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Bobcats Double Up Hawks

Bossard records double double
Release Date:
January 16, 2010
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HAMBURG, NY: The Frostburg State Bobcats entered today’s game boasting an AMCC record of (7-2). The Bobcats once again improved their record after today’s contest, defeating the Hawks 66-33. Julie Bossard (Arkport, NY/ Canisteo-Greenwood) led Hilbert with her first double double of the season tallying 13 points and 10 rebounds. Frostburg was led by Elizabeth Carrington with 13 points and team high three assists. The Hawks record now drops to (0-14) overall and (0-9) in the AMCC conference.

In first half action, the Hawks trailed the Bobcats 13-32 after twenty minutes of play. Freshman forward Katie Newton (Elba, NY/ Elba) led the Hawks with five points and four rebounds. Sophomore guard Mary Zinni (Batavia, NY/Batavia) and sophomore forward Julie Bossard (Arkport, NY/ Canisteo-Greenwood) each chipped in four points for the first half totals.
 
In the second half, The Bobcats took a commanding 33 point lead half way through the second half. Frostburg was able
to maintain the margin throughout the remainder of the game outscoring Hilbert 33-66 for their 11th victory of the season.
 
The Hawks will play their final game of their three game home stand on Monday, January 18, at 1 p.m. against the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Greensburg is currently ranked in second place in the AMCC conference with a 7-2 record. 

Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college’s engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college’s first graduate programs, one a master’s in criminal justice administration and the other a master’s in public administration, and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.