Nihill hits 1,000-point career mark in Drexel victory
Hannah Nihill scored her 1,000th career point Saturday as Drexel managed to fend off a charge by Maryland Eastern Shore, 65-60, in a women’s college basketball game Saturday.
The Cardinal O’Hara product and two-time Daily Times Player of the Year scored 15 points to go with seven assists. Tessa Brugler led all scorers with 16 points plus 11 rebounds. Mariah Leonard also picked up a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
VILLANOVA 55, SAINT JOSEPH’S 39 » Lior Garzon scored a gamehigh 26 points as the Wildcats limited St. Joe’s to 25 percent shooting (13-for-52) for their sixth straight win in the series. Brianna Herlihy tied a careerhigh with 12 rebounds to go with six points and four assists.
Mackenzie Smith led St. Joe’s with eight points.
LA SALLE 83, NIAGARA 71 » Claire Jacobs and Kayla Spruill tallied 15 points each as the Explorers jumped out to a 10-point lead after one quarter and held on. Jordon Lewis provided 16 points off the bench. Jaye Haynes paired eight points with seven rebounds. La Salle had 23 assists on 29 made baskets.
SWARTHMORE 59, URSINUS 36 » Kim Kockenmeister scored 17 points off the bench, and Dana
Bandurick was near a doubledouble with 15 points and nine rebounds for the Garnet.
TEMPLE 59, BUCKNELL 46 » Tiarra East scored a game-high 16 points, and Mia Davis paired 14 points with 10 boards as the Owls limited Bucknell to 20 points after halftime.
HAVERFORD 59, DICKINSON 47 » Ally Landau scored 22 points and pocketed seven steals as the Fords used a 16-7 edge in the third quarter to pull away. Cortlyn Morris paired 16 points with eight rebounds.
PSU-SHENANGO 57, PSU-BRANDYWINE 54 » The Delco Lions led by 12 points at half but couldn’t hang on. Amanda
Floyd (Interboro) and Anaiyah Allen supplied 16 points and seven rebounds each.
ALBRIGHT 63, NEUMANN 49 » Tierra Harris scored 14 points and Chelsea Keebler added 12, but the Knights trailed by 15 at half and never quite recovered.
WASHINGTON & LEE 83, EASTERN 50 » Mikayla Wright scored 13 points, and Sara Haas added 10 as the Eagles dropped the consolation game of the Pablo Coto Tip-Off Tournament.
Men’s Basketball
Kenny Lewis had 13 points and 10 rebounds as Widener upset No. 8 Swarthmore, 77-66.
Pat Holden, Jared Peters and
Kolbey Woodard each scored 12 points, while Matt Daulerio added 10 for the Pride (3-1), who won their third in a row.
George Visconti netted a team-high 20 points for the Garnet (3-1). Vinny DeAngelo (Sun Valley All-Delco) contributed 11 points in the loss. Swarthmore entered play ranked No. 8 in the most recent D3hoops.com poll. CABRINI 80, ARCADIA 65 » Five Cavaliers (4-2) reached double figures in scoring led by sophomore Aquil Stewart’s 18-point performance. Josh Jones paired 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Ryan Byars went for 13 points and Christian Lane had 10 points.
HAVERFORD 75, ROSEMONT 58 » Gabriel Frankling tallied 20 points and grabbed six rebounds to pace the Fords (32), who shot 50 percent from the field.
Harry Johnson tossed in 13 points and snared five boards, while Nick Stewart chipped in 10 points.
EASTERN 89, WILSON 60 » William Blet produced 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and Terron Bacon scored 14 points on a season-high four 3-pointers as the Eagles (4-2) won their third consecutive game.
Eastern, which led by as many as 31 points, made 12 3-point baskets.