PRAIRIE VIEW - The Prairie View A&M women's basketball team took control of their season opener Monday afternoon in the William J. Nicks Building with a smothering defense and blazing offensive pace set by the Panthers in a 98-47 victory.
 
Senior Diana Rosenthal paced the PVAMU with 22 points, while newcomer Destiny Jenkins added 18 points going 6-for-10 around the arc.  Graduate student Desiree Lewis added 10 points in the win.
 
How it Happened:

• The Panthers went on top in the opening six minutes behind a deadly combination that forced several early Lady Rams turnovers, that led to some red-hot shooting by the Panthers early in the game.
• With 5:00 minutes left in the first half of the game the Panthers pushed their lead to 38-16.  Coming out the break the Golden Lions attempted to picking at PVAMU's lead, but it wasn't enough as the Panthers advance their lead to 27 points (58-31).
• PV owned a 33-23 advantage in rebounds led by Lewis with five.

The Panthers will return to play on Thursday November 10, when they host Wiley College at 5:30 p.m. in the William J. Nicks Building
 
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