EMMITSBURG, Md. (Jan. 18, 2020) - The Mount St. Mary's women's basketball team led by 22 points with 8:13 remaining Saturday (Jan. 18) and a win seemed almost assured. But the Central Connecticut Blue Devils put together a late run to make the Mountaineers sweat before taking home a 72-64 victory at Knott Arena. 

Jatarrikah Settle led the Mount (9-8, 4-1 NEC) with 16 points and six rebounds. In her return to the starting five, Kayla Agentowicz put together 12 points and four assists in just under 28 minutes of playing time. Taylor Addison reached double figures with 12, as did Rebecca Lee who finished with 10. 

"It feels really good." Agentowicz said postgame. "I've been trying to find a rhythm and it came together in practice this week." 

The Mount shot 52.9 percent from the floor, marking the fifth time this season that more than half of the shots went in. They also held the Blue Devils to 39 percent, and forcing 21 turnovers with nine steals and four blocks. 

"What's really special about our team is our diversity." Agentowicz said. "We can go one through five and switch in and out. We work to defend and we take pride in that."

Central Connecticut (1-16, 0-6 NEC) received a game-high 18 points and nine rebounds from Ashley Berube.  

Mount St. Mary's looked to take control in the second quarter with an 11-0 run. Central Connecticut only managed two shots in the first five minutes and were held scoreless until a free throw by Emma McCamus at the 4:08 mark. The Mountaineers earned their largest lead in the half at 10 points, 28-18, halfway through the quarter. Despite committing 14 turnovers, the Blue Devils chizeled away at the lead towards the end of the half, and Mount took an eight point advantage into the locker room. 

The third quarter also belonged to the Mountaineers, thanks to a burst of scoring. Mount went 10-of-14 (71.4 percent) from the field, along with a pair of triples and a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe. A driving layup by Addison at the horn was the cherry on top for a 59-40 lead with 10 minutes to go. 

Addison struck again two minutes later with a three pointer for the Mount's 22 point lead. Then the Mountaineers went cold in a scoring drought that lasted six minutes. CCSU seized the moment with a 13-0 run, boosted by four points from Bruna Vila Artigues. Her successful foul shots with 2:33 remaining forced Lee out of the game with her fifth foul and cut the Mount's lead down to nine. 

Agentowicz finally broke the dry spell with two in the paint, but the Blue Devils kept coming, trimming their deficit down to seven with 1:32 to go. But the comeback stalled on two more CCSU turnovers, and four points by Addison secured the victory for the Mountaineers.   

The Mount stays home Monday (Jan. 20) versus St. Francis Brooklyn. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m.