ALBANY, N.Y.- The College of Saint Rose earned a 58-54 Northeast-10 conference win over visiting New Haven today. The Golden Knights established an early lead with a 10-0 scoring run in the first quarter and led the Chargers from start to finish in the victory.
Fifth year forward
Nina Fedullo and sophomore guard
Isabel Sanchez topped Saint Rose with 13 points each in addition to the 10 points tallied by junior guard
Becca Townes. Sophomore
Naeva Rene was active on the glass with a team-high seven rebounds, with four of her boards coming on the offensive end.
The Golden Knights registered 12 steals on the afternoon, with three swipes credited to sophomore guard
Ashia Smith. Fedullo aided in the defensive effort with three blocks.
Saint Rose (2-4/2-2 NE10) took a 37-31 lead into halftime behind efficient shooting in the opening 20 minutes. The Golden Knights finished at 57.1 percent (15 of 29) on first half field goal attempts, including 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) from behind the 3-point line. Sanchez provided a spark for Saint Rose off the bench, making all four of her shots to finish the half with 10 points.
Late in the fourth quarter, a 3-pointer from graduate guard Bianca Chambers capped a 9-0 Charger rally that shrunk a double-digit Saint Rose lead to three at 57-54. On the subsequent possession, freshman guard
Ryley Blasetti drew a foul and converted 1-of-2 from the line to build the Golden Knight margin back up to four points.Â
The free throw allowed Saint Rose to set up a full-court press, which forced New Haven into a key 10-second backcourt penalty that turned the ball back over to the Golden Knights with 57.0 seconds remaining. Saint Rose was able to run out the final minute and secure the victory without any further threat from the Chargers.
For New Haven (4-4/0-4 NE10), senior guard Camryn DeBose had 17 points to go along with 11 points from Chambers. Junior forward Aurora Deshaies pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds. The Golden Knight defense held the Chargers to a 32.8 shooting percentage (19-58) and created 22 turnovers.
Looking ahead, both teams are back in action with 5:30 pm conference match-ups on Tuesday night. The Golden Knights travel to Southern Connecticut State while New Haven is back home to host American International.
Notes: The young Saint Rose roster features eight freshmen, four sophomores, three juniors, and one fifth-year…Fedullo averages team-highs of 10.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game, with the latter marking the second-best rate in the NE10…Townes scores 9.4 points and pulls down 4.6 boards per game...Townes also ranks fifth in the league with a 2.4 steals average…As a team, the Golden Knights rank third in the conference with 9.0 swipes on a nightly basis.
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