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The Plot: The College of Saint Rose welcomes Bentley University for a
Northeast-10 Conference encounter this afternoon. The Golden Knights look to bounce back after two straight losses while the Falcons are trying to remain unbeaten this season.
Last Time Out: Host Southern New Hampshire scored seven unanswered points during the final minute of the first half and then built a double-digit advantage throughout the majority of the second period en route to a 60-39 NE-10 victory versus Saint Rose Wednesday night. Junior guard
Desiree Simmons was the lone Saint Rose player in double-figures scoring. She finished with 10 points throughout 21 minutes of reserve duty. Senior forward
Jessica Walton and freshman guard
Nicole Bini added six points apiece.
Last Meeting | Bentley 67-47 (January 14, 2012 at Bentley): Host Bentley jumped out to a quick start in each half and forced Saint Rose into 24 turnovers en route to a 67-47 victory. Ashley Rath scored 13 points, on 5-for-8 shooting, to go with four assists and three steals. Ola Shajuyigbe added 10 points for the Golden Knights. Junior All-American forward Lauren Battista had 12 points and six boards, while classmate Jacqui Brugliera and Katherine Goodwin added 11 apiece for Bentley. Also, senior guard Kelsey Roberson recorded nine points, six rebounds, and three assists in 25 minutes off the bench.
Follow the Golden Knights on the Web: Saint Rose will provide an audio stream of 32 basketball games this year through
Teamline. Chad Cooper returns for his seventh year of calling all the exciting action of Golden Knights basketball.
Scouting Saint Rose | 5-9/2-8 NE-10: Saint Rose is 4-0 this season when allowing fewer than 60 points. The Golden Knights average the third most rejections in the conference at 3.8 blocks per-game. Sophomore forward
Mariah Lesure is second in the NE-10 behind 1.9 blocks a game. Eight players have played in all 14 games this season. Bini entered the week 21st in the nation with 2.77, 3-pointers made per-game.
Scouting #2 Bentley | 14-0/10-0: The Falcons have been ranked #2 in the
USA Today Sports Top 25 Coaches' Poll every week this season. Battista has accumulated 1,229 points in her career, 16th most in Bentley history. The Falcons defense allows a mere 55.0 points per-game, 25th in the nation. Bentley has converted a league-leading 14.2 free throws per-game. Nine individuals are averaging at least 10.0 minutes per-game.
Up Next: Both squads have 5:30 pm conference dates on tap for this Wednesday. The Golden Knights will host Merrimack in a game that will be streamed live on
www.gogoldenknights.tv. Meanwhile, the Falcons travel to Garden City, NY for a meeting at Adelphi.
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