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Doylestown, PA (December 5, 2009) – The DeSales University women's basketball dropped its third straight game, shooting just 21.1 percent in the second half, as Delaware Valley College out-scored the Bulldogs, 43-24, in the second stanza for a 69-54 win in Freedom Conference action on the first snowy Saturday afternoon in the Mid-Atlantic region.

DSU (3-3, 0-2 Freedom) played one of its best halves of basketball in the first half over the past three games. The Bulldogs shot 34.5 percent and played terrific defense forcing 11 Aggie (4-3, 1-1 Freedom) turnovers, while out-rebounding DVC, 27-18, taking a 30-26 lead into the locker room. Freshman Taylor Greene (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren) led the way with seven points and sophomore Cherelle Simmons (Lancaster, PA/JP McCaskey) had 10 rebounds in the opening half.

The start of the second half was a back-and-forth affair and after a lay-up from senior Caitlin Miller (Fogelsville, PA/Northwestern Lehigh) at the 11:16 mark, the Bulldogs clung to a 45-43 lead. From that point in the game, DeSales went cold and the Aggies took control.

A quick 9-1 DVC run over the next three minutes turned a two-point deficit into a six-point Delaware Valley lead (52-46) at the 8:31 mark. DSU scored four of the next five points including a jumper from sophomore Hannah Smith (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) to cut the lead down to three points, 53-50, but the Bulldogs scored just four points over the final seven minutes as the Aggies pulled away for the win.

During the final 6:56 of the game, DeSales went just 1-for-14 from the field. The Bulldogs did do a terrific job on the boards, out-rebounding Delaware Valley, 50-38, creating 19 more shots for DeSales as the Bulldogs attempted 67 shots as compared to just 48 for the Aggies.

Greene finished as the only player in double digits with 10 points, a season-high. Miller added eight points and pulled down eight boards, freshman Colleen Gavin (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) had eight points and six boards off the bench, and junior Megan Montchyk (Bellmawr, NJ/Paul VI) finished with seven points and seven boards also off the pine. Simmons recorded her third straight double-digit rebounding performance with a game-high 16 in the loss.

Delaware Valley had four players reach double figures including Brittany Zimmerman with a game-high 24 points, 19 in the second half. Brittany Battinieri added 11 points and five assists, Kim Vennera registered a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Jenna Peoples totaled 10 points in the win.

The Bulldogs return to the court looking to snap its three-game slide on Tuesday, December 8th when they host Kean University in a non-conference game beginning at 7:00 pm.