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Urbana Slips by Cavalier Women

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URBANA, Ohio - - DeVonyea Johnson and Kate Francisco combined to score 41 points and grab 13 rebounds as Urbana University erased a seven point halftime deficit to score a 66-55 Mountain East Conference victory over UVa-Wise on Saturday.

UVa-Wise (8-10, 4-10 MEC) built a seven point first half lead as Makenzie Cluseman and Reynesha Archer each scored nine points in the half.  As a team, the Cavaliers corralled seven offensive rebounds in the half en route to an 18-14 advantage on the glass.

Urbana (13-5, 10-4 MEC) would hold UVa-Wise scoreless over the first 3:38 of the second half to climb back into the contest.  In total, the Blue Knights would go on a 14-4 run over the first six minutes of the final 20 minutes to take a 39-36 lead. 

Urbana would build its lead to as many as 12 points with 5:18 to play as Francisco scored seven consecutive points.  The Cavaliers would cut the lead to as few as seven with 3:10 to play but could get no closer as the Blue Knights completed the season series sweep.

Cluesman scored a team-high 18 points and Archer added 13 points in the loss.  UVa-Wise hit just 25.9 percent of its shots in the second half against Urbana's defense after shooting 39.3 percent in the first half.

Johnson finished the game with a game-high 21 points and Francisco added 20 points for the Blue Knights.

The Cavs will play the final game of a three-game road trip on Monday when the team visits Notre Dame College for a 5:30 p.m. tip.

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