CHAMBERSBURG, PA - This afternoon Wilson College hosted Lancaster Bible College in an NEAC basketball contest. The Chargers (15-5, 14-1 NEAC) defeated the Phoenix 4-17, 2-15 NEAC) 57-82.
Caitlin Hickey, the second leading scorer for the Chargers, got her team on the scoreboard first with a three-pointer. Sophomore
Amber Watkins (Honesdale, Pa)shot for three but it missed. The bucket was rebounded by Courtney Goyak, who averages 18.7 points a game for the Chargers, but Watkins shut her down with a steal. She passed it off for a lay-up from sophomore
Ashley Henderson (Upper Marlboro, Md.). The Chargers dominated offensively as the quarter continued. In the second quarter the Phoenix outscored the Chargers 13-8. The Phoenix had 3 three-pointers. Sophomore
Jordyn Day (Richmond, Va) posted two of her signature three-pointers, and Henderson had the third. Despite outscoring the Chargers, the Phoenix still trailed 33-24 at the end of the first half.
Hickey hit another three-point basket to start out the second half, and freshman
Kristen Burdo (Norristown, Pa.) responded with a lay-up assisted by Henderson. As Hickey and Goyak scored a couple more buckets, Burdo posted another lay-up. Day added another three-pointer to her stat sheet and sophomore
Lindsey Purvis (Fort Myers, Fl) finessed a jump shot in the paint, but the Phoenix still lagged behind the Chargers offense, who maintain the best record in the NEAC. Both Purvis and Henderson were active in the paint during the fourth landing several jump shots in the net, but the Chargers took the win 57-82.
The Phoenix offense was led by Henderson with 20 points, Purvis with 18 and Day with 12. Hickey Posted 20 points for the Chargers in the win and Goyak had a double-double consisting of 18 points and 18 boards.
The Phoenix's next contest is away versus Christendom College on Tuesday, February 7, at 6:00 p.m.
