Women's Basketball Defeats SFU to Secure First Conference Victory of the Season
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team defeated Saint Francis University, 60-64 on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils were trailing 35-24 at the half before kicking it into gear and securing their first conference victory of the season.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team defeated Saint Francis University, 60-64 on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils were trailing 35-24 at the half before kicking it into gear and securing their first conference victory of the season.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: CCSU 64, SFU 60
RECORDS: CCSU (4-10, 1-2 NEC), SFU (2-13, 1-2 NEC)
LOCATION: Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT
KEY MOMENTS
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CCSU worked to build an early 6-2 lead with buckets from Lara Rohkohl and Forever Toppin.
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The Blue Devils and the Red Flash then traded baskets for the remainder of Q1 before Saint Francis took off on a 10-1 run, giving them the 16-9 lead.
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Central worked to close the gap throughout the second quarter, trimming SFU's lead to five, 23-18, with free throws from Dejah Jenkins.
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Saint Francis retaliated by sinking eight free throws and a layup to build an 11-point lead, 35-24, going into the half.
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The Blue Devils began to build momentum at the start of the third with back-to-back threes from Jenkins.
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Central hit their stride and chipped away at the Red Flash's lead. Jenkins tied up the game (44-44) with 2:11 remaining in the quarter by hitting two free throws.
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The teams ended the third tied at 47-47, with CCSU having shot 58.3% from the floor, securing 23 points.
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SFU battled to take back control of the game in the fourth and tied things up 54-54 with a layup from Aaliyah Moore.
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The Blue Devils fought back with yet another Jenkins three and a Lanpher jumper.
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The Red Flash were able to even the score for a final time (59-59) with :55 remaining when Semaya Turner sunk a shot from behind the arc.
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CCSU was able to secure the win with a layup from Lanpher and free throws from Jenkins and Toppin.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
19- Dejah Jenkins led the Blue Devils in scoring with 19 points. This is a new career high for Jenkins and she has now scored in double figures in nine out of 14 games played this season.
NOTES
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Jenkins led the Blue Devils with 19 points and tallied three steals, three rebounds, and one assist.
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Belle Lanpher also scored in double-figures, securing 14 points as well as three assists and two rebounds.
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Meghan Kenefick led the Blue Devils on the boards with 10 rebounds.
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Central scored 23 points in the 3rd quarter and now have 20 or more points in seven quarters this season.
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With today's win, CCSU snagged their first conference victory of the season and improved their all-time record against Saint Francis University to 15-36.
UP NEXT...
The Blue Devils will head to Hackensack, NJ to face the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Stratis Arena. Tipoff is set for 1:00pm.
