ALBANY, N.Y. – A trio of The College of Saint Rose women's basketball players registered double figures in tonight's 63-59 win vs. LIU Post at the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium.
Senior guard
Ashley Vanderwall led all players with 19 points on 50.0 percent shooting. Sophomore forward
Nina Fedullo added 13 points on 50.0 percent shooting, while junior guard
Courtney Clasen tossed in 10.
"Tonight was a great team win against a quality opponent," said Saint Rose Head Coach
Karen Haag. "I'm proud of the toughness we showed in the final minutes."
LIU Post (11-2), receiving votes in the D2SIDA national poll, also had a trio of players in twin figures. Forward Sasha Patterson, a graduate student, led the visitors with a "double-double" of 18 points and 12 rebounds. Senior guard Shannon Doyle tallied 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while junior guard Asia Turner finished with 11 points.
The Golden Knights (9-4), now winners of five-straight games, opened up a 12-4 lead early. LIU Post would follow with a 24-11 run to gain control. Saint Rose closed the half on a 9-2 run to trail by one, 30-29, at the intermission.
Saint Rose turned the non-conference contest in its favor with a 12-4 run across 5:01. The stretch, spanning the late third and early fourth quarters, turned a deficit into a six-point, 52-46, lead. The Golden Knight advantage would range between four-to-six points until Vanderwall knocked down a three-pointer to give Saint Rose a 59-52 lead with 2:16 remaining.
The Pioneers, which had a seven-game winning streak snapped, did not quit. A Patterson bucket with 22 seconds left made it a one-point game. After Vanderwall made both foul shots, the visitors called timeout to strategize. On the ensuing possession, Doyle would take a bid at tying the game from the right corner. The miss was corralled by Clasen. She would make one-of-two at the line for the final margin.
Both teams have NE10 opponents next on the schedule. Saint Rose returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at Saint Michael's. Fans that are that are unable to make it to Colchester, Vt. to attend the game can follow all the action live on
NE10 Now or follow along with
live stats. LIU Post will travel to Waltham, Mass. on Saturday to face #12 Bentley.
Notes: Saint Rose last won five-in-a-row as part of a six-game winning streak during the 2016-17 season (Dec. 8, 2016-Jan. 11, 2017)…They are shooting 43.1 percent from the field and are limiting opponents to 30.0 percent shooting during their unbeaten streak...Vanderwall has averaged 19.6 points on 43.9 percent shooting in the last five games...She is shooting 51.2 percent from beyond the arc (21-for-41)...Senior forward
Karissa Birthwright, averaging 11.2 points during the same span, ranks second in the Northeast-10 Conference with a 63.2 field goal percentage (48-for76).…Saint Rose has also won seven of its last eight contests…The opposition has gone to the line 111 times during the stretch…Conversely, Saint Rose has made 109 of its foul shots during the period.
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