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Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University women's basketball team's shooting woes led to a 57-43 setback at the hands of the College of Saint Rose in Northeast-10 Conference action on Wednesday at the Center for Recreation and Sport. The Panthers shot just 31 percent from the field and despite rallying to within eight points with 2:53 to play, they could not catch the Golden Knights in the final minutes. Adelphi drops to 2-4 and 1-3 in NE-10 play with the loss, while Saint Rose climbs to 5-1 and 3-1 in the conference.

In her first start of the season, Adelphi senior Kara Tancredi fought her way to 12 points and eight rebounds, six of which came on the offensive end. Sophomore Jessica Kitrys scored in double figures for the fifth time in six games with 10 points, while Sade Jackson hustled for six points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

For the Golden Knights, Ola Shajuyigbe and Ashley Rath tied for the game-high with 14 points each while grabbing four rebounds apiece. Ali Johnson tallied 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting and tied Emily Trapp in grabbing a team-best 10 rebounds.

Saint Rose came out firing and shot a blistering 60 percent from the floor in the first half, building a seven point lead within the first five minutes. The Panthers rallied back and cut the deficit to one point on a layup by Tancredi at the 8:48 mark, but Rath answered back seconds later with a jumper that shifted the momentum back in the Golden Knights' favor. A layup by Trapp capped a 12-0 run by Saint Rose that stretched the lead to 30-16 with two minutes left in the half, and a free throw by Alison McGrath gave the Golden Knights a 31-18 lead heading into halftime.

The visitors held a steady lead into the heart of the second half, but a Samantha Perez nailed a stepback fadeaway as she cut through the lane to slice the Saint Rose lead to nine points with 4:33 to play. Two minutes later, Tancredi swished two free throws to bring Adelphi within eight, but the Golden Knights opened the game back up hitting 8-of-8 free throws in the final two minutes to seal the deal.

The Panthers return to action on Saturday when they head to Worcester, Mass., to take on #22 Assumption in an NE-10 contest at 1:30 p.m.