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Ashley Murray scored 22 points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds to lead Rosemont's women's basketball team to a late rally and a 69-59 win over Hunter College Saturday night in the opening round of the Lycoming Holiday Tournament in Williamsport, PA.
The Ravens will play Rutgers-Newark- a 72-69 winner over the host Warriors- in the championship game on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
TURNING POINT:
Trailing by two coming into the fourth quarter, the Ravens went on a flurry midway through the period to break the game open. The Ravens closed the game on a 17-7 run over the final 7:27 of the contest with Murray contributing 10 points to that run.
FROM THEÂ BOXSCORE:
- Saturday marked Murray's fifth double-double on the season in Rosemont's 10 games.
- Ke'Alohilani Naone-Carter had 13 points on Saturday- including three 3-pointers in five attempts. It is the fifth time in the past six games that Naone-Carter has scored in double figures. Naone-Carter also had nine rebounds on the night.
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Ayanna Thompson had eight assists on Saturday- a new season high. She also recorded a block.
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Shawn Dowd tied a season-high with 9 points on Saturday. Â She also had nine against Cedar Crest on Dec. 5
UP NEXT:
After the championship game on Sunday, the Ravens will return home to Alumnae Hall for two straight games- one against Neumann on Thursday night at 6 p.m. and another on Jan. 8 against Bryn Athyn.Â