(WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.) – It was a tale of two halves for the Wilson women's basketball team as it fell to Penn in United East action on Saturday afternoon. The Phoenix used a strong second quarter run to take a lead into the halftime break, but the Wildcats countered with an explosive second half to vault ahead and take the victory.
The Basics
Score: Wilson 49, Penn 74
Venue: Bardo Gymnasium
Records: Wilson 7-7, 2-2 United East; Penn 11-5, 3-1 United East
How It Happened
- After Penn built up an 18-10 lead after one, the Phoenix started to surge in the second. Following a Wildcats layup to open the frame, Chelcie Forrester led the charge with a layup on a dish from Lae Black. Two minutes later she added another, this time on a feed from Jewels Torres, to cut Penn's lead to six. While Penn scored the next two buckets, a 12-2 run by Wilson capped by yet another Forrester bunny on an assist from Mackenzie Caldwell-Degnon tied the game up at 26-all. After a Wildcats free throw, Caldwell-Degnon sank a 3-pointer with 51 seconds left in the half to give the Phoenix the lead. A layup by Leah Laubach put Wilson up four before the Wildcats closed the frame with a couple of free throws.
- The third quarter started with a 6-0 Wildcats, but Wilson answered with a couple of Caldwell-Degnon free throws and a Laubach jumper from Forrester to knot things up at 35. Unfortunately, the momentum didn't last long as Penn closed the quarter on a 13-3 run. The hosts opened the fourth quarter with a pair of 3-pointers to extend the lead and remained ahead by double-digits the rest of the way.
Inside The Numbers
- Laubach finished with a team-best 14 points. She was 6-for-14 from the field with a 3-pointer.
- Forrester recorded a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds. She was 4-for-8 from the field and added three assists.
- Forrester's double-double was her seventh season.
- Mia Patterson led the Wildcats with 15 points.
Up Next
Wilson hosts St. Mary's on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
