SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Wilson College women's basketball team tipped off 2022 with a road match against the Defenders of Clarks Summit University in a Colonel States Athletic Conference (CSAC) showdown. The Phoenix (5-5, 4-1 CSAC) looked to stay undefeated in conference play but fell to the Defenders (10-1, 6-0 CSAC) by a final score of 97-54.
How It Happened: Clarks Summit got the game started on a 13-2 run. Later on, Wilson started to gain some momentum but the Defenders closed out the quarter leading, 21-8. In the second quarter, the Phoenix jumped on a 5-2 run, eventually cutting the deficit to 12 points with just under two and a half minutes left in the half. Clarks Summit entered halftime leading by a score of 42-26.
In the second half, junior
Naomi Hanton (Bristow, Va., Keystone College) came out with two quick jumpers to get things going early. Later in the third quarter, sophomore
Krystal Kienast (Purcellville, VA, Loudon Valley HS) knocked down a layup with three seconds left, as the Phoenix went into the final quarter trailing, 65-39. Wilson worked hard but went on to drop this one by a final score of 97-54.
Inside the Box Score: Hanton and junior
Yaya Cannon (Lancaster, Pa., Elizabethtown College) both dropped 14 points while adding five and eight rebounds, respectively.
Cannon also went on to add a season-high seven assists. Junior
Madison Ross (New Oxford, PA., New Oxford) added 11 points while junior
Amanda Smida (Landenberg, Pa., Penn State Harrisburg) chipped in nine.
Up Next: The women's hoops team gets set to host Notre Dame of Maryland (3-6, 3-2 CSAC) on Thursday, January 6, at 6:00 p.m.
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