2014-15 SAINT ROSE WOMEN'S BASKETBALLBentley (7-11, 2-10 NE-10) at Saint Rose (8-10, 4-8 NE-10)
Thursday, January 29 5:30 pm | Game #19 | Academic Recognition Night
Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium | Mike Long Court | Albany, New York
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Series: Bentley leads 17-8
Last Meeting: The 2014 national champions upended The College of Saint Rose 80-49 a year ago tonight in Waltham, Mass. Bentley held the Golden Knights to a 35 percent (21-for-60) shooting effort and collected 22 points off 19 Saint Rose turnovers. Lauren Battista led the Falcons with 20 points, followed by Courtney Flynn who finished with 19 and 10 rebounds for the double-double. Senior cener
Jess DeNicola paced Saint Rose with 13 points, while senior guard
Jamie Hutcheson had 12 rebounds.
Scouting Saint Rose (8-10, 4-8 NE-10): Following a pair of wins over Georgian Court and Saint Michael's, the Golden Knights dropped an 80-74 decision to Saint Anselm Saturday afternoon. Senior forward
Mariah Lesure leads the Golden Knights offensively with 11.6 points, while Hutcheson registers 7.6 rebounds per-game. Hutcheson also leads in steals (26) and assists (63). Lesure ranks third in the conference in field goal percentage (56.5). Senior guard
Gabie Polce dished out a career-high 11 assists in the win over Georgian Court, and ranks 12th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.45). The Golden Knights post a .431 field goal percentage while averaging 64.2 points per-game. Head coach #
Karen Haag# is just three wins away from her 300th career victory, making her one of just 40 active Division II head coaches to reach that pinnacle.
Scouting Bentley (7-11, 2-10 NE-10): The Falcons have dropped six contests in a row, including last Wednesday's 78-54 setback at New Haven. Sophomore forward Jen Gemma ranks second in the NE-10 and leads Bentley with 18.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per-game. Gemma's rebounding mark ranks 30th in the nation, while her scoring average sits 39th and her nine double-doubles hold at 24th. Freshman guard Lauren Green sits behind Gemma with 11.6 points per-game, while holding a .757 average (28-for-37) from the line. Bentley averages 65.1 points per game while shotting .408 from the floor.
Up Next: Saint Rose heads to top-ranked Stonehill on Saturday for a 1:30 pm encounter in Waltham, MA, and returns home Wednesday, February 4 to face American International at 5:30 pm in Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium.
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