Skip To Main Content

Daemen University Athletics

Western New York's Premier Division II Team
Fearless, Integrity, Effort, Respect, Commitment, Excitement
Danielle DiCintio drives to the basket against Molloy
Geoff Schneider
58
Daemen Daemen 18-7,14-1 ECC
67
Winner D'Youville DYO 9-15,7-8 ECC
Daemen Daemen
18-7,14-1 ECC
58
Final
67
D'Youville DYO
9-15,7-8 ECC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Daemen Daemen 6 16 18 18 58
D'Youville DYO 15 13 17 22 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | CONTACT: Mary Margaret Johnson, Director of Athletics Communications | mmjohnso@daemen.edu

Women's Basketball Falls At D'Youville

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's basketball team dropped their first East Coast Conference game of the season in a 67-58 loss to crosstown rival D'Youville University on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats, who claimed their sixth consecutive ECC Regular Season title last weekend, snap their 10-game win streak and move to 18-7 overall and 14-1 in ECC play.
The Wildcats shot just 35% (24-of-68) from the field and just 27% (6-of-22) beyond the arc in the loss. Daemen graduate student Danielle DiCintio (Somers, N.Y.) led the Wildcats offensively with 22 points on the day while three Saints totaled 15 points in D'Youville's victory.

IMPACT PLAYERS
  • DiCintio played all 40 minutes and scored a season-tying high 22 points after shooting 53% from the field (8-of-15) and 55% beyond the arc (5-of-9) while leading the Cats defensively with nine rebounds – two offensive – one block and one assist.
  • Junior forward Cecilia Lapertosa (Whitesboro, N.Y.) finished with 11 points after going 4-of-10 from the field and added seven rebounds – three O boards – along with a team-high five assists and one steal.
  • Junior guard Claire Pikett (Holland, N.Y.) and sophomore guard Sophie Auer (Lewiston, N.Y.) each finished with eight points after they both shot 4-of-12 from the field and both added four rebounds. Pikett finished with three blocks and three steals while Auer totaled three steals and two assists.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • After Daemen scored the first bucket of the game, D'Youville scored 15 straight points and took a 15-6 lead after the first quarter. The Saints led by as much as 15 points four minutes into in the second quarter, but Daemen mounted a comeback and finished off the half on a 16-7 run to make it a six-point game at the break, trailing 28-22.
  • The Saints opened the third quarter with a three-point play, but from there the Cats went on a 9-3 run to bring it within two points, 34-32. In the final five minutes of the quarter, D'Youville narrowly outscored Daemen 11-8 after shooting 5-of-8 from the field. The Wildcats trailed 45-40 after three quarters.
  • D'Youville stretched the lead to 10 in the first three minutes of the fourth after outscoring Daemen 7-2 to open the final quarter of play. After a pair of layups from Auer and Ne'vaeh Buntley (Rochester, N.Y.) and a free throw from DiCintio, Daemen again brought the game within five, 52-47, but D'Youville scored the next five to make it a 10-point game yet again. Daemen outscored D'Youville 9-5 over three minutes of gameplay, and a Pikett layup with 40 seconds left brought the Wildcats within four, 62-58, but D'Youville closed out the game with five free throws to take down the Cats, 67-58 and hand Daemen their first loss of conference play.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats wrap up the regular season with Senior Night at Lumsden Gymnasium next Saturday, March 1 at 2 PM.
Daemen University features the premier NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 17 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.

Follow the Daemen women's basketball program on Twitter, Instagram at @DaemenWBB
Print Friendly Version