June 2, 2007

SALZBURG, Austria--The Yale women's basketball team has never scored 100 points in an official game, but that doesn't mean the team's never scored 100 in any game. The Bulldogs moved to 2-0 on their foreign tour with a 131-64 triumph over the Bavarian All-Stars on Saturday night. Everybody on the team scored and had at least one rebound, led by Sara McCollum's 19 points and 14 boards.

Yale scored 31 points in the first quarter to open up an eight-point edge, then scored 34 in the second period to open up a 65-41 halftime lead. The Bulldogs held the All-Stars to 20 points combined in the final 20 minutes while scoring 66 points themselves in the final two frames. Yale notched 38 points in the fourth quarter.

In addition to McCollum, four other Bulldogs tallied double-figures in the scoring column. Jamie Van Horne had 22 points, Ashley Easley had 14, Melissa Colborne tallied 11 and Stephanie Marciano added 10. Marciano also had nine assists, while Kaitlyn Lillemoe dished out eight assists and had five steals. Haywood Wright grabbed 11 rebounds to go along with eight points.

Verena Lehner, a legitimate Division I-level talent, had 24 points for the Bavarian All-Stars.

The Bulldogs continue on to Leipzig, Germany tomorrow, and play their final game of the trip there on Monday night.

Report filed by Joe Clifford, Yale Sports Publicity