RIVERDALE, N.Y. --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury women's basketball three-game win streak was snapped Thursday evening with a 55-45 setback against the College of Mount Saint Mary Vincent Dolphins (5-2, 3-1 Skyline) in Skyline Conference road action inside Peter Jay Sharp Center in Riverdale, New York. The Panthers (3-4, 3-1 Skyline) move to a 9-2 mark against the Dolphins dating back to the 2015-16 season.
 
Trailing 18-8 heading into the second quarter, Ashley Cattle opened the stanza with a layup to ignite a 7-2 run for Old Westbury to trim the deficit to five points (20-15) with 7:06 remaining. Mount Saint Vincent responded with a 7-1 spurt from 6:25 to 52 seconds, kickstarted by Dez Brown single free throw, to grow its lead back up to double-digits, 27-16.  With 36 seconds left, a Ja'nya Flash jumper sent the Panthers into the break down by nine points, 27-18.
 
Micah Browne connected from deep 1:29 into third-quarter play that started an 8-3 surge for Old Westbury to get in close as four (30-26) with 4:51 left. The Dolphins used the next 2:52 to put together an 11-2 run and build a game-high 13-point cushion (41-28), before Davida Warren laid in two to send the 41-30 game into the final quarter.  Behind by 13 points and 6:39 showing on the fourth-quarter clock, Cattle scored four of the Panthers' six-straight points from 6:29 to 4:47 to pull within seven points, 48-41.  Mount Saint Vincent closed out the remaining 4:26 outscoring Old Westbury 7-4 to settle the 55-45 final.
 
Cattle led the way with 15 points (7-of-8 FT) to go with five rebounds and two steals. Warren followed with 12 points (6-of-11 FT) and a game-high 14 rebounds (eight offensive) to post her sixth double-double (26th career).  La'Niya Clark nabbed three steals.
 
DarNeisha Brice finished with 14 points, four assists and a game-high four steals to pace Mount Saint Vincent.  Aria Rheams chipped in 11 points (7-of-12 FT) and nine rebounds while Brown poured in 11 points (5-of-8 FG) and pulled down 12 rebounds.
 
The Panthers shot 25.9 percent (14-of-54) from the field, 11.1 percent (1-of-9) from three-point territory and 64 percent (16-of-25) from the free-throw line.  Mount Saint Vincent connected on 40 percent (20-of-50) from the floor, 40 percent (6-of-15) from beyond the arc and 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from the charity stripe.  Mount Saint Vincent won the boards battle, 40-36, scoring nine second-chance points off nine offensive rebounds. The Panthers outplayed Mount Saint Vincent in steals (1-6), blocks (1-0), fastbreak points (15-0) and points in the paint (22-20) while scoring 20 points off 19 Dolphin turnovers.  Mount Saint Vincent finished with the advantage in assists (13-5) and bench points (8-4).
 
UP NEXT:
Old Westbury returns to campus Saturday (Dec. 7) for a Skyline Conference Toys For Tots battle against the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) Bears (5-3, 4-0 Skyline) inside Clark Athletic Center. The Panthers will enter Saturday's matchup with a 9-1 record against the Bears since the 2014-15 campaign.

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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