(FREDERICK, Md.) – Adrianna Stricek (Jr., Harrisburg, Pa. / Trinity) help lead a furious comeback that came up just short as Wilson fell to Hood in a midweek matinee Wednesday. The junior forward recorded her fifth double-double of the season as the Phoenix erased an 18-point deficit to a one possession game before the Blazers pulled away late in the fourth.
The Basics
Score: Wilson 58, Hood 67
Venue: Volpe Athletic Center
Records: Wilson 3-8, 2-1 UE; Hood 3-6, 0-0 MAC
How It Happened
- The opening of the game featured back-and-forth action with Chelcie Forrester (Jr., Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg / WVU Potomac State) giving the Phoenix an 8-7 lead just over four minutes into the contest. The Blazers then caught fire by closing the period on a 12-3 run. That momentum carried into the second quarter where Hood scored a layup for a 31-13 lead with 5:01 until the halftime break. A Lae Black (Jr., Laurel, Md. / Meade) layup and a Kailee Soto (FY, Lancaster, Pa. / Columbia) 3-pointer brought the deficit to a baker's dozen before Hood's Tiffany Manning scored a layup to close first half scoring.
- While Hood built its lead back to 18 to start the third, Wilson roared back and doubled-up the Blazers by outscoring them 26-13 the rest of the frame. Trailing by 11 with 55 seconds, Leah Laubach (FY, Marietta, Pa. / Lancaster Catholic) took a feed from Chloe Irving (FY, Martinsburg, W.Va. / Martinsburg) for a 3-pointer before Irving made one of her own on a dish from Black to beat the buzzer and make the score 49-44 headed to the fourth.
- After a Hood free throw, another Laubach triple made it a three-point game. A Black layup and a pair of Stricek free throws kept Wilson within three shortly after. Wilson remained within two possessions after another Stricek foul shot made it 59-55 with 3:49 to go. Hood benefited from an old-fashioned 3-point play and a tip-in bucket over the next minute to make it a nine-point game and held on the rest of the way.
Inside The Numbers
- Stricek led the team with 14 points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season. Half of her boards were on the offensive end which helped the Phoenix register seven of their 14 second-chance points.
- Allie Cullison (Sr., Westminster, Md. / Winters Mill / Kean) reached double figures with 10 points. She was highly effective beyond the arc where she was 3-for-6.
- Jewels Torres (Jr., York, Pa. / West York) was a point away from double-figures with nine points and led the team with four assists.
- The third quarter was one of the best quarters Wilson has had this season as it made 50% (9-of-18) from the field. Four of those were 3-pointers on nine attempts.
- Hood was led by Chanelle Lee with 16 points. Aliyah Taylor added 13 and Manning finished with 10.
Up Next
The women's basketball team will break until after Christmas, but return to action on New Year's Even in Baltimore when it takes on Goucher. Tip-off with the Gophers is set for 1 p.m.
