SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Saints went head to head with the Dolphins of Le Moyne on Monday, Dec. 19. After the action, D'Youville fell 71-59.

FIRST QUARTER

• Sofie Fuglsang's jumper halfway through the opening quarter gave DYU a slim 9-6 advantage.

• The Dolphins regained the lead with a layup, 12-11, with 1:58 left in the first.

• Le Moyne added a pair of free throws to carry a three-point lead into the second quarter at 14-11.

SECOND QUARTER

• The Dolphins pushed the margin to double figures (23-13). LC extended the margin to 15, (28-13) at the 3:31 mark of the quarter.

• DYU responded with an 11-2 run, ending with a Haley Kirisits layup, to cut the margin back to single digits (32-24) with 37 seconds left till halftime.

• LC scored the final four points of the second stretch, the differential to 12 (36-24) at the break.

THIRD QUARTER  

• Both teams started slow in the third as the first bucket of the quarter came at the 6:42 mark, making the score 38-24.

• A Dolphins' triple makes it a 15-point margin again with 3:14 left. (49-34)

• Stella Mollica dishes it to Anna Jankocic for two to close out the quarter for DYU, trailing 54-40.

FOURTH QUARTER

• LC takes it largest lead of the afternoon at 19 just over two minutes into the fourth. (61-42)

• DYU answers once again with a 17-4 spurt, trimming the deficit to six off a Brianne Moxley 3-pointer with 2:04 remaining. (65-59)

• The Dolphins converted on their possessions down the stretch to close out a 71-59 home win.

UP NEXT
The Saints will be back in Buffalo to face Walsh at the College Center Gym on Thursday, Dec. 29. Tip off is slated for 1:00 P.M.