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Becca Townes
Roland Bourgeois, Jr.
Junior guard Becca Townes topped the Golden Knights with 13 points.
58
Winner American Int'l AIC 4-1
50
Saint Rose STR 0-3
Winner
American Int'l AIC
4-1
58
Final
50
Saint Rose STR
0-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
American Int'l AIC 8 17 19 14 58
Saint Rose STR 13 13 8 16 50

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Kyle Young, Coordinator of Athletic Communications

LATE CHARGE FALLS SHORT VERSUS AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

Golden Knights Fall 58-50

ALBANY, N.Y. - The College of Saint Rose erased a double-digit fourth quarter deficit, but was unable to get past the final hurdle in tonight's 58-50 loss to visiting American International in the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium.  
 
Junior guard Becca Townes topped the Golden Knights (0-3) with 13 points, while freshman guard Ryley Blasetti added 10.
 
"We got back in it in the fourth quarter with our defense and were able to execute to create wide open looks, but couldn't get over the hump. Tomorrow is another opportunity for us to gain from this experience and improve as a team," said Head Coach Whitney Edwards.
 
American International, receiving votes in the latest D2SIDA national poll, had four players net twin figures. Senior guard Destine Perry led the way with 16 points.
 
Saint Rose charged out to an early lead on the Yellow Jackets (4-1), which last played on January 30th. The Golden Knights began the game on an 11-2 run to take a 21-10 lead with six minutes left before the break. American International found its footing late in the second period, using a 13-0 run to trail 26-25 at the half.
 
The visitors continued to take control in the second half, utilizing a 17-5 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to go up 13, 49-36, with 6:08 remaining. The young Golden Knights got back into it, using timely baskets and good defense to trail by four, 54-50, with just 1:45 to go. The late charge was highlighted by a three-point play by freshman guard/forward Kaileigh Hunt, a downtown make by sophomore guard Isabel Sanchez, and Blasetti successfully getting to the line.
 
That was as close as Saint Rose got though as a couple of Perry free throws sealed the AIC win.
 
The teams are scheduled to play again tomorrow night at 6:30 pm in Springfield, Mass. Fans can watch the game on www.gogoldenknights.tv on the NE10 Now Network.                                                                              
Notes:  Blasetti has been in double figures the past two contests…Saint Rose went 357 days without playing due to the COVID-19 pandemic...The Golden Knights concluded the 2019-20 season with a 64-54 setback to visiting American International on February 25, 2020 and began its 2020-21 campaign on February 16, 2021 vs. Mercyhurst...Seven newcomers join six returning players to make up this year's squad...Last week's opener vs. Mercyhurst marked the head coaching debut for Edwards, who was named the head women's basketball coach in June 2020...The 2007 America East Defensive Player of the Year at the University of New Hampshire spent the last three years as an assistant coach at Northeastern University in Boston.
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