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WILKES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALL TO FDU-FLORHAM IN FREEDOM PLAY, 57-49
WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes women's basketball team fell to FDU-Florham Saturday afternoon from the Marts Center, 57-49.
The Lady Colonels drop to 4-12 on the season and 0-6 in the conference. The Devils move to 8-9 on the year and 2-4 in Freedom action.
FDU-Florham won the opening tip-off and were first to get on the board. A jumper by Whitney Connolly (Liberty, PA/Liberty) notched the game up early in the first half. The Devils took their largest lead of the day 19-6, as they capped off a 13-0 run with 5:43 left. Within the closing minutes of the first half Wilkes cut the lead to just nine points. At the half it was FDU-Florham 24 and Wilkes 15.
The Lady Colonels jumped out with a 6-0 run to open the second half as they cut the deficit to five points with 16:23 left in the game. A three-pointer by Megan Kazmerski (Kingston, PA/Holy Redeemer) put Wilkes within four points as FDU-Florham held a slight edge 31-27 with fourteen and change remaining. With ten minutes left, the Devils regained control as they went up by 12 points, 41-29. The Lady Colonels did as much as they could to get back in the game as a jumper by Connolly with 7:15 left pulled Wilkes to within five, but the Lady Colonels would come no closer as FDU-Florham captured their second Freedom Conference road victory.
Kazmerski led the way for Wilkes with 15 points on the afternoon shooting 2-for-6 from beyond the arc. She also chipped in nine rebounds, two steals and two assists. Connolly followed with 11 points going 5-for-6 from the free-throw line.
Walsh led the Lady Colonels on the glass finishing with 15 rebounds, including 13 on the defensive end of the floor.
Kyra Dayon led FDU-Florham with a game-high 21 points grabbing nine rebounds and seven steals.
Wilkes is back on the court Monday to conlcude their non-conference slate against Cedar Crest College at the Marts Center. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.
