Riverdale, N.Y. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Women's Basketball team picked up its 11^th win in 12 home dates on Thursday with a 76-56 non-conference win over the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Kelly Fraser (Staten Island, N.Y.) posted 15 points in the win and Brittany Lee (Newton, N.J.) added 12 for the Dolphins.
 
After the Mariners took their only lead of the game on a Julie Mall jumper with 15:41 left in the first half, Mount Saint Vincent used an 18-4 run to take the lead for good on the night. The Dolphins' run spanned just under eight minutes and saw them go 8-for-16 from the floor. The Mount Saint Vincent defense forced six turnovers over the stretch and held USMMA to 2-for-10 shooting.
 
The Mount's lead would stay in double-figures the remainder of the half and jumped to a half-high 19 points when Fraser canned a three-pointer at the horn heading into halftime. The triple capped a 13-4 run over the final six minutes of the period to send the Dolphins into the break leading 40-21. Fraser led five different scorers over the run with five points.
 
The Dolphins finished the first period shooting 41-percent from the field and held the visitors to a 33.3-percent conversion rate. Fraser was the only player in double-figures in the first half with 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting. The Mount dominated paint points in the half at 22-8 and outscored the Mariners 19-2 on points off of turnovers and 12-0 on the fast break.
 
Lee pushed Mount Saint Vincent's lead to 43-23 on a three-pointer 50 seconds into the second half and Theresa Carey (Hampton Bays, N.Y.) gave the Dolphins their largest lead of the night, at 46-35, on a triple of her own at the 18:29 mark of the period.
 
Carey's three-pointer would be the last point scored by the Dolphins for nearly six-and-a-half minutes as USMMA climbed back into the game with nine straight points to get its deficit down to 46-34 on a Rebecca Resor conversion with 15:11 left to play. The Mariners went 4-for-8 from the floor over the run and got five points from Demi VanDerWal.
The scoring drought for Mount Saint Vincent would end on a Desiree Rosa (Dumont, N.J.) three-pointer with just over 12 minutes left to play to spread the Dolphins' lead 49-34. Following the Rosa triple, the Mount would not allow USMMA closer than 12 points the remainder of the night and it converted 13 of the 14 free-throws it attempted over the final 4:42 of regulation to secure the win.
 
After shooting 25-percent in the second half, Mount Saint Vincent closed the game shooting 34.9-percent overall and 27.8-percent from three-point range. The Dolphins converted 27 free-throws in the game and went 21-for-29 from the stripe after halftime.
 
Fraser paced the Dolphins in scoring and rebounding on Thursday, completing her 14^th double-double of the season. She finished 6-for-14 from the floor and led all players in the game with 13 rebounds. Fraser also matched her career-high in blocks with eight and added an assist and a steal.
 
Lee reached double-figures for the 11^th time in her freshman season on Thursday after going 5-for-12 from the floor. She added a pair of rebounds and two assists to the victory. Christina Barone (Staten Island, N.Y.) added eight points, on the strength of a 6-for-6 effort from the free-throw line, and three assists and Carey closed a solid night with seven points, five rebounds and a pair of steals.
 
The Mount Saint Vincent defense held USMMA to 30-percent shooting and forced 22 turnovers, leading to 29 points. VanDerWal led three in double-figures for the Mariners with a game-high 20 points.
 
With the victory, Mount Saint Vincent moves to 14-5 overall on the season. The Dolphins will return to league play on Saturday when they play host to NYU-POLY. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m.

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