Women's Basketball Drops Contest at Chestnut Hill

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Continuing a nine-game stretch in CACC play, the University of Bridgeport's women's basketball team dropped a 79-54 matchup at Chestnut Hill College (8-7, 5-2 CACC) on Saturday. The defeat shifts the Purple Knights' overall record to 6-5 this season which includes a 4-3 conference mark.

Sophomore Savannah Prescott paced Bridgeport with 11 points, marking her team-best eighth double-figure scoring effort of the season, while also leading UB with four assists and tying for the team high with six rebounds.

Prescott continues to lead UB in points (11.8), assists (2.8) and steals (2.6) per contest this season while also averaging more than five rebounds per outing.

Fellow sophomore Zahkiyyah Frazier served as the Purple Knights' most efficient scorer, finishing with 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and adding a game-high four steals, which matched her season high.

Nicole Benini also collected six rebounds to join Prescott and Frazier on the glass, and she anchored the interior defense by swatting a team-leading two shots.

Jaelyn Choi ranked third on the team in scoring with eight points and matched her season high with three steals, helping spark several defensive stops in the middle quarters.

The Purple Knights endured a difficult opening stretch, going just 2-for-17 from the field to start the game and managing only five points in the first quarter, which put them in a 20–5 deficit after 10 minutes.

Three turnovers to open the second quarter further hampered UB's ability to generate momentum as Chestnut Hill extended its advantage heading into halftime.

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The Purple Knights will visit another CACC foe, Dominican, on Wednesday (Jan. 14) at 5:30 p.m.