Philadelphia, PA – (2/9/2010) – Junior guard Jessica Pruiti (Old Bridge, N.J.) nailed three, second-half, three-pointers to give Chestnut Hill College a chance at catching Philadelphia University in this evening's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest; unfortunately, senior post play preserved the victory for Philadelphia University, 62-59. Pruiti scored nine of her 11 points in the second half while freshman forward Lindsay Alexander (Huntingdon Valley, PA ) carried the Griffins early with nine of her 13 points in the opening period.

Chestnut Hill College (3-19, 2-12) led by five, 23-18, with 4:08 remaining in the first half, but the Rams grabbed a two-point halftime lead, 27-25, with strong post play. That theme would continue through the second half as senior forwards, Kate Brennan (Stratford, N.J.) and Jessica Romano (Horsham, Pa.) split 22 points in the closing period and answered Pruiti's three-point performance midway through the second half. Brennan finished with 13 points and three assists while Romano totaled 25 points and 11 rebounds. She was 8-of-13 (61.5%) from the field and 9-of-12 (75.0%) at the line.

Alexander directed the Griffins to a lead in the opening half. She had nine points in the half and finished with 13 points, five rebounds, and three steals. Sophomore forward Aiesha Smith (Philadelphia, PA ) complimented Alexander's defensive intensity with four steals of her own as the Griffins forced the Lady Rams into 21 turnovers. Pruiti collected a team-high seven rebounds in addition to her second-half shooting. Junior forward Cecelia Herald (Gaithersburg, MD ) provided ten points off the bench while senior guard Carley Glass (Swedesboro, NJ ) recorded seven assists and grabbed six rebounds.

The women's basketball team heads to the University of the Sciences for their next CACC contest. A 6:00 p.m. contest on Thursday, February 11.

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY 62, CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE 59

CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE (3-19, 2-12 CACC)
ALEXANDER, Lindsay 5-11 2-3 13; PRUITI, Jessica 3-9 2-2 11; HERALD, Cecelia 4-11 2-4 10; STAYROOK, Ashlen 4-4 1-1 9; SMITH, Aiesha 3-9 0-2 6; HARDY, Chanta'l 3-12 0-0 6; LAING, Latoya 1-2 0-0 2; BECK, Jenna 1-2 0-0 2; GLASS, Maryanne 0-0 0-0 0; GLASS, Carley 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 7-12 59.

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (11-10, 9-4 CACC)
ROMANO, Jessica 8-13 9-12 25; BRENNAN, Kate 4-11 2-2 13; BLYE, Kristen 4-7 0-1 8; WOODING, Christine 3-4 2-2 8; GASKINS, Ashley 1-1 1-2 3; PELTZER, Taylor 1-7 0-0 3; BRASCETTA, Nina 1-6 0-0 2; FROUMY, Arielle 0-2 0-0 0; KELLY, Deanna 0-3 0-0 0; MAGNUS, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 14-19 62.

Points by Half                                   1          2          F
Chestnut Hill College                     25       34        59
Philadelphia University                  27       35        62

3-point goals--Chestnut Hill College 4-11 (PRUITI, Jessica 3-6; ALEXANDER, Lindsay 1-2; HARDY, Chanta'l 0-3), PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY 4-17 (BRENNAN, Kate 3-8; PELTZER, Taylor 1-3; BRASCETTA, Nina 0-4; KELLY, Deanna 0-2). Fouled out--Chestnut Hill College-None, PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY-None. Rebounds--Chestnut Hill College 36 (PRUITI, Jessica 7), PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY 33 (ROMANO, Jessica 11). Assists--Chestnut Hill College 12 (GLASS, Carley 7), PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY 13 (BRASCETTA, Nina 6). Total fouls--Chestnut Hill College 17, PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY 14. Technical fouls--Chestnut Hill College-None, PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY-None. A-167