(CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Wilson College women's basketball team were in action tonight as they closed out nonconference play for the season. The Phoenix (3-18, 2-14 CSAC) were defeated by the Patriots (4-15, 1-2 ACAA) by a final score of 71-51.
How It Happened: Valley Forge started the first quarter on an 18-2 run before freshman
Samira Murphy (Virginia Beach, VA., Great Bridge Christian) connected on a layup, in the paint. Soon after, sophomore
Tioleaoauli Posiulai (Waipahu, HI., University Laboratory School) added two layups on consecutive possessions for Wilson as they entered the second quarter trailing by a score of 28-6.
In the second, the Phoenix jumped on an early 10-2 run. Freshman
Ta'Niya Kees (Baltimore, MD., Our Lady of Mount Carmel School) got the run started by making two foul shots, followed by
Murphy who also made two foul shots. Shortly after, senior
Jordyn Day (Richmond, VA., Varina) added two, back-to-back, threes that brought the score to 30-16 with just under four and a half minutes left in the half. The Phoenix would enter halftime trailing by a score of 35-23.
Starting the third,
Day added a jumper and two more threes that helped cut the deficit to just seven points. Wilson continued to roll as
Murphy added three points the hard way, with an and-one layup, followed by made foul shots from
Kees and freshman
Jordan Yeager (Waynesboro, PA., Greencastle-Antrim) that cut the lead to six points with just over four minutes left in the quarter. This would spark an 11-4 run from the Patriots. They would head into the final quarter of play still in the lead, 54-41.
Murphy and
Yeager both added points for the Phoenix to open the fourth. Soon after,
Posiulai and junior
Michaela Singer (Annville, PA., Annville-Cleona) both added layups. Wilson could not overcome the early defect as they would go on to be defeated by a final score of 71-51.
Inside the Box Score: The Phoenix finished the night shooting 30% from the field while their opponent finished shooting 33%.
Day and
Murphy led the charge for Wilson as they added 16 points and 11 points, respectively.
Posiulai added a season-high of eight points and eight rebounds,
Kees added six points and eight boards, while
Singer and
Yeager both added four points.
Up Next: The women's basketball team will close out the home portion of their schedule this Wednesday, February 19, as they host Rosemont at 6:00 pm.
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