NEW HAVEN, CONN. --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury women's basketball fell 66-55 Tuesday evening to the Albertus Magnus College Falcons (6-2) in non-conference road action inside Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The setback moves Old Westbury to a 4-5 mark on the young season.
Trailing 34-20 after 15:22 of play,
Paige Brown laid in two at the 4:44 mark to ignite an 8-0 run for Old Westbury to trim the deficit to six points, 34-28. Shyla Osmond knocked down a jumper with 1:05 remaining in the second quarter to send the 36-28 game into the break.
The Falcons remained in the driver seat at the start of the third quarter outscoring the Panthers 17-9 to claim the 53-37 lead. Rah-Rah Thompson and Katherine Raposo combined for five-unanswered points to build a game-high 21 point lead (58-37) with 7:04 showing on the fourth-quarter clock. Old Westbury put together an 18-8 spurt in the remaining 6:46 to settle the 66-55 final.
Micah Browne finished with 14 points (5-of-10 FG, 1-of-2 3FG, 3-of-3 FT), four assists, two steals and one block to pace Old Westbury. Warren followed with 10 points (4-of-9 FG, 2-of-4 FT), seven rebounds, four steals (game-high) and two blocks.
Osmond led the way with a game high 20 points (10-of-14 FG) to go with 10 rebounds and five assists (game-high) to lead the Falcons to victory. Andreah Orr chipped in with 13 points (6-of-13 FG) and a game-high 15 rebounds.
In the end, Old Westbury finished the evening shooting 38.3 percent (23-of-60) from the field, 21.4 percent (3-of-14) from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from the free-throw line. Albertus Magnus connected on 39.7 percent (27-of-68) from the field, 18.2 percent (4-of-22) from three-point territory and 80 percent (8-of-10) from the charity stripe. Albertus Magnus won the boards battle, 49-34, while scoring 20 second-chance points off 22 offensive rebounds. Old Westbury outplayed Albertus Magnus in steals (11-9) and blocks (5-3). The Falcons held the edge in points in the paint (36-32) while scoring 24 points off 20 Panther miscues. Both teams were even in assists (11-11), fastbreak points (6-6) and bench points (13-13).
UP NEXT:
Old Westbury returns home Friday (Dec. 13) to close out its non-conference slate with a Toys for Tots White Out Game against Brooklyn College at 7 p.m. inside Clark Athletic Center.
Fans are encouraged to help less fortunate children this holiday season by contributing a new, unwrapped toy during our ninth-annual Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Toys for Tots drive. Fans can drop donations in the marked "Toys for Tots" bin at the entrance to Clark Athletic Center prior to each December home game. Admission is $3 or a new, unwrapped toy, and students are free with school ID.
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