St. David's, PA (January 28, 2015) – The DeSales University women's basketball team shot just 29.0 percent for the game 22.2 percent in the opening half as Eastern University hit 53.3 percent in the first-half opening up a 31-point halftime lead in a 76-55 win over the Bulldogs in Freedom Conference action on Wednesday evening.
 
No one was in double digits for the Bulldogs (10-8, 4-3 Freedom) as sophomore Morgan McCollian led the way with eight points.  Sophomore Nikki Callahan and freshman Angelica Bertola each had seven points.
 
EU (14-4, 6-1 Freedom) was led by senior Meghan Nowak with a game-high 20 points and fellow senior Gina DiDomenico added 19 points, including five three's.  Sophomore Emily Lavin recorded a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds and added eight blocks in the win.
 
Eastern opened the game hot hitting its first three 3's to take a 9-4 lead and continued to stay hot over the first 13 minutes of the half opening up a 31-8 lead.
 
Five quick points cut the margin down to 18 points but the Eagles kept the pressure on increasing their lead to as many as 31 points at the half (48-17).
 
EU hit on 53.3 percent in the opening half and took advantage of 13 first-half Bulldog turnovers, scoring 22 points off those turnovers.  DSU hit on just 22.2 percent of its first-half attempts.
 
The Bulldogs did a better job in the second-half hitting 36.8 percent and finished the game forcing 27 Eagle turnovers that led to 28 points for DeSales.
 
DeSales returns to action on Saturday, January 31^st when they host King's College in Freedom Conference action beginning at 1:00 pm.