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Rochester, NY – Senior Samantha Peebles scored a career-high 28 points (9-for-19), including  going 7-for-12 from 3-point range, to help Nazareth cruise past visiting Oswego 66-37 on Tuesday night at Kidera Gymnasium.  Peebles was just one 3-pointer shy of tying the Nazareth single game record of eight set in 2015-16 by Julia Brew, which she set against the Lakers.  She also grabbed 10 rebounds to record her second-straight double-double.
 
Nazareth moves to 2-1 on the season with the win, while Oswego drops to 1-2. 

The Golden Flyers came out in full court pressure, causing nine turnovers which led to 17 points in the opening quarter.  Nazareth started strong from 3-point land, hitting seven of its first nine from distance, including four (4-for-5) from Peebles and two from Rachel Benedict (2-for-2).  The duo combined for 24 points in the first quarter and 49 in the game. 

Trailing 13-11 four minutes in, Nazareth used a 20-2 run to close out the quarter to open up a 31-15 advantage. 

After shooting 66.7 percent in the first (12-for-18), Nazareth cooled off to shoot 4-for-22 (18.2 percent) in the second quarter.  On the other hand, Oswego shot just 2-for-13 (15.4 percent), allowing the Golden Flyers to mount a 40-20 margin at the half.

Following three quarters, Nazareth's lead increased to 25 at 54-29. 

Oswego never came within 20 points of the Golden Flyers following the 8:32 mark of the third quarter. 

Benedict ended with 21 points on 8-for-16 form the floor and grabbed nine rebounds. 

Rose Pedretti and Isabella Gjonaj each chipped in four points.  Gjonaj also had a game-high four steals.

Nazareth returns to action on Sunday, traveling to John Carroll for 2 p.m. matchup.