Dallas, PA (February 21, 2026) - The DeSales University women's basketball team dropped the MAC Freedom regular season finale at Misercordia University on Saturday afternoon, 62-53.

The Basics

• Final Score: Misericordia - 62, DeSales - 53
• Records: DeSales (17-8, 11-3 MAC Freedom); Misericordia (13-12, 8-6 MAC Freedom)
• The loss snaps a 16-game win streak in the series as the Bulldogs move to 47-13 all-time vs. Misericordia.
• Depsite the loss DeSales will be the top seed in next week's MAC Freedom postseason tournament and will host Lebanon Valley College in the semifinals on Wednesday at 7:00 pm.

How it Happened

• DeSales got off to a quick start scoring the first seven points of the game before the Cougars used a 9-1 run to take a 9-8 lead and led 13-11 after one quarter of play.
• The second quarter was back-and-forth with neither team leading by more than four points as the Cougars scored last to take a 32-31 lead into the halftime locker room.
• MU raced out of the gates in the third quarter on a 15-1 run to take a 47-32 lead at the 5:37 mark.
• DSU whittled the margin down to nine points but the Cougars scored seven straight to take a 54-38 lead and led by that same 16-point margin at the end of the quarter.
• The Bulldogs chipped away early in the fourth quarter but were never able to get any closer than nine points late.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Senior Lindsay Bednarek led the Bulldogs with 16 points, adding four steals.
• Sophomore Kayla Ishigami had 14 points and sophomore Aubrey Pollard finished with 13 points.

For the Foes

• Morgan Janeski had 24 points to lead Misericordia.
• Emily Romanowski added 11 points and Chase Purdy recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

Inside the Box Score

• DSU allowed 60+ points in a MAC Freedom game for the first time this season as MU shot 40.3 percent from the field.
• MU out-rebounded DeSales, 44-39 and held the Bulldogs to just 31.7 percent from the field.

Up Next

• DSU will host Lebanon Valley in the MAC Freedom semifinals on Wednesday with start time set for 7:00 pm.