Women's Basketball | December 5, 2023
Box Score PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Explorers drop a road contest to Rutgers Tuesday night. The team will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to face the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Scarlet Knights got off to a hot start going on a 7-0 run to begin the game, but Jolene Armendariz was able to get La Salle on the board and settle the Explorer offense in.
- Hailey Chiles got early action tonight and made the most of it from the start. Her first points were an and-one shot in the paint where she converted the free-throw to get La Salle within three points.
- A Tiara Bolden three-point shot got the Explorers within two points at 12-14. The next offensive possession for La Salle gave them the lead thanks to a fast-break three-pointer from Gabby Turco.
- Rutgers ended the first on a 7-0 run as the quarter ended with the home team up 21-15.
- The Scarlet Knights continued to score early in the second and kept La Salle in control on offense.
- A handful of three-point conversions by Armendariz and Nicole Melious sent us to the end of the first half with Rutgers leading 47-36.
- Rutgers came out firing in the second half and made sure there was no opportunity for a La Salle comeback in store. More Scarlet Knight offense led by Kaylene Smikle and Kassondra Brown had Rutgers up 73-50 entering the final ten minutes.
- Melious kicked off the fourth for La Salle with a corner three-pointer, her fourth of the contest.
- Two offensive possessions later, Armendariz knocked down her second shot from three.
- Ultimately it was not enough, and Rutgers got the win
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Melious and Armendariz each scored 12 points tonight, leading La Salle in that category.
- The freshman from New York hit four three-pointers tonight, once again a hot night from deep for Melious.
- Amber Bullard and Armendariz combined for 19 of the Explorer's 38 rebounds on the night.
- The officials played a role in the contest tonight for both teams, a combined 45 fouls were issued.
