Box Score
IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata University women's basketball stayed perfect in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) play with an 84-24 victory against visiting Notre Dame of Maryland University Wednesday evening at Alumnae Hall.
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The Mighty Macs start out the CSAC slate with a 4-0 record while improving their overall mark to 8-3. Notre Dame fell to 0-12, 0-4 CSAC with the loss.
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Immaculata was led by
Lindsay Cras' 15 points off the bench. A total of 12 Mighty Mac players chipped in points, including 50 of their 84 points coming from reserves.
Sara Smith led the starting five with 14 points.
Marisa Kinsey, who played a team-leading 30 minutes coming off the bench, chipped in 11 points.
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Jacquelyn McClellan was just one point and one rebound shy of her first career double-double, as she finished the night with nine points and nine rebounds. McClellan was the team leader on the glass, while Cras grabbed six rebounds and had two steals.
Mackie Fitzgerald had a career night with eight assists, and she swiped four steals to go along with five points.
Samantha Bonvetti also had a team-leading four steals.
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The Mighty Macs set the tone early. Immaculata scored the game's first seven points before Notre Dame connected on a jumper at the 16:40 mark of the first half. The Mighty Macs then ran their lead to 20-2 with 12:15 remaining in the half.
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Immaculata slowed down during the final five minutes of the first half, but took a sizable lead (33-6) into halftime.
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Both squads played better in the second half. Immaculata went 20-for-30 (.667) from the field, including 4-for-8 (.500) from three-point range. The Mighty Macs also converted 7 of 9 free throws (.778) during the final 20 minutes of play.
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Notre Dame on the other hand, shot 27.3 percent (6-22) from the field and 20 percent (2-10) from three-point during the second half.
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The Gators' Kamelya Medina tied Cras with game-high honors with 15 points.
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Immaculata is back home Saturday at 1 p.m. hosting Baptist Bible College.