SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The College of Saint Rose was upended 52-41 at American International this evening. Senior forward
Nina Fedullo topped the Golden Knights with 15 points in the road setback.
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Down much of the opening half, Saint Rose used a 10-0 run to take a 31-30 advantage with 3:35 left in the third quarter. The Golden Knights stayed in it from there, until the hosts went on a 12-0 fourth quarter jaunt to take control of the contest.
"We were our most productive in third quarter, putting it together on both ends," said Head Coach
Whitney Edwards. "We'll keep working to improve daily while we have this opportunity."
Sophomore guard Kayla Robinson led American International, which is receiving votes in the D2SIDA national poll, with 15 points. Senior guard Destine Perry contributed 13 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Yellow Jackets (5-1).
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Looking ahead, Saint Rose (0-4) is scheduled to host #23/12 Gannon on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Fans can watch all the action live on
www.gogoldenknights.tv on the NE10NOW Network.
Notes:Â Fedullo leads the team in scoring (10.5) and rebounding (4.8)...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 the 2020-21 campaign on February 16, 2021 vs. Mercyhurst...Seven newcomers joined 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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