Monaghan has hot hand as Hawks upset Dukes
Alyssa Monaghan, the 2015 Daily Times Player of the Year and Bonner & Prendergast graduate, scored 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists to lead Saint Joseph’s to a 69-50 upset of Duquesne.
The Hawks (12-12) raced out to a 25-13 lead in the first quarter and shot 52.9 percent (27-for51) from the floor. They limited the host Dukes (20-5) to 31 percent shooting.
Sarah Veilleux matched Monaghan’s scoring and rebounding output. Adashia Franklyn added 11 points and Amanda Fioravanti finished with 10. CABRINI 80, ROSEMONT 63 » Make it 19 straight wins for the Cavaliers.
Meghan Matthews and Nomi Washington each tallied 19 points as the Cavs (21-2) jumped out to a 23-6 lead after one quarter. Sabrina Hackendorn added six points and 14 boards, while Kate Lannon (Sun Valley) contributed nine points, five rebounds and two assists. NEUMANN 81, CEDAR CREST 54 » Nafisa Saunders scored 23 points to go with six steals and three assists for the visiting Knights (17-6), whose defense forced 22 turnovers. Minika Glenn dumped in 21 points and snared six rebounds. WIDENER 53, HOOD 45 » Niki Petri tallied 13 points and Mackenzie McCracken posted a careerhigh eight points for the Pride (11-12). Allison Gallagher, Madison Ireland (All-Delco, Garnet Valley) and Izzy Hamlin (Ridley) all chipped in with six points. MCDANIEL 41, HAVERFORD 38 » Macy Goldbach (Garnet Valley) made three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points, but the Fords (19-5) committed 12 turnovers in the second half and allowed a five-point lead in the fourth quarter to fall by the wayside.
Halle Burgess drained a shot from beyond the arc with five minutes left to put the Green Terror (10-8) ahead to stay.
Sierra Berkel registered team highs in points (13) and rebounds (eight) for Haverford. JOHNS HOPKINS 65, SWARTHMORE 46 » Abigail Pirron scored 14 points and Audra Woodside paired 13 points with eight rebounds, but the Garnet shot 30.0 percent from the floor. Bridget Scott (Strath Haven) added five points, three rebounds and an assist. CENTRAL FLORIDA 64, TEMPLE 57 » Tanaya Atkinson had 17 points and Emani Mayo added 13 for the Owls (10-14), who converted on just 31.6 percent of its field goal attempts. Mia Davis chipped in with nine points and a gamehigh 12 rebounds. RICHMOND 60, LA SALLE 57 » The Spiders scored eight unanswered points midway through the fourth quarter to take a five-point lead and the Explorers were unable to rally. Adreana Miller and Sofilia Ngwafang had 12 points apiece to lead the Explorers (7-18). MANHATTANVILLE 70, EASTERN 45 » The Eagles (4-19) were trounced 48-14 in the middle periods and never recovered. They were outrebounded, 53-26. Taylor Price led Eastern with 22 points. WEST CHESTER 98, CHEYNEY 63 » The Golden Rams scored the first 18 points of the game en route to their record-setting 14th consecutive win. WCU’s women’s team hasn’t won that many games in a row since the 1971-72 campaign.
Porscha Speller became the 20th player in team history to score 1,000 points. Mia Hopkins (22 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) posted the club’s first triple-double since 2015.
Briana Hedgepath had 13 points and Yasmine Dorrielan registered a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolves (5-18), who had trailed 5316 at halftime.
Men’s Basketball
Tyler Drews had the game of his career in Widener’s 104-80 victory over Hood College.
The junior guard poured in 40 points, shooting 15-for-20 from the floor and connected on 10-for12 from beyond the arc. He is only the second player in the Middle Athletic Conference to score 40 or more points this season.The 10 treys are tied for the ninth most in a single game in Division III this season. CABRINI 88, ROSEMONT 83 » Tyheim Monroe scored 21 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as Cabrini recorded its ninth straight win and 20th of the season.
Anthony Wright-Downing was 6-for-6 from the field and scored 18 points for the Cavaliers (20-3). Deryl Bagwell tossed in 13 points and hauled in nine rebounds, while Trey Smith had 10 points and five assists. EASTERN 82, MANHATTANVILLE 68» Darius Washington scored 17 of his game-high 21 points in the second half. He added seven assists and five rebounds for the Eagles (13-10), who shot 59 percent from the floor after halftime. Victor Pena chipped in with 12 points. HAVERFORD 77, MCDANIEL 71 » The victory gave the Fords (7-16) their highest win total in a season since 2013-14. It also snapped an eight-game losing streak.
Jesse Turkson, who had a previous career high of 20 points during Haverford’s first win over McDaniel, eclipsed that mark with 21 points. The freshman hot 10-of-12 from the field and pulled down 13 rebounds to record his fourth double-double of the season. Jonathan Lang netted 17 points and Joe Hartman had 14. CENTENARY 64, NEUMANN 53 » The Knights (17-6) were outscored by the host Tornados (716) in the second half. Aaron Johnson-Chavis scored a teamhigh 12 points and Jordan Collins finished with 11. WEST CHESTER 107, CHEYNEY 65 » Dikemba Amugo’s 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting represented the only double-digit performer for Cheyney.