Box Score BUFFALO, N.Y.- The D'Youville University women's basketball team achieved another conference victory, 79-70 from the College Center Gym against the Redhawks of Roberts Wesleyan University.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
FIRST QUARTER
- The Saints got out to a 5-0 run before the Redhawks caught up quickly to get things all tied up, 5-5 at 6:00.
- Stella Mollica made a jump shot at 3:54 that helped compensate for the five additional points scored by the Redhawks with 3:23 left, 10-7.
- 1:17 Jankovic made a three-pointer that pushed the Saints to produce another 5-0 run, 17-12.
SECOND QUARTER
- In the first 1:24 RWU brought their deficit to just three points with a bucket coming from behind the three-point line, 17-20.
- Moxley hit a three-pointer at 6:27 that helped stretched DYU's lead to four points, 25-21.
- 2:15 the score was all tied and from that point on RWU outpaced DYU by the end of the quarter, 32-31.
THIRD QUARTER
- The Redhawks jumped out to an early lead scoring on two made jump shots, 36-34.
- RWU's three-pointer at 4:46 extended their lead to six points, which the Saints responded shortly after with a three-point from Jankovic with 4:18 on the clock, 46-43.
- From the 2:16 mark DYU outscored the Redhawks in an 8-4 run that left the Saints on top to finish the quarter, 52-51.
FOURTH QUARTER
- DYU lost the lead they gained on RWU but Sofie Fulsang was the difference by making a three-point shot that got the Saints back into the lead, 55-57.
- By the 3:49 mark Kirisits lined up a three-ball that allowed the Saints to stretch the lead out by as much as eight points, 69-61.
- The defense of the Saints played a big part in closing out the game as they held RWU to nine points as DYU complied 10 more points that solidified their victory, 79-70.
NEXT UP
The Saints will be back in the College Center Gym on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 5:00 p.m. from the College Center Gym.
