COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: ELMIRA GRAD DIXON AND EC WOMEN TOP CORNING GRAD FELKER AND ALFRED (24 PHOTOS) (2025-02-09)

Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA – The Elmira College Soaring Eagles put together a dominant fourth-quarter performance to secure a 71-65 victory over Alfred University on Saturday afternoon at Speidel Gymnasium.

Elmira graduate Amarionah Dixon started for Elmira College and had eight points and six rebounds, two two assists and a team-high four steals in 21 minutes.

Corning graduate Jayda Felker started for Alfred and had eight points and two rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in 30 minutes.

Dixon has started the past two games for Elmira. She has played 21 games this year, with the two starts. She averages 6.5 rebounds and 6.9 points. She has 18 assists and 42 steals, second on the team. She also is third on the team with 13 blocked shots.

Felker has played in, and started, all 22 games for Alfred this year, ranking third on the team at 29.5 minutes a game. She averages 7.5 points and 5.2 rebounds a game and she has 31 assists, 27 steals and a team-high 15 blocked shots.

JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 71, Alfred 65
LOCATION: Elmira, New York | Speidel Gymnasium
RECORDS: Elmira (9-13, 3-10 Empire 8), Alfred (13-9, 7-6 Empire 8)

HOW IT HAPPENED:
    •    Alfred started strong, outscoring Elmira 15-11 in the first quarter. However, the Soaring Eagles responded in the second, using a 20-13 run to take a three-point lead into halftime (31-28). Both teams played evenly in the third quarter, scoring 15 points apiece, setting up a decisive final 10 minutes.
    •    The Soaring Eagles took control in the fourth quarter, scoring 25 points while limiting Alfred to 22. Clutch free-throw shooting and defensive stops in the final minutes sealed the win for Elmira.
    •    Laura Bogota '25 paced the Soaring Eagles in the contest with a game-high 21 points as she connected on three 3-pointers to go along with seven field goals. Mia Welty '26 chipped in 10 points for the Purple & Gold, while Taylor Jung '25 finished with eight points and seven rebounds.
    •    Elmira finished the game shooting 41.7% from the field and 71.4% from the free-throw line, while Alfred controlled the paint with 42 points inside. However, Elmira's ability to execute in the closing minutes proved to be the difference.

UP NEXT:
The Soaring Eagles are home next weekend for a matchup against Utica on Friday at 5:30 p.m. as they continue their push in the Empire 8 standings.
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RELEASE COURTESY OF ALFRED ATHLETICS

PHOTOS BY BRIAN FEES

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