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Jordyn Day
61
Wilson College WILW 2-7 2-5NEAC
63
Winner Penn College PCTW 2-10 2-6NEAC
Wilson College WILW
2-7 2-5NEAC
61
Final
63
Penn College PCTW
2-10 2-6NEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wilson College WILW 24 10 16 11 61
Penn College PCTW 11 26 13 13 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Stopped by Wildcats

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The Wilson College women's basketball team traveled to Williamsport, Pa. to tip off against NEAC opponent, Pennsylvania College of Technology. The hosting Wildcats came out triumphant 63-61 after a tightly contested game.

The Phoenix (2-10, 0-8 NEAC) dominated the first quarter. They had a 7 point run that consisted of a lay-up from sophomore Lindsey Purvis (Fort Myers, Fl), a lay-up from sophomore Jordyn Day (Richmond, Va), and a three-pointer from Day. The run was ended with a three-pointer from Wildcats (2-10, 2-6 NEAC) sophomore, Jane Herman. Purvis responded quickly, adding another two points to the scoreboard with some action in the paint, putting the Phoenix up 9-3. Sophomore Amber Watkins (Honesdale, Pa) had a great game. Her field goal percentage was 100% in the first quarter, scoring 3 for 3, and adding six points to the Phoenix's lead. At the end of the first quarter, the Phoenix's overall field goal percentage was 64.7 and their opponents was a mere 23.5 in comparison. 

The Phoenix entered the second quarter up 24-11. The Wildcats had a 9 point scoring streak in the beginning of the quarter that brought them one point ahead of the Phoenix 27-26 at the 4:26 mark. A three-pointer from Day two seconds later put the Phoenix back in the lead. Scoring went back and forth for the remainder of the quarter, and the hosting Wildcats were up 37-34 at the end of the half. 

Purvis, Day, and sophomore Ashley Henderson (Upper Marlboro, Md.) each contributed to the Phoenix's total in the third quarter. The Phoenix outscored the Wildcats 16-13 in the third, tying up the game 50-50 and raising tensions for the final quarter. The fierce competition didn't stop, and the score remained close as the two teams went on to battle it out in the fourth.

The Wildcats has the first basket of the final quarter. Purvis evened up the score with a lay-up, tying the game at 52-52. The Phoenix were able to gain three points on their opponents. But it was tit-for-tat as a lay-up from Wildcats senior Alicia Ross gave the Wildcats an uncomfortably close 54 points to the Phoenix's 55. A free throw from the Wildcats tied the game up 55-55. The hosts pulled ahead, establishing a four point lead ahead of the visitors. Finally, a lay-up from Watkins tied the score 61-61 with only six seconds left. Each team deliberated during their time-outs with only five seconds remaining on the clock. The Wildcats' Alicia Ross scored the last basket, a lay-up, as the buzzer sounded, giving them a 63-61 victory over the Phoenix.

With the win, the Wildcats record goes up to 2-10 overall, 2-6 in the NEAC. Both their victories are against the Phoenix. The Phoenix's record moves to 2-10 overall, 0-8 in the NEAC.

Purvis led the Phoenix offense today, scoring 23 points. She also had 8 rebounds. Day followed with 23 points, and Watkins had a season-high 8 points today.

The Phoenix return to action tomorrow, Sunday, January 15 in Morristown, New Jersey against the College of Saint Elizabeth with a 12:00 p.m. tip.

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