MORRISTOWN, N.J. - Deja Ingram recorded her 1,000th career rebound but it was not as the College of Saint Elizabeth's women's basketball team (9-7, 8-3 NEAC) fell to the College of New Rochelle, 57-51 on Monday evening.

Just nine rebounds away from 1,000, Ingram was on a mission early, grabbing eight rebounds in the first six minutes.  With 3:37 remaining in the first quarter, Ingram grabbed a rebound off her own miss, her ninth of the game and 1,000th for her career.  Ingram finished the game with 12 points and 19 rebounds.

After falling behind 7-2 midway through the first quarter, the Eagles ended the quarter on a 10-2 run to take a 12-9 lead into the second period.

The Blue Angels of New Rochelle came out strong in the second half, going on a 9-1 run over the first eight minutes to take a 22-13 advantage.  The Eagles scored the final six points of the half to cut the deficit to 22-19 at the break.

The Eagles continued the momentum in the third quarter, scoring the first five points to take a 24-22 lead.  Both teams went back and forth over the remainder of the quarter as the Blue Angles to a 35-34 lead into the final quarter.

New Rochelle opened the final period by scoring the first seven points to take a 42-34 advantage.  Trailing 44-37, the Eagles scored the next four points to slice the deficit to three.  With the Eagles trailing by one with 50 seconds remaining, Maria DeVincenzo scored the next seven points, give the Eagles a six-point lead, that the Eagles would not give up, taking the game, 57-51.

Kamille Jacobs finished with 15 points while DeVincenzo added 13 points, 14 rebounds and four steals.

CSE returns to action on Tuesday for a pivotal conference game when it hosts Penn State Abington at 6 pm.