Box Score Buffalo, N.Y. - The D'Youville University women's basketball team opened the season with an exciting 60-52 victory over Mansfield University. The Saints and Mountaineers were neck-and-neck at 25 going into the intermission, and were able to pull off the statement win.
STAT OF THE GAME
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Stella Mollica was perfect from the floor, making 11 points for the team
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Sofie Fuglsang went 4-for-4 at the line and acquired 13 points for the team
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Izabella Zirzow, as well as Fuglsang, Mollica, and Moxley each acquired eight rebounds for the team
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Freshman, Morgan Giancaterino gave four assists to her teammates
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The Saints made 88% of their total free throws
WORDS FROM COACH
When asking Head Coach, Ali Bouman, to share her thoughts on today's game, she started with sharing that the "motto of our team is strong alone, unstoppable together." She continued by saying "there are some things that are out of our control… but I just told them that we've got to be scrappy… our heart is on defense, let our defense fuel our offense and then play collected and play together on offense. We have so many different skill sets that we can utilize and so many different strengths." She summed up today's game by commenting on the team morale. "First game jitters, of course. Slow start to say the least. Up and down, but, this week has just been about buying into one another. And I'm really proud of them, they did that today."
UP NEXT
The D'Youville Women's basketball team is set to travel to Gannon University on Wednesday, Nov. 16 for their first road game of the season. Tip off is scheduled for 6 p.m.
