(CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.) – Lae Black (Jr., Laurel, Md. / Meade / Bluefield State) and
Kailee Soto (FY, Lancaster, Pa. / Columbia) both scored 15 points, but it wasn't enough as Wilson fell to St. Elizabeth in United East action on Saturday afternoon. The duo led a balanced offense that saw its third-highest output of the season. However, the Eagles countered with their best day offensively on the year.
The Basics
Score: Wilson 78, St. Elizabeth 97
Venue: Gannett Field House
Records: Wilson 6-13, 5-5 UE; St. Elizabeth 12-7, 8-2 UE
How It Happened
- The Phoenix did well to stick with the Eagles early in the contest. An early Ahjinonae Cobb jumper put St. E's up seven midway through the first quarter before layups by layups by Jewels Torres (Jr., York, Pa. / West York) and Chelcie Forrester (Jr., Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg) helped the Phoenix comb back within one at 17-16. Teams exchanged 3-pointers with Mackenzie Caldwell-Degnon (So., Rockville, Md. / Richard Montgomery) finding the mark for Wilson, but the Eagles closed the frame on a 5-0 run.
- Chloe Irving (FY, Martinsburg, W.Va. / Martinsburg) kept the Phoenix within a possession midway through the period on a layup with a dish from Torres before the Eagles started to pull away. That made the score 30-28 before St. Elizabeth went on a 13-5 run to go up double-digits.
- The Eagles incorporated a full court press in the second half which resulted them in going up 20 late in the third. The Phoenix kept fighting and gave themselves hope with a late run where Torres and Soto scored a pair of layups go close the gap to 15. Unfortunately, it was the closest they could get until late in the fourth when another Torres layup shortened the gap to 13 with 2:51 to play. St. E's didn't let up off the gas though and stretched the lead out once again in the final minutes.
Inside The Numbers
- Black finished the day with 15 points after she went 4-for-8 from the field with seven made at the free throw line. She was a force on the glass as well where she pulled down 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
- Soto was also hot on the shooting side where she we 5-for-9 overall. She was particularly effective from outside where she made 3-of-5.
- Torres added 11 while she dished out three assists and made four steals.
- Forrester was just shy of a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
- The Eagles were paced by Cobb who was nearly unstoppable with a game-high 33 points. She was 13-for-20 from the field and 3-for-4 from 3-point range.
- Four others scored in double-figures for SEU with Laila Kendle pulling a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards. Paige Neal also led the game with 16 rebounds.
Up Next
Wilson heads to Reading to take on Penn State Berks on Tuesday. Tip-off with the Nittany Lions is set for 5 p.m.
