BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Despite trailing by 12 late in the third quarter, the Bloomsburg University women's basketball team out-scored Chestnut Hill College 28-16 in the fourth quarter to climb all of the way back and defeat the Griffins 63-57 in their home opener. The Huskies improved to 2-3 for the season, while the Griffins dropped to 3-2 for the year.
 
With 2:19 to play in the third, graduate student Emma Saxton (York, Pa./Central York) drew her fourth foul of the game and hit both of her free throws to cut the Chestnut Hill lead to 10, 41-31, and freshman Ella Kale (Spring Grove, PA/Spring Grove) grabbed a steal and made a layup to complete the fast break with 1:51 to play to cut the deficit to single digits, 41-33. Sophomore Megan Fisher (New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot) made a pair of free throws with 1:24 to play for the final points of the quarter and pull the Huskies to within six, 41-35, going into the last period.
 
A jumper in the paint from Morgan Sterner pushed the Griffins' lead back to eight, but graduate student Meghan Corridoni (Exeter, Pa./Holy Redeemer) scored five unanswered points to cut the lead to three, 43-40 with 7:43 to play in regulation. After four-straight points from the Griffins pushed their advantage back to seven, 47-40, the Huskies went on an 11-2 run to turn the seven-point deficit into a two-point lead, 51-49. Six points from junior Samantha Brusha (Abington, PA/Abington) highlighted the run. A pair of free throws from Emily Chmiel tied the game at 51-51 with 1:52 to play, but Corridoni drained a three at the end of the shot clock on the Huskies' next possession to give BU a 54-51 lead at the 1:28 mark.
 
The Griffins cut the lead back to two, but the Huskies remained in control of the rest of the contest, and after Brusha hit a three-pointer with 38 seconds to play, the Huskies maintained at least a four-point lead for the rest of the game. A jumper by Cassie Sebold trimmed the lead to 61-57 with 13 seconds to play, but Fisher hit a pair of free throws with less than a second on the clock to seal the 63-57 win for the Huskies.
 
Bloomsburg opened the contest with an 11-10 first quarter, but Chestnut Hill out-scored the Huskies 15-13 in the second to take a narrow 25-24 lead into halftime. The Griffins had their best shooting quarter in the third as they out-scored BU 16-11 and shot 40.0% from the floor (6-for-15). The Huskies out-scored the Griffins 28-16 in the fourth with their best shooting quarter of the game. BU went 7-for-16 (43.8%) from the floor and was 5-for-11 from beyond the three-point arc in the fourth quarter.
 
Four Huskies reached double-figures, led by Corridoni with her 19-point, 15-rebound double-double. Fisher chipped in 12 points and four assists, while Saxton finished the day with 10 points and six assists. Brusha chipped in 11 points, all in the fourth quarter, and was 2-for-5 from deep.
 
The Griffins out-rebounded the Huskies, 43-36, but Bloomsburg led 14-7 in second-chance points.
 
Bloomsburg has a break for the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to the hardwood on December 3. The Huskies play host to the California University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg on Friday, December 3. Tip-off is set for 5:30 pm.