Rockford University issued the following announcement on Dec. 16
The Rockford University women's basketball team (6-4) earned a hard-fought 53-49 road victory on Thursday evening over the Mount Mary University Blue Angels (0-10). The victory gave Rockford its fourth win in the last five meetings between the two schools and already its most wins in a single-season in five years. Rockford was able to overcome a difficult shooting night by dominating the glass and making more free throws than Mount Mary attempted. The Regents crushed the Blue Angles on the boards 50-34 and made 17 free throws compared to just nine makes for Mount Mary. Anaya Davis was also once again a difference maker on the floor. Davis recorded her seventh straight double-double, and eighth overall, with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 5 steals.
Regent Recap
- Rockford jumped out to a quick 7-4 lead exactly three minutes into the game. Jocelyn Callahan jump-started the RU offense with a triple and Anaya Davis and Roshanda Stevens each hit a jumper of their own, to combine to score Rockford's seven points.
- Mount Mary would eventually retake the lead and push it to as many as three points at 13-10, with 2:20 left in the first period.
- However, Rockford made four free throws to close out the quarter and take a 14-13 lead heading into the second.
- The two teams continued to battle back and forth throughout the second quarter, with neither team leading by more than three points at any time.
- With Rockford holding a two-point lead and 1:28 left in the half, Mount Mary scored the final four points to take a 31-29 lead into the break.
- The Blue Angels then scored four of the first five points in the third quarter to take a 35-30 advantage, the largest for either team thus far.
- Fortunately, the Regents responded with a 6-0 run, capped off by a triple from Evelyn Abundes, to retake the lead at 36-35.
- Abundes would hit another three-pointer later in the quarter, to give Rockford a 39-37 lead heading into the fourth.
- Rockford was able to steadily build its lead up to as many as five points after Anaya Davis scored three straight, to give her team a 46-41 lead with 5:37 left in regulation.
- However, things would get a bit dicey over the next few minutes, as Mount Mary scored the next five points to knot the game at 46-46 at the 4:11 mark.
- With Rockford now clinging to a one-point lead and less than a minute left, the Regents would be sent to the free throw line on multiple occasions.
- Fortunately, Anaya Davis, Naynay Clark and Roshanda Stevens would each make a free throw to help seal the 53-49 road win.
- Anaya Davis recorded her eighth double-double of the season, and seventh straight, with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 5 steals. Davis still leads the NACC in scoring (17.4 ppg) and is third in rebounding (11.5 rpg) and steals (2.9 spg).
- Naynay Clark finished with 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals.
- Natalie Posadas tallied 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal.
The RU women's basketball team is back home on Thursday, December 30 against UW-Stout. Tip-off is set for 5 PM in the Seaver Center.
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