MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Rockford University women's basketball team opened its 2023 season with a convincing 66-50 road win over Mount Mary on Wednesday night. Nia Wilkerson drained a three-pointer on the Regents' first shot attempt of the season, and Rockford never looked back. The Regents did not trail at any point in the game and held a double-digit lead throughout most of the evening. Ten different Regents scored against the Blue Angles, led by ten each from Tyra Clark and D'Asia Washington. Rockford also dominated the glass, outrebounding Mount Mary 52-34, which helped lead to a 36-16 advantage in points in the paint and a 14-2 edge in second chance points. The victory gives Rockford its fourth straight win over Mount Mary.

• Rockford seized control of the game with a 14-1 run over the first 6:04 of the opening quarter. Five different Regents scored over that span, led by five points from Lexi Keating. 
• However, the Blue Angles slowed chipped away at the Regent lead until they were back to within four with 6:54 remaining in the first half. 
• Fortunately, Rockford closed the half on a 13-5 run and took 35-24 advantage into the intermission. The Regents once again used a balanced attack during that run, with Katie Paredes and Audrina Terhune leading the charge with four points apiece. 
• Rockford would push its lead up to as many as 14 points (42-28) in the third, following an Emily Rich triple with 7:07 remaining in quarter. 
• However, Mount Mary was able to back to within eight multiple times, but D'Asia Washington drained a layup with nine seconds left in the third quarter to give Rockford a 50-40 lead heading into the fourth. 
• The Blue Angels scored the first two points of the final period to pull within eight, but never got any closer than that the rest of the way.
• Rockford controlled the period, outscoring Mount Mary 16-10 over the final ten minutes en route to an easy 66-50 win. 

• Tyra Clark tallied the first double-double of the season for the Regents. Clark finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. 
• D'Asia Washington added 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal off the bench.
• Grace Vyborny had 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks and a steal off the bench. 
• Audrina Terhune finished with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. 
• Lexi Keating added 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.

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