ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose outscored visiting American International 12-3 during the final three minutes en route to a 57-49 Northeast-10 Conference victory this afternoon at the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium.
Sophomore guard
Ashley Rath led the Golden Knights (2-1/1-1 NE-10) by scoring 14 of her team-high 17 points after halftime. Senior guard
Elizabeth Buckley finished with 14 points and sophomore guard
Ola Shajuyigbe added 12 points in 19 minutes off the bench. Furthermore, junior guard
Lynsey Timbrouck wound up with seven points, eight rebounds, six assists and five steals while logging a workmanlike 37 minutes.
The Yellow Jackets (0-2/0-2 NE-10) led throughout the first 36 minutes until Rath drained a 3-pointer from the right wing that made it 45-44 Saint Rose with 3:50 remaining. Less than a minute later, Shajuyigbe finished a conventional three-point play to put the Golden Knights ahead to stay at 48-46.
Buckley then nailed a jumper, Timbrouck went 1-for-2 from the foul line and Rath canned a trey from the right corner that afforded Saint Rose a 54-46 advantage with less than a minute to play.
Junior guard Adriana Johnson tossed in 17 points and sophomore forward Rhea Pascal added 10 points and six rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.
American International outrebounded Saint Rose by a 42-29 margin, but that was partly due to the Yellow Jackets’ 34.6 percent (18-for-52) shooting from the floor as 17 of their 42 caroms came from the offensive glass. Saint Rose also forced them into 23 turnovers.
Up next, the Golden Knights have a 5:30 pm date Tuesday at first-year league member Adelphi. Tip-off is set for 5:30 pm on Long Island. Meanwhile, American International will head to Syracuse Tuesday for a 5:30 pm meeting at Le Moyne.
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