were very tough on the glass and we gave up too many extra shots."
Josh Henderson led the way for the Generals with 23 points. Deandre Preaster added 19 points while Michael McCray and Dequan Jefferson each finished with 13.
"We have a revamped team and playing these guys off the bat is tough," Daugherty said. "I like that we played hard and didn't play scared.
"It's tough to say that we got a lot out of a 30-point loss, but I think that we did."
Chris Miller led all scorers with 28 points for the Cougars. Zach Basso chipped in with 14 points and Daiquane Sivels added nine.
Sal Fabozzi had a strong floor game for Clinton, dishing out 12 assists.
"We took care of the basketball," Daugherty said. "Fabozzi did really good against full-court pressure the entire game.
"We didn't beat ourselves. The kids played really hard."
The Cougars play at Columbia-Greene Saturday at 2 p.m.
Herkimer 94, Clinton C.C. 66
Clinton C.C. (66)
Fulkerson 1-0-2, Fabozzi 1-2-4, Miller 11-4-28, Basso 6-0-14, Gibson 0-0-0, Spencer 1-0-2, Sivels 3-1-9, Jant 2-0-6, Murnane 0-0-0, Carter 0-1-1. Totals: 25-8-66.
Herkimer (94)
Davis 2-1-5, McCray 6-0-13, Whittingham 0-0-0, Henderson 7-6-23, Parks 2-0-5, Hunt 1-0-2, Hidde 1-2-4, Charles 2-0-6, Jefferson 2-8-13, Higgins 2-0-4, Preaster 8-3-19. Totals: 33-20-94.
3-point goals: Clinton C.C. (8) Miller 2, Basso 2, Sivels 2, Jant 2. Herkimer (8) McCray, Henderson 3, Parks, Charles 2, Jefferson.
Halftime: Herkimer, 48-29.
