SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The College of Saint Rose outscored Bloomfield 26-11 in the opening quarter of this afternoon's 79-52 AIC Holiday Classic victory.
The Golden Knights (7-4), which enjoyed a 58-30 rebounding advantage, including 18 offensive boards, and got to the foul line 32 times, put four players in double figures in the non-conference win. Senior guard
Ashley Vanderwall and junior guard
Courtney Clasen led the team with 16 points apiece. Vanderwall went 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, while Clasen recorded a 7-of-10 shooting performance.
Sophomore forward
Nina Fedullo was a strong presence in the post, registering her first collegiate "double-double" with career highs of 14 points and 14 rebounds.
"Today was a great finish to a solid weekend," said Saint Rose Head Coach
Karen Haag. "We had another great all-around team effort, executed well and followed our game plan. Our rebounding was outstanding, particularly Nina and (senior forward) Zoe (McDonald)."
Senior forward
Karissa Birthwright added 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
Saint Rose began the game on a 20-6 run en route to a 38-24 halftime lead. Bloomfield (1-8) battled back to cut the deficit to nine, 42-33, midway through the third period. On the next possession, senior guard
Isa Vara de Rey swished a trey from the corner. The three-pointer commenced a 15-2 Saint Rose run across the next 4:20 to seal it.
Freshman guard Caitlin Townes led the Bears with 16 points.
Both teams are in action on Wednesday. Saint Rose hosts the University of the District of Columbia at 1:00 pm. Fans that are unable to make it to Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium to attend the game can follow all the action live on
gogoldenknights.tv on NE10 Now or follow along with
live stats. Bloomfield welcomes Nyack for a 5:30 pm Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game.
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