ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - The first half of Sunday's women's basketball game was going just the way Bard wanted it to.

The Raptors were making their shots, defending well and rebounding effectively. They had a 19-8 lead over Pine Manor College with 7:58 left in the first half.

Pine Manor rallied to take a one-point halftime lead, then slowly pulled away in the second half en route to a 54-47 non-league victory over Bard.

Box score

A 17-5 run to end the first half gave the Gators (4-3) a 25-24 lead at the break.

Bard went 0-for-16 from the field in the first 10 minutes of the second half, however, and by the time that stretch ended, Pine Manor had a 12-point lead. The Gators' lead got as big as 14 in the final 10 minutes before Bard cut it to five in the final minute.

Senior Therline Dumeran (Cambridge, MA) was especially problematic for Bard in the second half, as she grabbed 13 of her game-high 20 rebounds and blocked seven of her game-high eight shots in the final 20 minutes. She also finished with 11 points. Ashley Carusone (Nashua, NH) and Tia Nelson (Rockport, MA) scored 14 points apiece.

Bard got 12 points and 12 rebounds from junior Imani Jones, a career-high 11 points from Joanna Regan, and eight points and 11 rebounds from Liz Freud. Victoria Fleisher chipped in with nine points and four assists, and Julia Denning added four points and 11 rebounds.

The Raptors (1-8) are off until Jan. 10, when they make their Liberty League debut at Vassar College.