New Britain, CT - Trailing 41-25 at halftime, the Wagner College women's basketball team rallied to cut the Central Connecticut State lead to just four points entering the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough, as the Seahawks fell 69-61 to the Blue Devils on Thursday evening.
Freshman Kiera Edmonds enjoyed a career night with 22 points and 11 rebounds on 9-12 shooting from the field. Junior Semie Brar netted 12 points on 4-10 shooting from the field and 2-5 shooting from three-point range.
The Seahawks and Blue Devils split the season series, with the home teams winning both contests. With their fourth straight loss, Wagner moves to 6-18 and 3-9 in conference play with four regular season games remaining.
Trailing by 16 points at halftime, Wagner outscored Central Connecticut State 21-9 to cut the score to 50-46. Edmonds lifted the Seahawks in the third with 10 points on 4-5 shooting from the floor.
Four points was the closest Wagner would get as Central Connecticut State opened the fourth quarter on a 6-0 run to propel them to victory.
In her thitd game since returning from injury, senior Julia Fabozzi scored her first points of the season with five on 2-3 shooting to go along with two rebounds.
Next up, Wagner will travel to LIU on Saturday, with tip-off set for 2:00 pm.
