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BROOKLYN, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) – The SUNY College at Old Westbury freshman Krystina Agard eclipsed the 20-point plateau for the 16th time this season, but the women's basketball team dropped a 79-55 decision to the NYU-Poly Fighting Blue Jays on Wednesday evening on the road. Old Westbury's setback moved them to 11-13 on the season and 6-11 against the Skyline Conference while NYU-Poly improved to 11-13 and 7-11, respectively. 

NYU-Poly scored the first eight points of the game and extended their lead to double-digits (19-9) with 13:19 left on the first half clock. The Fighting Blue Jays extended their first half lead to 20, 33-13, on a 14-4 run with 6:28 remaining. The lead stretched to as much as 24 with 2:16 to play before a 5-2 Panther run to end the half. Old Westbury went to the locker room down, 21, 45-24. 

Old Westbury got as close as 17, 45-29, with 16:52 remaining. NYU-Poly responded by outscoring the Panthers 32-19 over the next 12:42, taking a 29 point lead. Chutney Burrowes hit a jumper with 1:18 left on the clock and a Krystina Agard basket at the :30 mark closed out the scoring. 

Krystina Agard had 24 points, nine rebounds, five steals and five assists to lead Old Westbury. Daniella Santos followed with eight points and seven boards and Carlie Moore scored seven with two swats. Shannon Gilly grabbed nine rebounds and Abigail Williams cleared five off the glass as both of them nabbed two steals each. 

Margaux Pickell scored 28 points and pulled down 22 rebounds to go with four assists in 27 minutes for NYU-Poly. Kristen Leitheuser tallied 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals while Damei Mahama added 11 points and two steals. 

The Fighting Blue Jays shot 37.3 percent from the field while Old Westbury hit 27.6 percent. NYU-Poly enjoyed a 73-42 edge on the glass, including 27-12 advantage off the offensive boards. NYU-Poly converted those 27 offensive rebounds into 20 points. Old Westbury managed nine assists and forced NYU-Poly into 21 turnovers, resulting in 15 Panther points.

SAGE NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury will return to the Clark Athletic Center to close out the regular season in Saturday's Skyline Conference matchup with the Sage Gators. Panthers and Fighting Blue Jays tip at 2 p.m. in Old Westbury, New York. Saturday marks the annual “Senior Game” and “Pink Out”.  Avery Josey and Carlie Moore will be honored prior to tip-off for their dedication to Old Westbury Athletics in their final regular season game as a Panther.

Please join the Old Westbury community in the first annual breast cancer awareness walk. The breast cancer awareness walk will start at 12:30 p.m. at the Clark Athletic Center basketball court. One in nine women are affected by breast cancer and all participants will be asked to walk anywhere from one to nine laps around the court. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness. The Panthers and Gators along with Old Westbury Gameday Staff will wear pink shooting shirts during pregame warm ups. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on men's basketball or any of the other Panther athletic teams.