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Alfred, NY – The Nazareth women's basketball team took care of business Tuesday night, defeating Alfred 64-50 in the final regular season game for the Golden Flyers.  Nazareth (13-12 overall, 9-7 Empire 8) keeps its playoff hopes alive with the win, battling with Houghton (8-6) and Stevens (8-6) for the final spot in the four-team Empire 8 Championships held February 23/24.  Nazareth will await its post-season fate following the completion of regular season games over the weekend. 

Rachel Benedict continued her hot stretch of basketball, leading Nazareth with 22 points (8-for-13), to go along with 11 rebounds.  It was the sophomore's fifth-straight game scoring 22 points or more.  It was also her third-straight double-double and 12^th of the season.
 
Nazareth led by as many as 10 in the opening half, although the Saxons kept it to 31-25 at the break.

The Golden Flyers struggled from distance in the half, shooting 2-for-12.  Benedict, who had one of Nazareth's triples, had 11 points (4-for-8) and seven boards to fuel the offense.
 
In the second half, the Saxons hung around, coming within nine points with under five minutes to play.  Nazareth, however, responded with a Benedict 3-pointer and led by double digits the rest of the way.
 
Senior Samantha Peebles put together a balanced performance, going for 14 points, with seven assists and seven rebounds. 

Lizzie Straub contributed 10 points, while Delaney Martin had eight and Haley Schoelerman six.