NAZARETH FALLS TO UTICA, 77-56
Golden Flyers (6-12) play at St. John Fisher Friday
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ROCHESTER, NY. (Jan. 27, 2007) -- Nazareth had leads early in the first half but visiting Utica quickly took over on its way to a 77-56 victory in an Empire 8 Conference game. The loss drops the Golden Flyers' record to 6-12 overall and 2-5 in the Empire 8 while the victory improves Utica's overall record to 13-5 and its conference record to 5-2.

Nazareth took a 15-11 lead with 8:47 to play in the first half after senior Stephanie Bowens connected on a lay-up. Utica quickly answered and went on a 23-7 scoring run to end the half with a 34-22 lead.

The Pioneers came out hard in the second half as they extended their lead to 54-36 with 11:32 to play after Mallory Davis (31 points) made a two-point jumper. Nazareth was unable to stop the Pioneers from scoring as they built their lead to 24 points with 3:10 to play. Freshman Kylie Bartlett connected on two two-point jumpers to bring the Pioneers' lead to 19 but Utica eventually went on to win 77-56.

Sophomore Sally Wilcox (pictured) scored a team-high 14 points but she was Nazareth's only player in double figures. Bowens added nine points and nine rebounds for the Golden Flyers. After missing just two free throws (15-17) Friday night against Hartwick, Nazareth was only 67% (12-18) against Utica.

In addition to Davis scoring 31 points for the Pioneers, Ava Thomas and Laura Keating each added 14 points. Thomas also grabbed 10 rebounds to help Utica go on to the victory.

The Golden Flyers play five consecutive games on the road beginning with a game against St. John Fisher February 2nd at 6 p.m. Nazareth returns home February 16th to play Elmira at 6 p.m.