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54
Daemen DAEW 2-5, 0-2 ECC
56
Winner District of Columbia UDC-W 2-6, 1-0 ECC
Daemen DAEW
2-5, 0-2 ECC
54
Final
56
District of Columbia UDC-W
2-6, 1-0 ECC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Daemen DAEW 15 16 5 18 54
District of Columbia UDC-W 10 13 12 21 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Lea Sobieraski, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Wildcats Suffer Two-Point Road Loss

Jordan Heinold Scores Career-High 21 Points In Today's Loss

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The Daemen College women's basketball team saw their double-digit lead vanish in a 56-54 loss to host University of the District of Columbia today in an early season East Coast Conference matchup at the UDC Sports Complex.  The Wildcats scored just five third-quarter points, allowing the Firebirds to close the gap.
 
Daemen dropped to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the league, while the Firebirds improved to 2-6 on the season and 1-0 in the ECC. 
 
Freshman Jordan Heinold (Hamburg, N.Y./Immaculata) had a career-high 21 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats.  The 6-foot Buffalo native canned five three-pointers in 35 minutes of action.  Senior Leah McDonell (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Cardinal O'Hara) went 6-for-9 from the field for 13 points, marking her sixth game this season in double-figures.  Rookie Carina Pringle (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena), finished with nine points and a team-high five assists.  Only two other Daemen players made their way to the scoresheet as Sarah Saba (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster) added eight points and Sydney Jones (Clifton Springs, N.Y./Midlakes) notched three to round out the Wildcat scoring.
 
UDC forced 23 Daemen turnovers and the hosts converted the miscues into 18 points.  The Firebirds hit 9-of-17 free throws compared to the Wildcats who were limited to just 2-of-5 at the charity stripe. 
 
Senior Shantrel Oliver (Columbia, Md.) led the Firebirds with 17 points, connecting on 6-of-18 shots overall, including 2-for-5 from three-point land.  NyAsia Anderson (Newark, N.J.) and Kaiya Coleman (Laurel, Md.) scored in double-digits with 13 and 10 points, respectively.  Jaslynn Rollins (Ypsilanti, Mich.) had a game-high 10 rebounds and added seven points in the win.
 
The teams traded baskets early on, but Daemen netted six unanswered points to take the early lead.  Back-to-back layups by McDonell followed by a bucket from Saba gave Daemen the 13-8 edge. UDC answered with a made jumper, but Pringle nailed down a jump shot to give the Wildcats a 15-10 lead as play headed into the second quarter.
 
The Firebirds opened the second quarter with an 8-2 run that featured a jump shot and three-pointer by Bianca White, giving the hosts a slim one-point advantage (18-17).  Daemen responded with three unanswered triples from Heinold, Pringle, and McDonell to regain the lead 26-18.  The squads traded baskets the rest of the half and Daemen took a 31-23 lead into the break.  The Wildcats shot 13-of-26 from the field and 5-of-12 from beyond the arc in the first half.  UDC produced 13 of their 23 first-half points off of Daemen turnovers as the Wildcats committed 14 turnovers in the first 20 minutes.
 
The Wildcats took their biggest lead of the game on a layup by McDonell to open up the third quarter (33-23).  However, Daemen went cold the rest of the way and saw their double-figure lead dissolve.  The Wildcats scored just three points in eight minutes of action to close out the third.  UDC used a 12-3 spurt to narrow the Daemen gap 36-35 heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
 
In the first minute of the fourth, Heinold connected on a three-ball and Pringle netted a layup for a four-point advantage (41-37).  When Heinold nailed her fourth triple of the night, the Wildcat lead increased to seven (44-37). 
 
But, the Firebirds clawed their way back, knotting the game 49-49 with 4:33 left to play.  Anderson scored eight points in the Firebirds' 12-5 spurt, including a triple, a conventional three-point play, and a layup.  The two teams found themselves at a standstill once again (52-52) after each made crucial three-point buckets with 1:37 to go. 
 
In the final minute of action, Rollins scored a layup, forcing Daemen to foul with 12 seconds on the clock.  Pringle made a shot at the buzzer but it was not enough to catch UDC as the Firebirds came away with the 56-54 victory.
 
Daemen is idle until next Saturday (Dec. 10) when they travel to the University of Bridgeport for an ECC contest.
 
For breaking news and continuing coverage of the Daemen women's basketball team, follow @DaemenAthletics an @DaemenWBB on Twitter.
 
 
 
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