ELKINS, W. Va. - The Frostburg State Women's Basketball team opened the 2021 season with a hard-fought win against Davis & Elkins 73-72, Thursday evening. Junior Morgan Dombroski led FSU with 21 points, five assists, and ten rebounds.

The Bobcats found themselves down by four to start the game before a storming 23-point un-answered scoring run fueled by three triples from Dombroski giving Frostburg a commanding 23-4 lead. Sophomore Ciara Thomas opened the second quarter with a jumper, but the Senators would go on a 16-2 scoring run putting FSU up only 27-21. A layup from Dombroski with 4:27 left to play in the half put the Bobcats up 29-21. After a pair of D&E free throws, Dombroski hit a jumper with 3:18 left in the half to keep the lead 31-23. First-year Brenae Ford finished the half strong with six points including a last second three pointer to close the first half with Frostburg on top 39-29.

The Senators started the third quarter hot with an 11-3 putting them down only 42-40 before another layup from Ford woke up the Bobcats with 6:24 left in the quarter. Both teams battled hard back and forth in the third quarter. A layup from senior Jada Holland with 20 seconds left put FSU up 56-54 heading into the final quarter of play.

Holland opened Frostburg's scoring in the fourth quarter with a three-point play increasing the Bobcats lead 59-55. The Senators would not go away without a fight. D&E battled back and took their first lead of the night after a jumper from Allie Taylor putting the Senators up 72-71 with 44 seconds left. Ford re-gained the lead for the Bobcats after she was fouled on the next possession making both of her free throws. Frostburg was able to make a defensive stand to secure the first win of the season.

Thomas finished the night with 17 points and seven rebounds while Ford recorded 14 points and two rebounds for the Bobcats.

FSU is back in action on Sunday, Jan. 10^th as they take on West Virginia Wesleyan at 2 pm in Bobcat Arena. For more information go to www.frostburgsports.com.