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Crystal Barnes racked up her fourth-straight double-double
84
Winner Old Westbury OW-WBB 4-3
72
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) SJCBK 3-3
Winner
Old Westbury OW-WBB
4-3
84
Final
72
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) SJCBK
3-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Old Westbury OW-WBB 46 38 84
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) SJCBK 28 44 72

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

@OW_Panthers Women’s Basketball trumps St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) on the road, 84-72

Old Westbury registered four Panthers in double-digit scoring


BROOKLYN, NY (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - The SUNY College at Old Westbury women's basketball team took an 84-72 non-conference victory from the St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears on the road Saturday evening in the inaugural game played inside The Hill Center on Frank Carbone Court.  With the win, Old Westbury improves to 4-3 on the season, while the Bears dropped to 3-3.

St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) opened its new building with a 2-0 lead off a basket by Samantha Retas just 54 seconds into play.  Raven Pentz answered with a three pointer at 18:04 to put Old Westbury up one, 3-2.  Moments later, Clarissa Gallagher connected on a triple to break a 14-14 game to put Old Westbury up for good with 12:06 showing on the first-half clock.  Nikki Alexander dropped in a layup to cap a 9-0 Panther run at 10:47 for a seven-point lead.  The Bears battled back with a 6-0 run from 10:01 to 8:36 before Crystal Barnes dropped in back-to-back layup to give Old Westbury a 25-20 lead with 8:09 remaining.  Old Westbury closed out the final 8:36 with a 25-8 run to take a 46-28 lead into the half.

Old Westbury coasted to victory despite being outscored 44-38 in the second half.  Old Westbury took a game-high 22-point lead at 15:06 off a made Ruth Vargas free-throw for a 54-32 advantage.  Retas banked in a layup with 8:32 remaining to bring the Bears' within 15 points (66-51).  Down 20 points with 1:55 showing on the second-half clock, St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) outscored Old Westbury 11-3 over the final 1:44 to fall by 12 points.    

Jasmine Robinson paced Old Westbury with 24 points and five steals in 21 minutes of action.  Barnes totaled her fourth-straight double-double, racking up 13 points (6-12 FG) and 14 rebounds (career high) to go along with six blocks and three steals.  Pentz finished with 14 points, six rebounds, eight assists and four steals while Gallagher added 12 points and three steals.  Alexander chipped in with two blocks and four rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench.

Retas led St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) with 17 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks.  Destiny Marino followed with 17 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists while Taylor Raccuglia went for 13 points and three steals.

In the end, Old Westbury connected on 37.7 percent from the field (29-77), 35.7 percent from three-point territory (5-14) and 65.6 percent from the free-throw line (21-32) while St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) knocked down 35.3 percent from the floor (24-68), 13.3 percent from beyond the arc (2-15) and 61.1 percent from the charity stripe (22-36).  St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) won the boards battle, 60-46, and dished out 19 assists, compared to Old Westbury's 18 helpers.  Old Westbury held the advantage in blocks (9-7) and steals (17-8).

NEW ROCHELLE BLUE ANGELS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to the hardwood on Thursday (Dec. 11) for a non-conference battle at home against the New Rochelle Blue Angels at 6 p.m. from Clark Athletic Center.     

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Players Mentioned

Nikki Alexander

#24 Nikki Alexander

F
5' 9"
Junior
Clarissa Gallagher

#23 Clarissa Gallagher

G
5' 7"
Senior
Raven Pentz

#12 Raven Pentz

G
5' 4"
Junior
Jasmine Robinson

#21 Jasmine Robinson

G
5' 4"
Sophomore
Ruth Vargas

#44 Ruth Vargas

C
5' 11"
Junior
Crystal Barnes

#35 Crystal Barnes

C
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nikki Alexander

#24 Nikki Alexander

5' 9"
Junior
F
Clarissa Gallagher

#23 Clarissa Gallagher

5' 7"
Senior
G
Raven Pentz

#12 Raven Pentz

5' 4"
Junior
G
Jasmine Robinson

#21 Jasmine Robinson

5' 4"
Sophomore
G
Ruth Vargas

#44 Ruth Vargas

5' 11"
Junior
C
Crystal Barnes

#35 Crystal Barnes

6' 0"
Sophomore
C