Box Score
WALTHAM, MA – Host and top-ranked Bentley led wire-to-wire to upend The College of Saint Rose 80-49 earlier tonight during
Northeast-10 Conference play.
The Golden Knights (9-10/4-9 NE-10) were held to 35.0 percent (21-for-60) shooting from the floor and went just 4-for-6 (66.7 percent) from the charity stripe. Junior center
Jess DeNicola scored 13 points on 6-for-12 shooting and grabbed five rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench, while junior guard
Jamie Hutcheson tied a season-best 12 rebounds with four points, four assists and three steals.
Senior forward Lauren Battista paced the Falcons (19-0/14-0 NE-10) with 20 points. Senior guard Courtney Finn posted a "double-double" of 19 points and 10 rebounds, while senior forward Caleigh Crowell added 13 points behind three, 3-pointers.
The Falcons went into the halftime break with a 42-18 lead after shooting 51.5 percent (17-for-33) from the field that included five, 3-pointers. Bentley then boosted its advantage to as many as 37 in the second stanza. For Saint Rose, junior guard
Gabie Polce scored all seven of her points throughout the final 20 minutes.
Both teams return to the court at 1:30 pm Saturday. The Golden Knights return home against Stonehill for "Alumni Day" that will feature the Capital District Alumni Association Player of the Game Award. The contest may also be viewed live on
www.gogoldenknights.tv. Meanwhile, Bentley travels to Pleasantville, NY to face Pace University.
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