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Ashli Jeune comes up with one of her two blocks in today's win at Roberts Wesleyan
80
Winner Daemen DAEW 16-3, 8-1 ECC
48
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW 11-8, 4-5 ECC
Winner
Daemen DAEW
16-3, 8-1 ECC
80
Final
48
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW
11-8, 4-5 ECC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Daemen DAEW 19 21 27 13 80
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW 19 9 9 11 48

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | By Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications

Wildcats Ride Strong Middle Quarters To Eighth-Straight Win

Daemen Outscores Rival Roberts Wesleyan 48-18 Over Second & Third Quarters

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Graduate student Ashli Jeune (Westampton, N.J.) was as hot as a summer afternoon, canning six first-half three-pointers en route to her third 20-point outing this season to lead Daemen College past rival Roberts Wesleyan College by an 80-48 final in East Coast Conference women's basketball action here today. 

The result extends Daemen's winning streak to eight-straight games - the second-longest active streak in the NCAA Division II East Region behind the University of the Sciences (12-straight wins). Daemen, which is off to the best start of the program's NCAA Division II era, stands at 16-3 overall and 8-1 in ECC play. The Wildcats remain a game behind first-place St. Thomas Aquinas College (17-3, 9-0 ECC) in the ECC standings. 

It also marked Daemen's fourth-straight win in the series with Roberts Wesleyan, sweeping the teams' regular season meetings for the second-straight year. Daemen had defeated the Redhawks 70-47 at Lumsden Gymnasium back on December 7. Roberts Wesleyan, which had their own seven-game winning streak snapped last weekend, has now dropped three-straight games, falling to 11-8 overall and 4-5 in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS
  • Jeune scored 20 of her game-high 25 points in the first half as she drilled 6-of-9 shots from behind the three-point line in the period. She finished 6-for-12 from the field (and from three-point range) and 7-for-8 from the free throw line, while adding four rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks to her afternoon.
  • While Jeune cooled off after halftime, senior guard/forward Jordan Heinold (Hamburg, N.Y.) heated up, scoring 17 of her 20 points in the final 20 minutes. Heinold finished 7-for-9 from the field and 3-for-5 from three-point range while collecting a team-high nine rebounds.
  • The Wildcats also got 10 points apiece from junior forward Caroline White (Fairport, N.Y.) and sophomore forward Mickayla Ivy (Grand Rapids, Mich.). 
  • Katie Titus (Penfield, N.Y.) narrowly missed a double-double (nine points, eight rebounds), and Tiara Filbert (Batavia, N.Y.) equaled her career-high with seven assists.
  • Dimitra Gkizani came off the bench to lead Roberts with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting. The Redhawks also received a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) from Western New York native Emily Miller, and a 10-point performance from Jessie Cooke.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After ending the first quarter tied at 19-19, Daemen took control. The Wildcats outscored RWC 48-19 in the second and third quarters combined.
  • The hosts made 8-of-18 field goal attempts (44.4%) in the opening quarter, but were held to just 8-for-34 shooting (23.5%) over the final 30 minutes.
  • Daemen scored the first 10 points of the second quarter, including back-to-back trey-balls from Heinold and Jeune to grab a 29-19 lead less than five minutes into the period.
  • Jeune sank a pair of free throws late in the second quarter to send Daemen into halftime with a 40-28 advantage. 
  • The Wildcat momentum carried into the third quarter as Daemen embarked on a 21-6 run over the first 8:16 of the period. Heinold accounted for 12 points in the run, and Filbert's three-pointer at the 2:44 mark put the Wildcats ahead 61-34. The lead reached 30 points (67-37) following another free throw by Jeune near the close of the period.
  • Daemen's lead went as high as 35 points (74-39) in the fourth quarter.
  • Daemen finished with 43 percent field-goal shooting (28-for-65), and made 11-of-27 shots from three-point range (40.7%). 
  • RWC finished 16-for-52 from the field (30.%) and 5-for-21 from downtown (23.8%).
  • The Wildcats also forced the Redhawks into 21 turnovers which they converted into 32 points.

GAME NOTES
  • Daemen is ranked eighth in this week's Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) East Region media poll. The Wildcats have appeared in the last 12 D2SIDA regional polls dating back to last season.
  • The result marked Daemen's third win by at least a 30-point margin this season. Daemen entered the game leading the ECC in scoring margin (+15.0) and ranking second in both scoring offense (69.6 ppg) and scoring defense (54.6 papg).
  • Daemen has now held 15 of their 19 opponents to less than 65 points, posting a perfect 15-0 record in those contests. Today's defensive effort marked the ninth time they've held an opponent to less than 50 points.
  • Over the course of their eight-game winning streak, Daemen is allowing just 49.8 points on 32 percent shooting (145-for-454).
  • Today's offensive effort marked the second time this season Daemen has had two players reach the 20-point mark. Titus (27 points) and White (21 points) did so in a 78-57 win at the College of St. Rose on December 22.
  • Heinold has now made at least one three-pointer in 11-straight games. She's made multiple threes in 16 of 19 games this season. The reigning ECC Player of the Week, Heinold is averaging 17.3 points and shooting 56 percent from three-point range (15-for-27) over the last four games.
  • Jeune's hot shooting marked her second game with at least six three-pointers this season. She canned 7-of-10 from deep as part of a season-high 27-point performance on January 10 when leading Daemen past Queens College.
  • Daemen leads the ECC in three-pointers made (9.0) and attempted (26.9) per game. The Wildcats have made at least 11 threes in five of the last seven games.

NEXT JUMP BALL
Daemen head back on the road next weekend with ECC contests at the University of Bridgeport (February 7) and Queens College (February 9). 
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