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ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Immaculata University's women's basketball team picked up its first win of the season, 59-55, as it opened Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) play Wednesday night at Cedar Crest College.
 
It's the first victory for first-year head coach Chrissy Esbensen as the Mighty Macs are now 1-5, 1-0 CSAC. The Falcons fall to 0-8, 0-1 CSAC on the season.
 
Theresa Walsh posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three steals. Reilly Larkin paced the squad with 26 points, and added four rebounds and three assists. Tess Kieffer added eight points and eight rebounds, while Bailey Krewson dished out a team-best six assists and three steals.
 
The Mighty Macs scored the first basket of the game to grab the early advantage, and the visitors led 8-1 with 6:04 left in the first period. The Falcons did not connect on their first bucket from the field until the 5:21 mark, but a 10-0 run by Cedar Crest turned the contest in its favor, 11-8, with just inside one minute to play in the first period. Larkin nailed a 3-pointer and ended the opening period sinking three free throws to hand Immaculata back a 14-11 lead after the first period.
 
The Falcons tied the contest at 14-all just 39 seconds into the second period, but went cold during the next five minutes. Immaculata put together a 9-0 spurt during that time to push its lead to 23-14, and the Mighty Macs would not hand it over the rest of the way. Immaculata eventually took a 10-point lead into halftime, 30-20.
 
Immaculata had its largest lead of the game with 4:35 left in the contest as Elizabeth McBride had a jumper to put the Mighty Macs in front, 52-32. The Falcons clawed their way back in, and cut the Mighty Macs' lead to eight (56-48) with 51 seconds left. Immaculata was 3-for-4 on free throws during the final minute, while Cedar Crest hit two three's at the end to make it a four-point game.
 
Immaculata returns home on Saturday as it hosts Summit at 1 p.m. in a CSAC contest.