PANTHERS DROP A 90-73 DECISION AT SAGE 

TROY, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) – The SUNY College at Old Westbury women's basketball team fell on the road to the Sage Gators, 90-73, Saturday afternoon in Troy, New York.  The loss moves Old Westbury to 8-7 overall and 3-5 in Skyline Conference action while Sage improves to 5-8 and 3-5, respectively.

Both teams battled back and forth and had nine ties until Sage mounted a 16-5 run capped off by a jumper by junior Jessica Byerwalters (Coeymans Hollow, NY) to put the Gators up 38-27 with 57 seconds remaining. Sage jumped out to a 38-32 halftime advantage. 

The Panthers started slow in the second half, allowing the Gators to push their lead to 81-59 on a layup by sophomore Kelsey Frament (Waterford, NY) with 5:05 still showing on the clock. The 22-point deficit proved to be too difficult for the Panthers to overcome, as they would never get closer than 15.
Freshman Krystina Agard (Queens, NY) paced Old Westbury with 34 points including 5-of-7 from downtown to go with five rebounds, four assists, two blocked shots and two steals. Freshman Daniella Santos (Inwood, NY) followed with 10 points and junior Shannon Gilly (Staten Island, NY) had eight and 12 rebounds. Freshman Abigail Williams (Brooklyn, NY) and junior Brittany Jones (Elmont, NY) each tallied seven boards apiece. 

Sage had two players reach double digits in points as senior Carlin DeMarinis (Saratoga Springs, NY) and freshman Kara Hackett (Peru, NY) scored 27 and 26 points, respectively. Hackett finished with 14 rebounds and three steals and Jessica Byerwalters had nine points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals. Kelsey Frament added seven points, eight rebounds and two steals off the bench. 

The Gators shot 41 percent from the field while Old Westbury hit 39.7 percent. Old Westbury enjoyed a 49-47 edge on the glass and piled up seven blocks. Sage managed 21 assists and forced Old Westbury into 29 turnovers, resulting in 20 Gator points. 

NYU-POLY UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to the hardwood for a Skyline Conference road contest with the NYU-Poly Fighting Blue Jays Tuesday evening in Old Westbury, New York. Panthers and Blue Jays tip at 7 p.m. at the Clark Athletic Center. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on women's basketball or any of the other Panther athletic teams.