Selinsgrove, PA (November 18, 2023) – Senior Amelia Saunders tossed in a career-high 22 points leading the DeSales University women’s basketball past St. Elizabeth University, 94-53, on day one of the Susquehanna University Tip-off Tournament.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales – 94, St. Elizabeth – 53
• Records: #14 DeSales (1-1 Overall); St. Elizabeth (3-0 Overall)
• Today was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
• DeSales advances to the championship game of the Susquehanna Tournament where it will take on the host at 3:00 pm on Sunday.

How it Happened

• DeSales scored the first 13 points of the game, led 19-2 with about seven minutes left in the opening quarter, and had a 24-7 lead after one quarter of play.
• The lead was 54-19 at the halftime break and the Bulldogs never looked back in the second-half.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Saunders was outstanding off the bench totaling a career-high 22 points, hitting a perfect 6-for-6 from outside the arc.
• She tied the record for three-point FG percentage in a game, making the most 3’s in a game without a miss.
• Senior Mikaela Reese also reached double figures with 16 points and added eight rebounds and three blocked shots.

For the Foes

• Destiny Battle was the lone double digit scorer for St. Elizabeth with 24 points.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales hit 45.7 percent from the field and 13-for-31 from outside the arc (41.9 percent).
• DSU dominated the glass, 57-34.
• The Bulldogs bench out-scored St. Elizabeth, 57-6.