Box Score

GLENSIDE – Sam Lynam (Spinnerstown/Quakertown) poured in a career-high 33 points to lead Wilkes to an 80-72 win over Arcadia in the 2008-09 season-opener.   Lynam was 11-of-23 from the field, including 3-of-7 from beyond the three-point line. 

 

The Lady Colonels shot an impressive 45.1 percent from the field, including 48.4 percent in the first half. Wilkes also took advantage from the free throw line, hitting 31-of-46 attempts from the charity stripe. Ironically, Arcadia had less attempts (26) than Wilkes converted. 

 

Chelsey Gosse (Allentown, Pa./Dieruff) made a layup with 12:48 to go in the first half to give Wilkes the lead for good. Arcadia's Liz Plum converted a layup at the 16-minute mark to give it an 8-4 advantage, but a six-minute scoring drought by Arcadia propelled Wilkes to an 18-0 run and eventually led 22-8 after a jumper by Erin Schneider (Reading, Pa./Holy Name). 

 

The Lady Colonels led by as many as 19 in the first half when Lynam hit a layup with 3:33 to go in the first half. They would eventually go into the locker room with a 41-25 advantage at the half. Despite its scoring drought, Arcadia hit 40 percent from the field in the first half, but was 0-of-5 from beyond the three-point line. 

 

Wilkes hung on to its double-digit lead, but Arcadia threatened with a 9-0 run that brought it within eight with 10:46 to go when Caitlin Sparks hit the front end of a pair of free throws. Both teams would exchange buckets before Arcadia used a 6-0 run to pull within five (59-54) with 6:31 to play. The Knights would pull within five with under a minute to play when Murphy hit another jumper, but they would not score again the rest of the way. 

 

The Lady Colonels will open their home season Monday when they host PSU-Hazleton at 6 p.m. in the Marts Center.