ORANGEBURG, N.Y. – The #20/9 Thomas Jefferson University women's basketball team (18-3, 10-1 CACC) outscored Dominican (12-9, 7-4 CACC), 44-21, in the first half and went on to a 73-58 victory at the Chargers on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The teams were even at six in the opening quarter. The Rams then went on a 17-4 run over the rest of the period to lead 23-10. Five different players contributed to the stretch. After a Dominican layup to begin the second, Jefferson tallied five in a row to up the margin to 16 (28-12) with 8:09 on the clock.
The difference was 16 (36-20) with 4:06 left before the Rams pulled away with an 8-0 surge to make it 44-20. The Chargers' converted a free throw to make the halftime score 44-21. Jefferson shot 53.8% (21-of-39) over the first two quarters and limited Dominican to just 28.6% (8-of-28).
The Rams started the third quarter with a 10-3 run for their largest lead of the game at 30 (54-24) with 5:58 remaining. However, the Chargers cut the deficit in half with a 16-1 surge and the score was 55-40 at the 1:08 mark. It was 56-41 entering the final period. Jefferson stopped the Dominican rally and kept the margin over double digits for the entirety of the fourth.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Cassie Murphy: 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Emma Kuczynski: 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Sam Yencha: 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Morgan Robinson: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
Haley Meinel: 10 points, 3 assists, 3 steals
JEFFERSON AS A TEAM
FG: 32-of-64 (50.0%)
3PT: 1-of-5 (20.0%)
FT: 8-of-13 (61.5%)
NOTES
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Cassie Murphy and
Morgan Robinson recorded their third and seventh double-double of the season respectively.
- The Rams converted 50 percent of their shots for the fifth time this year.
- Jefferson won the rebound battle for the seventh straight contest.
UP NEXT
The Rams host Caldwell on Thursday, February 2
nd at 6 p.m. The game will be played as a non-conference contest.
