Box Score

Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University women's basketball team improves to 18-5 Saturday afternoon, as they defeated the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University, 94-76. The Panthers stand at 12-5 in Northeast-10 play as the Owls fall to 12-11 overall and 8-9 in the league.

Leading the offense was senior Jessica Kitrys, with a team-high 26 points and 16 rebounds. Kelly Mannix found herself in double-figures as she contributed 15 points, shooting fifty percent from downtown. Sade Jackson nearly missed a double-double, with nine points and 10 assists. Lauren Nuss and Samantha Milhaven each came off the bench to contribute six points in the win.

For the Blue and White, leading scorer Taylor McLaughlin paced the offense with a team-high 21 points and eight rebounds. Three other Owls reached double-digits as Jackie Beathea, Keshia Primo and Sydni Lester each had 18, 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Adelphi jumped out to an early six-point lead, on a triple by Mannix at the 17:20 mark. She shot 3-5 from beyond the arc in the first half. Southern Connecticut would decrease the margin to one, on a layup by McLaughlin, 12-11. The Brown and Gold would then committ a 12-2 run to lead the Owls by 11, 24-13, with 8:27 left in the half.

A three-pointer by Jackson at the 5:11 mark would increase the Panther margin to 14, leading 34-20. The squad would maintain that lead through the remainder of the first half, as the Owls trailed by 18, heading into the locker room, 46-28.

A Mannix-to-Kitrys combo for three would give Adelphi a 23-point cushion to start the second half. SCSU McLaughlin would drain a triple with 15:10 left in the game, however the Owls still trailed Adelphi by 18, 57-39.

Back-to-back turnovers committed by the Blue and White would give Melanie O'Brien and Nuss to increase the lead to 28, the largest of the half, 76-48. With 3:56 left, the Owls would begin their fight back into the game, going on a 9-0 run, to bring them within 15 of the Brown and Gold, 90-75. A jumper by Ifeanyi Ofili with 28 seconds left on the clock would seal the deal and Adelphi would come away with a 94-76 victory.

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The squad returns to action on Wednesday, February 19 in their final away game of the season against the College of Saint Rose at 5:30 p.m. Can't make the game, but don't want to miss out on all the action? Click here for live stats or watch the game by clicking here.