Bronxville, N.Y. – The Concordia College women's basketball team took the the court of the Meyer Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon to take on Felician College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division game. The Clippers were unable to earn the win against the Golden Falcons as Felician secured a 72-59 victory for their fifth victory of the season.
The first half began with both teams keeping the score close as neither side was able to take a sizable lead. The Golden Falcons would use a 10-0 run midway through the half to take a 21-15 advantage. Concordia would respond with a 7-3 run to get within four points after a three-point play by sophomore Khadijah Donaldson (Valley Stream, N.Y.) with 3:37 remaining in the period. Felician would end the half on a 7-1 run as the Clippers went into the locker room trailing 37-27.
In the second half Concordia was unable to cut into the deficit until two consecutive three-point baskets for the Clippers allowed them to get within single digits with six minutes left on the clock. The Golden Falcons would knock down their free-throw attempts in the closing minutes as Felician would go on to take a 72-59 victory.
Freshman Jessica Rosalbo (Staten Island, N.Y.) led Concordia with 14 points, tying her career-high, while adding three steals. Junior Alyssa Dawson (Westwood, N.J.) recorded a double-double as she finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds while Donaldson tied her career-best with six points.
The Golden Falcons shot 40.3% from the field while the Clippers shot 39.6%. Felician would also hold a 44-32 rebounding advantage as Concordia scored 26 points off of the Golden Falcons' turnovers.
The Clippers (0-15, 0-8 CACC) will be on the road for the next game as Concordia will battle Post for the second time this season on Tuesday, Jan. 14th. The game is set to tip at 6 p.m. in Waterbury, Conn. as fans unable to attend the game can follow all of the action via the live stats link on ConcordiaClippers.com.