Six scholarship players enough to lift Villanova past Saint Joseph’s
Six scholarship players were enough for Villanova’s women’s basketball team to kick off the Big 5 portion of its schedule on a high note.
Madison Siegrist collected 23 points and eight rebounds to pace the Wildcats to a 60-44 victory over Saint Joseph’s.
Mary Gedaka scored
19 points and Cameron Onken pitched in with a career highs in points (eight) and rebounds
(13). The Wildcats used a
9-2 run at the end of the third quarter to seize the lead for good. Onken and Brooke Mullin hit back-toback 3-pointers to snap a
36-all deadlock. Claire Melia led the Hawks with 22 points and 15 rebounds, the only player in double figures. The Hawks shot just 23.7 percent (14-for-59) from the field.
PENN 81, STETSON 41 » The Quakers shot 45 percent from deep (14-for-31) and turned 27 Stetson turnovers into 38 points.
Kayla Padilla poured in 24 points for her fifth
20-point game of the season. Phoebe Sterba added
15 and Emily Anderson pitched in with 10 points. CABRINI 86, BROOKLYN 61 » The Cavaliers scored 46 points in the second half to break open a five-point game at the break.
Lexi Edwards paced the Cavaliers with 17 points. Kate Lannon (Sun Valley) added
17 points and eight rebounds, while Kristen Searcy contributed 10 points. SALISBURY 83, NEUMANN
44 » The Seagulls went on a 20-2 run in the second quarter to break the game open. Courtney Murray was the lone Neumann player in double figures with 14 points. PSU-BRANDYWINE 85, PSUGREATER ALLEGHENY 51 » Brandywine opened the game on a 21-2 run and never looked back.
Nikki Velez led the attack with 24 points. Madison D’Ambrosio (Springfield) chipped in with 16. Amanda Floyd (Interboro) added nine points, eight rebounds and six assists. SWARTHMORE 74, IMMACULATA 51 » Dana Bandurick poured in 29 points, the most by a Swarthmore player in three seasons. She also pulled down 12 rebounds and handed out three assists. Elizabeth Stiles contributed nine points and six assists. WIDENER 90, ALVERNIA 85 » Devan Rimmer and Jordan D’Ambrosio (Springfield) hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the second overtime to put the Pride up for good.
Rimmer finished with 30 points, as did Erin Phelan. Madison Ireland (Garnet Valley All-Delco) had six points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
RIDER 70, LA SALLE 43 » Lexi Stover (Archbishop Carroll) had nine points and five rebounds for the Broncs. Deja
King paced the Explorers with 12 points. HAVERFORD 49, DICKINSON
44 » The Fords fought back from a 15-point deficit to beat the Red Devils. AnnaSophia Capizzi led the way with 19 points, while Julianna Clark added 13. SOUTH CAROLINA 78, TEMPLE 71 » The sixth-ranked Gamecocks, coaching by former Temple coach Dawn Staley, were a little too much for the Owls. Tyasha Harris led five South Carolina players in double figures with 21 points.
Marissa Mackins had
26 points and four assists, while Mia Davis collected
14 points and 13 rebounds for the Owls.
Men’s Basketball
Swarthmore may be the No. 1 team in Division III, but the Garnet aren’t the only team from Delaware County that is undefeated in the Centennial Conference.
Jack Clark scored 20 points to lead Haverford to a 75-58 victory over Dickinson. The Fords (7-1 overall) are 3-0 in Centennial Conference play for the first time in program history.
The bench contributed 36 points, led by Joe Hartman with 13 and Ryan Trotter with 11. SWARTHMORE 95, GETTYSBURG 63 » The Garnet had enough firepower to roll over the Bullets even without leading scorer George Visconti.
Connor Harkins led the attack with 22 points. Michael Caprise (18), Cole Shaw (15), Sun Valley AllDelco Vinny DeAngelo (13) and Nate Shafer (10) also were big contributors. NEUMANN 66, CAIRN 43 » Five players had at least nine points to help the Knights pick up their first home win of the season. Haneef Vaughn led the way with 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Anthony Mitchell chipped in with 11 points and six boards, Waheem Lowman collected 10 points and five rebounds. PSU-BRANDYWINE 111, PSUGREATER ALLEGHENY 91 » Andrew Persaud paced five Brandywine players in double figures with 24 points. Ketquan Gatewood turned in his seventh double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Johnta Dunson netted a season-high 15 points. Pat Gallagher (Marple Newtown) finished with
14 points and six boards, while Naifes Smalls tallied
10 points.
WIDENER 79, ALVERNIA 73 » The Pride (9-0, 2-0 MAC Commonwealth) went on an 18-0 run to keep its perfect record intact.
Connor Laverty paced Widener with 14 points and nine rebounds. Jared Peters contributed 13 points and nine boards, while Elijah Boyd (12), Steve Matlack (11) and Kolbey Woodard (10) also reached double digits.