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Mikaela Reese
Stephanie Graffin - DSU Student Assistant
47
DeSales DSU 22-4,15-0 MAC Freedom
58
Winner Tufts Tufts 22-4,8-2 NESCAC
DeSales DSU
22-4,15-0 MAC Freedom
47
Final
58
Tufts Tufts
22-4,8-2 NESCAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
DeSales DSU 14 13 13 7 47
Tufts Tufts 14 18 13 13 58

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | BJ Spigelmyer - DeSales SID

Women's Basketball Falls at Tufts in NCAA Second Round Battle

Medford, MA (March 5, 2022) - The DeSales University women's basketball team saw its 21-game winning streak come to an end falling at Tufts University, 58-47, in the second round of the NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament on Saturday evening.

The Basics

  • Final Score: Tufts - 58, DeSales - 47
  • Records: DeSales (22-4 Overall); Tufts (22-4 overall)
  • This was DeSales' 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its 13th under head coach Fred Richter as the Bulldogs fall to 8-15 all-time in the tournament.
  • It was the second career meeting with Tufts with the Jumbos taking both contests.
  • DeSales win streak is snapped at 21-straight, one shy of tying the all-time record.

How it Happened

  • DeSales weathered the early storm despite going down 7-2 early to tie the game at 10 on a three from senior Averi Jordan and remained tied after one quarter at 14.
  • Tufts scored the first seven points of the second quarter but the Bulldogs responded getting within three several times before trailing by five points (32-27) at the halftime break.
  • Both teams made runs in the third quarter as the Jumbos went up nine and the Bulldogs countered getting within three once more before still trailing by five (45-40) after three quarters of play.
  • A free throw from junior Maria Newsome made it a four-point game early in the fourth quarter before TU scored four straight points to go up eight points and DeSales got within six once more before Tufts took an 11-point lead and held off any Bulldog rallies the rest of the way.

Top Bulldog Performers

  • Sophomore Mikaela Reese finished with a team-high 17 points and added three blocks.
  • Jordan finished with her career 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds.
  • Newsome added eight points.

For the Foes

  • Maggie Russell finished with a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds.
  • Molly Ryan added 14 points.

Inside the Box Score

  • The Bulldogs shot just 34 percent from the field but also held the Jumbos to just 34.4 percent shooting.
  • Tufts dominated the glass out-rebounding DeSales, 47-30, and had 20 offensive rebounds leading to 11 second-chance points.

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