HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. - Senior
Victoria Jacobs and junior
Carmen Escano combined for 21 points as the Centenary University women's basketball team fell to Immaculata University, 86-47 in their final regular season game on Saturday.
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Before the contest, Centenary honored their seven seniors:
Meghan Barone,
Taylor Bossert,
Danika Brandt,
Molly Collins, Jacobs,
Jessica McKenzie, and
Carly Tarnowski.Â
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At the 7:05 mark of the first quarter, Brandt put the Cyclones on the board and cut the Immaculata lead in half, 4-2.
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Sophomore
Salma Eddahiri drove down the court and pulled Centenary to within three points, 14-11 off a good layup with 2:33 showing on the clock.
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Closing out the first quarter, Bossert powered down the court and scored at the 0:01 mark. Immaculata led 18-16 going into the second
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Immaculata scored the opening 12 points of the second quarter which pushed their lead to 30-16 with 6:04 to go in the half.
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Collins answered with a good three-pointer at 5:14 and cut Immaculata's lead to 11 with a score of 30-19.
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The Mighty Macs closed out the half with a 43-23 lead.
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The Cyclones opened the third and scored 7 out of the first 12 points. Immaculata led 48-30 with 6:35 left on the clock in the third quarter.
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Immaculata outscored the Cyclones in the remainder of the third 21-6 and closed out the third quarter with a score of 69-36.
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As the fourth quarter got underway, Immaculata outscored Centenary 17-11. Jacobs scored five points with one assist in the final quarter.
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The Mighty Macs eventually closed out the 86-47 win.Â
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Centenary shot 32.8% from the floor and went 7-for-13 from the foul line. Immaculata shot 53.1% from the floor and went 8-for-10 from the foul line. The Mighty Macs won the rebounding game 38-34.Â
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Abigail Lentowski led Immaculata with 18 points and had 2 rebounds.
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Jacobs and Escano each added five rebounds to go with their 11 and 10 points respectively.
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The Cyclones will battle the Mighty Macs in the first round of the Atlantic East Tournament on Monday, Feb. 21.
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