Louin leads ranked ’Nova to win over Princeton
The Villanova women’s basketball team passed its first test as a nationally ranked program with a 6259 victory over Princeton Wednesday.
The No. 25 Wildcats withstood a late push by the Tigers as Alex Louin made clutch free throws down the stretch and scored a teamhigh 16 points. Adrianna Hahn added 15 points and seven rebounds. Mary Gedaka chipped in with 12 points off the bench.
Villanova (7-0) is a top-25 program for the first time since 2004. TEMPLE 69, SAINT JOSEPH’S 66» Tanaya Atkinson’s layup with 16 seconds to go gave the Owls (5-2) the Big 5 win over the Hawks, who suffered their first loss of the season. Atkinson (25 points, 13 rebounds) and Mia David (15 points, 13 rebounds) recorded doubledoubles.
Alyssa Monaghan, a
Player of the Year and Bonner & Prendergast graduate, finished with eight points and five rebounds for St. Joe’s. Sarah Veilleux netted a team-high 22 points. LA SALLE 66, PENN 59 » The Explorers overcame a 22-10 first-quarter deficit to beat the Quakers. Shaquana Edwards paired 20 points with six assists, and Adreana Miller added 12 points. Amy Griffin (10 points) and Bonner & Prendergast AllDelco Shalina Miller (10 points, five rebounds, two blocks) also hit double digits in scoring for the Explorers.(4-3), who have won three in a row. NEUMANN 73, ROSEMONT 71» Mariah Maciejewski notched 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Knights (33) won their Colonial States Athletic Conference opener. Freshman Kristen Denoncour (Cardinal O’Hara) chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds. LEBANON VALLEY 56, WIDENER 54 » Anne Lehr’s field goal as time expired stunned the host Pride (33) in their MAC Commonwealth opener. All-Delco Maddie Ireland (Garnet Valley) had eight points, five assists and four rebounds for Widener. SCRANTON 57, CABRINI 41 » Freshman Kate Lannon (Sun Valley) scored 12 points to go with six rebounds, but that wasn’t enough for the Cavaliers (22), who shot a paltry 26 percent from the field.
Men’s Basketball
Eastern received scoring contributions from 12 players on the way to a 103-63 pummeling of Goucher.
Antonio Chapman paced the Eagles (2-2) with 16 points and five assists and Jordan Johnson tossed in 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the field. William Blet scored 13 points and Austin James added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Eagles, who led at halftime, 50-21. CABRINI 71, SCRANTON 67 » Four players reached double figures in scoring to lead the Cavaliers (3-1) to their second straight win. Jack Connelly netted a teamhigh 18 points and Drew Schankweiler followed with 17 and 11 boards. Kevin Doolan dumped in 16 points and Ethan Danzig finished with 11. NEUMANN 81, ROSEMONT 74 » Raquan Brown-Johnson had the hot hand for the Knights (4-1) with a gamehigh 24 points. Aaron Johnson-Chavis posted a doubledouble of 20 points and 12 rebounds. LEBANON VALLEY 66, WIDENER 61 » Elijah Boyd recorded career highs in points and rebounds, but the Pride fell short of completing a late rally. Boyd scored 25 points and matched his career high with seven rebounds. Ryan McMahon had 11 points and eight rebounds for Widener, which nearly erased a 14-point deficit with less than three minutes to play.