ALBANY, N.Y.- The College of Saint Rose defeated Northeast-10 Conference rival American International 56-42 on Senior Night this evening in Nolan Gymnasium.
Fifth-year forward
Nina Fedullo scored 12 of her team-high 18 points in the first half to help Saint Rose take a 32-23 lead into the intermission.
The Saint Rose defense locked down on the Yellow Jackets in the final two quarters, holding American International to 11.1 percent (3-for-27) shooting throughout the second half, including 0-for-12 on field goal attempts across the final frame.
"This was an awesome team win and it was really great that our players left it all on the court to pay tribute to the senior class. It was a great way to end on hour home court," said Saint Rose Head Coach
Whitney Edwards.
The College recognized the careers of Fedullo,
Becca Townes, and
Shamim Wambere in a ceremony prior to tip-off.
Townes logged an all-around performance of 10 points, nine rebounds, four assists, four steals, and four blocks for Saint Rose (5-16/4-13 NE10). Sophomore guard
Isabel Sanchez tallied six points and seven boards and junior forward
Makaela Johnson added eight points off the bench.Â
Fedullo was active on the glass with eight rebounds and sophomore guard
Ashia Smith distributed five assists to lead the Golden Knight offense. Wambere and freshman guard
Ryley Blasetti recorded three steals apiece.
American International (10-14/7-10 NE10) was led by junior guard Kyla Smith with 19 points.Â
Saint Rose and the Yellow Jackets meet again to conclude the regular season tomorrow night in Springfield, Mass. at 5:30 pm.
Notes: The young Saint Rose roster features eight freshmen, four sophomores, three juniors, and one fifth-year…The Golden Knights have now won two of their last three...Fedullo averages 10.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game...She stands tied for seventh in rebounding and tied for sixth in blocks amongst conference leaders...Townes scores 10.7 points and pulls down 5.0 boards per game...She also ranks third and tied for ninth in the league respectively with averages of 2.1 steals and 3.0 assists per game…As a team, Saint Rose is second in the conference with 9.2 swipes per game.
#Play4Kay:Â The Golden Knights women's basketball team is partnering with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund through the 2022 Play4Kay National Free Throw Challenge. You can support the team by pledging for every free throw they make during the month of February. For more information on this campaign, please visitÂ
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