Wiley, Yonda lead Swarthmore to comeback victory
Swarthmore cracked the halfcentury mark in the second half as five players reached double figures in scoring to highlight a 9585 men’s basketball decision over Albertus Magnus.
The Garnet, who trailed by four points at halftime, outscored the visitors 51-37 in the final half. Cam Wiley scored a game-high 26 points and Zack Yonda checked in with 19. Zac O’Dell added 14, Robbie Walsh had 12 points and Nate Shafer tossed in 10 for the Garnet (2-0), who shot nearly 51 percent (31 of 61) from the field. Wiley and O’Dell each snared nine rebounds. DENISON 90, CABRINI 70 » Keith Blassingale scored a career high 25 points to lead three Cavaliers in double figures as Cabrini (11) lost at the Mary Washington Tipoff Tournament. Deryl Bagwell netted 17 points and Tyheim Monroe chipped in with 16 for the Cavs, who shot 22 of 64 (32.4) from the field. MERCYHURST 77, CHEYNEY 47 » Zahir Stewart was Cheyney’s leading scorer, finishing with nine points and six rebounds. The Wolves (0-3) were 14 of 46 (30.4) and 1 of 12 (8.3) from the field and 3-point distance, respectively. A run of 10 straight points in the first half snapped a 14-all tie and put the host Lakers ahead to stay.
Women’s Basketball
Samantha Wetzel recorded her second consecutive doubledouble with 13 points and 12 rebounds as Haverford claimed a 59-52 victory over The Sage Colleges at the Gwynedd Mercy TipOff Classic.
Anna-Sophia Capizzi came off the bench to score 11 points for the Fords (2-0), who outscored the Gators, 15-7, in the fourth quarter. Megan Furch (eight points) hauled in a career-best 11 rebounds. NEUMANN 75, PSU-BRANDYWINE 56» The Knights pulled away with a 14-3 run to open the third quarter.
Nikki Velez poured in 25 points to lead the Nittany Lions. Brandi James (Interboro) added six points and six rebounds. DREXEL 63, BUCKNELL 54 » Aubree Brown led the Dragons with 13 points, while adding six rebounds, three steals and three assists. Sara Woods tossed in 12 points to go with five boards and a pair of steals. Bailey Greenberg netted nine points with seven rebounds.
Hannah Nihill, the two-time
Player of the Year from Cardinal O’Hara, finished with seven points. PENN 55, LAFAYETTE 42 » The defending Ivy League champion Quakers won their home opener behind Michelle Nwokedi, who registered her career 34th double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and six blocks. KEAN 72, CABRINI 67 » Freshman Kate Lannon (Sun Valley) scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds as the Cavaliers (21) lost the championship game of the Kean Tip-Off Classic. Meghan Matthews showed the way for Cabrini with 17 points, while Nomi Washington collected 13. ROCHESTER INSTITUTE 69, SWARTHMORE 37 » Abigail Pirron had nine points and Audra Woodside added eight as the Garnet fell in the final of their tip-off tourney. DREW 81, WIDENER 58 » Garnet Valley All-Delco Maddie Ireland had career-high 10 rebounds and led the Pride offense with 13 points and four assists in the championship game of the Drew Tip-Off Tournament.
Allison Gallagher scored nine points and Kyra Schenk pitched in six points and eight rebounds for Widener, which shot 30.6 percent from the floor. MERCYHURST 87, CHEYNEY 53 » Cheyney (0-3, 0-1 PSAC) was led by Marlon Herring, who had 13 points, and TaKayla Ellis, who dumped in 12. The Wolves fell behind in the opening quarter, 202, thanks to a 16-point run by the host Lakers.
Football
Justin Powell scored his sixth defensive touchdown of the season, but Widener’s season ended with a 21-7 setback to Franklin & Marshall in a Centennial-MAC Bowl Series contest Saturday.
Powell stripped the quarterback on a sack, picked up the loose ball and raced to the end zone in the second quarter to tie the game. F&M regained the lead with less than a minute to go before halftime. Pat Downey had seven catches for 77 yards to pace the Widener (7-4) offense.