jeydah johnson — Game Recap: wbball | Jan 06

53

LIU Brooklyn 5-8, 1-1 NEC

60

Robert Morris 10-4, 3-0 NEC

Score By Periods

Team 1 2 3 4 Total

LIU Brooklyn 11 10 13 19 53

Robert Morris 17 7 18 18 60

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Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	Total
LIU Brooklyn	11	10	13	19	53
Robert Morris	17	7	18	18	60

Women's Basketball Falls On Road To Robert Morris

Team Statistics
Game Stats	LIU	RMU
FG%	.262	.323
3FG%	.304	.263
FT%	.609	.682
RB	35	57
TO	10	16
STL	7	6

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PITTSBURGH, PA. --- The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team dropped its Northeast Conference road opener Saturday afternoon, a 60-53 defeat against the Robert Morris Colonials at PPG Paints Arena.

Freshman Jeydah Johnson and graduate transfer Denisha Petty-Evans each notched 16 points and senior DeAngelique Waithe added ten points to keep the Blackbirds (5-8, 1-1 NEC) in striking range of the two-time defending NEC champion Colonials (10-4, 3-0 NEC).

LIU found themselves with the daunting task of climbing out of a 17-3 first quarter hole after the first six minutes of action. The Blackbirds were methodical in do so, using an 8-0 run over the final 3:43 to trim the Colonials' lead to six (17-11), cutting the deficit in half by halftime (24-21), and taking its only lead at the 7:23 mark of the third (25-24) after Petty-Evans scored the first four points of the period.

RMU quickly regained the lead and extended it to 12 points by the opening minute of the fourth quarter but LIU refused to go away quietly. The Blackbirds outscored the Colonials 13-5 over the next 5:45 to bring themselves back to within four (51-47) with under three minutes remaining in the contest. However, Robert Morris did just enough to keep LIU from seizing control one final time and set the final margin with a 9-6 surge to close the game.

OTHER NOTES

Junior guard Paris Jones made her season debut against the Colonials, playing in her first live action since January 18, 2016 after missing 54 games due to injury. Jones played briefly in the second quarter and ended the game scoreless in one minute of action.
Saturday was the eighth time in 13 games that the Blackbirds converted as many or more three-pointers than their opposition. LIU hit seven shots from distance compared to five for Robert Morris.
Waithe added a game-high 14 rebounds for her fourth career double-double and second in as many games.
Redshirt junior Drew Winter once again led the Blackbirds in assists with five, the 12th time in 13 games that Winter has held at least a share of the LIU lead in assists.