EMMITSBURG, Md. (January 21, 2022) – A 12-0 run for Mount women's basketball opened play Friday at Sacred Heart. They rode the momentum to a wire-to-wire triumph, improving to 6-8 (4-3 NEC) for the season.
 
Graduate student Tess Borgosz doubled her career high with 16 points, including her second collegiate three pointer. Kendall Bresee registered a game-high 17 points, and Jessica Tomasetti matched her career best in rebounding with six.
 
Sacred Heart got double figure scoring efforts from a trio of players, led by Olivia Tucker with 16. The Pioneers dropped to 5-7 (4-3 NEC).
 
Borgosz's trey came in the opening torrent, but it was Bresee who led the charge with five points. A triple of her own with 5:02 remaining forced a Pioneers timeout. SHU got on the board with the ensuing possession thanks to a three-pointer from Tucker. The home side battled to trim the deficit to eight points by quarter's end.
 
Back-to-back buckets from Borgosz drove the lead back to 12, and a conversion at the charity stripe gave her the new career high and the Mount's largest lead of the game. The advantage hovered near that margin as the sides played to a 39-26 score at halftime.
 
Both sides began the third quarter dormant on offense, with Adrienne Hagood's free throw the lone point over the first two minutes. Bresee benefited off a turnover and hit a jumper, but they were held to those points until the 4:20 mark. The Pioneers' wasted the opportunity to make a run, missing several second chance shots and only closing the gap to nine. A Tucker trey brought the game within six, but scores by Borgosz and Kayla Agentowicz pushed the lead back to double digits.
 
Sensing their final chances slipping away, Sacred Heart used the start of the fourth to try and storm back. Hagood finished a layup on their first possession, and after an absence, two more drives by Carly Stroemel and Sonia Smith put the outcome in question with a 51-47 score. Needing a bucket, Bresee drilled a three with 6:41 remaining to offer some breathing room. The Pioneers would be unable to get closer as baskets by Jada Lee and one more layup for Borgosz iced the game.
 
Mount St. Mary's looks to make it four in a row Sunday (Jan. 23) when they play Central Connecticut in New Britain.