Women's Basketball Dominates Bridgeport

PHILADELPHIA – After a tie at 8-8 in the first half, Thomas Jefferson University women's basketball (10-6, 4-2) outscored the University of Bridgeport (2-16, 2-4) 55-23 in the next three quarters as the Rams won 63-31 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action in Saturday afternoon competition.

WHAT HAPPENED 

• Rams began the first with an 8-0 run as Cassie Murphy scored four points while Emma Kuczynski and Gabby Recinto put up two apiece. After that, Jefferson was unable to score the rest of the 2:29 in the quarter 

• Bridgeport responded with their own eight straight points, with two three-pointers by Ana Gascon and Niyah Whitten free throws had the game at 8-8 going to the second 

• Jefferson began to take control of the game, with a 22-11 second quarter. Cassie Murphy scored five straight Rams points, including an and-one to get them ahead. Caroly Sipprell and Kaci Mikulski followed suit with their own shots made 

• The Purple Knights got within one points, 18-17, with 4:13 to go but the Rams refused to let them get close as they went on a 12-2 run. Mikulski added eight of those points, including back-to-back threes, while Murphy made her layup and Kaya Burkhart hit two free throws to get Jefferson up 30-19 in the break 

• The third saw a one sided performance for Jefferson, not allowing a single Bridgeport point through the next 10 minutes. This meant the Purple Knights last basket made before the end of the first half was 1:58 to go before the end of the second 

• Emily Spratt had the first seven points for the Rams, including a shot from beyond the arc. Kuczynski also hit her three pointer as Tori Nigro made two free throws and Mikulski put a layup to make it a 44-19 game heading to the final quarter 

• The Purple Knights got a 7-3 run to begin the fourth. Mikulski hit third three on the day during their run. The Rams put a clinic with a 16-3 run that essentially ended the game 

• Murphy had an and-one, Kuczynski made a three, Recinto delivered on free throws, and Spratt alongside Mikulski, Nigro, and Janice Ashong all had a basket made as Jefferson won 63-31 

TEAM STATS 
FG: 22-of-49 (44.9%) 
3PT: 6-of-11 (54.5%) 
FT: 13-of-14 (92.9%) 

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE 
Kaci Mikulski: 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting (3-4 3PT), 2 rebounds 
Cassie Murphy: 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 4-4 FT, 9 rebounds, 2 steals 
Emma Kuczynski: 9 points on 3-of-9 shooting (2-6 3PT), 1-2 FT, 9 rebounds 
Emily Spratt: 9 points on 3-of-6 shooting, 2-2 FT, 8 rebounds 

UP NEXT 
Being ranked third in the CACC South, the Rams will look to climb the rankings as they take on fellow conference opponent and crosstown rival Chestnut Hill College on Wednesday, January 22 at 6 p.m.