HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (Feb. 18, 2017)- Senior Mallory George (Berkeley Heights, N.J. / Governor Livingston) finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists as the Centenary University women's basketball team used a full team effort to defeat Immaculata University, 72-55 on Senior Day.

Junior Julia Presant (Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East) made three triples and finished with 15 points for the Cyclones who finish the regular season at 20-5 overall and 13-3 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.  Amber Ballinger totaled 16 points and six rebounds for the Mighty Macs who finish the regular season at 8-17 overall and 8-8 in the CSAC. 

Centenary jumped out to an early 15-6 lead behind the hot shooting of Presant who connected on her first four shots from the floor. Immaculata would climb back into the contest with an 18-7 run, which gave the Mighty Macs a 24-22 lead with 6:33 remaining in the second quarter. The game would remain extremely tight as Centenary entered the half with a 32-28 advantage.

In the second half, the Cyclones broke the game wide open with a 17-5 run that was capped off by back-to-back triples from junior Rachel Edwards (Phillipsburg, N.J. / Phillipsburg). Centenary pushed their lead to 51-35 with 3:02 remaining in the third quarter. After the Cyclones run, Immaculata couldn't climb out of the hole as George scored eight of her 14 second half points in the final 11:35 and Centenary extended their lead to the largest of the game at 72-46 with 3:45 remaining in the fourth.

Edwards finished with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists, while fellow classmate Nicole Cartaino (Midland Park, N.J. / Midland Park) chipped in with 11 points and four rebounds. Junior Amber Reisenwitz (Cresco, Pa. / Pocono Mountain East) totaled seven points, eight rebounds and nine assists, while senior Melissa Rabe (Byram, N.J. / Lenape Valley) added four points and three rebounds.

Before the game, Head Coach Rose Haller and her staff honored Alexis Wilson (Bayonne, N.J. / Marist), Kelsey Barofski (White Township, N.J. / Belvidere), Heather Yaros (Hopatcong, N.J. / Hopatcong), Rabe and George for their hardwork and dedication over the last four years.

Coach Haller and the Cyclones will return to action in the CSAC Tournament First Round on Mon. Feb. 20^th,hosting the fifth seeded Cavaliers of Cabrini University at 7:00 p.m.