Box Score

RADNOR, Pa. – The 2012 season did not start out on the right foot for the Susquehanna women's basketball team which dropped a 68-37 decision at Cabrini on Tuesday night.

SU (3-9) struggled in the field with just one player reaching double digits in freshman Eleni Dimou (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh), who had 10 points. Gina Palazzi (Newfoundland, Pa. / Wallenpaupack) led the Crusaders on the boards with 10 rebounds.

The Susquehanna defense did force 22 Cabrini turnovers which led to 13 points for the Crusaders.

Cabrini jumped out to a 6-0 lead less than four minutes into the action and with 12:15 remaining in the opening half, the Crusaders found themselves down 13-6 before Dimou made it 13-9 with a three-pointer.

Unfortunately, the Cavaliers countered with a 12-0 stretch that made it 25-9 with 6:21 to play. The teams traded buckets for the remainder of the half but SU still found itself down 32-17 at halftime.

Five-plus minutes into the second half, a Mariah Monahan (Towanda, Pa. / Towanda Area) jumper made it 39-23 and two Shelby Weikel (Gordon, Pa. / North Schuylkill) free throws two minutes later cut the lead to 14 (39-25) with 12:34 on the clock.

With less than nine minutes to play, Dimou sank two free throws for a 45-32 score but 16 unanswered points by the Cavaliers effectively put the game out of reach.

The women are back at home Saturday and Sunday to open the rest of league play with games against Drew and USMMA. Saturday's game time is 7:30 p.m. and Sunday's game tips-off at 4 p.m.