31
Neumann NUWB 2-3
85
Winner Eastern EUWB 5-1
Neumann NUWB
2-3
31
Final
85
Eastern EUWB
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Neumann NUWB 20 11 31
Eastern EUWB 47 38 85

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Banishes Knights

ST. DAVIDS, Pa.--Eastern University Women's Basketball rolled to a 54-point victory on Saturday against the Neumann University Knights.

The Eagles held the Knights to an 18.6 percent field goal percentage (11-for-59) and forced 19 Knights' turnovers en route to an 85-31 rout.

Gina DiDomenico and Meghan Nowak posted 18 points apiece to lead the Eagles and did so in under 25 minutes of play. DiDomenico shot 4-for-5 from behind the 3-point line and beleaugered the Knights' backcourt with six steals. Nowak also contributed seven assists, three blocks and four rebounds. The Eagles worked every active player into the game and didn't play any starter more than 25 minutes. Senior Kaleigh Boreman finished just shy of a double-double off the bench, scoring nine points and gathering 17 rebounds.

The Eagles scored on a Nowak layup right off the opening tip-off and jumped to a 16-2 lead in the first six minutes of the game. Eastern's lead climbed to 27 points by halftime. The Eagles held Neumann to 11 points in the second half and their lead ballooned to as many as 56 points.

On Wednesday, the Eagles open conference play. They'll host Wilkes University at 6 p.m.

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