Dallas, PA (January 29, 2025) - The DeSales University women's basketball team held Misericordia University to just 16 points over the final three quarters in a 49-29 win in MAC Freedom action on Wednesday evening.


The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 49, Misericordia - 29
• Records: DeSales (11-7, 4-3 MAC Freedom); Misericordia (4-15, 2-5 MAC Freedom)
• The Bulldogs have now won 14 straight in the series and improve to 45-12 all-time vs. the Cougars.

How it Happened

• DSU trailed 9-6 early before a 9-0 run, led by four points from junior Lindsay Bednarek, gave the Bulldogs a 15-9 lead.
• Misericordia scored the final four points of the opening quarter to trail by just two (15-13).
• Both teams struggled to score in the second quarter as DeSales out-scored MU, 7-5, to take a 22-18 lead into the halftime locker room.
• The second-half was all Bulldogs as they held Misericordia scoreless for the first 8:40 of the third quarter.
• DSU scored the first 16 points of the half to take a 38-18 lead and led by 19 (40-21) after three quarters of play.
• The Bulldogs kept the Cougars off the scoreboard for the first 6:32 of the fourth quarter to lead by 25 and never looked back from there.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Bednarek had the second best shooting performance in team history hitting 10-for-11 and shooting 90.9 percent from the field to tally a career-high 22 points.
• First-year Kayla Ishigami had eight points off the bench.
• Senior Morgan Sterner returned from injury to score seven points off the bench.

For the Foes

• Emily Romanowski led the Cougars with five points and 10 rebounds.

Inside the Box Score

• DSU held MU to just 27.3 percent shooting.
• DeSales forced 24 turnovers and scored 24 points off those turnovers.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday when they host Arcadia University in a big MAC Freedom game beginning at 1:00 pm.