Box Score
DOYLESTOWN – Erin Schneider (Reading, Pa./Holy Name) poured in a career-high 23 points, hitting 5-of-5 three-pointers to help lead Wilkes to a 74-57 blowout win over Delaware Valley. The win is the second-straight for the Lady Colonels as they improved to 8-5 overall and evened their Freedom Conference mark at 3-3.
Wilkes scored 42 second-half points, marking the most points in a half this season and also establishes the third time they have hit the 40-point plateau in a half this season.
Schneider scored 18 second-half points, hitting four of her five three-pointers in the final 16:11 to play in the game. She would score 10-straight points that fueled a 21-7 run with 7:50 to play, giving the Lady Colonels a 62-46 advantage.
Chelsey Gosse (Allentown, Pa./Dieruff) would eventually give Wilkes a 19-point lead (72-53), their largest of the game, after hitting a pair of free throws with 3:49 to go. Gosse would finish with 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the only double-double of the night.
Schneider was nearly perfect from the field, hitting 8-of-10 shots, including 2-of-2 from the free throw line. As a team, Wilkes shot 44.1 percent from the field and dominated the glass, pulling down 47 rebounds to the Aggies' 31.
The Aggies jumped out to a 17-7 lead after Kim Vennera hit a jumper with 12:01 to go, but the Lady Colonels used a 19-2 run over the next seven minutes to take the lead. Schneider's second field goal of the game gave Wilkes a 26-19 lead, its largest of the half, with 4:59 to go.
Allison Horn (New Tripoli, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) made a driving layup with 2:50 to go, giving the Lady Colonels a 32-25 advantage, but it would be the last time they would score the rest of the half. The Aggies took advantage, scoring eight-straight points to take a 33-32 halftime lead.
Wilkes was red-hot in the second half, hitting 14-of-26 shots for 54 percent from the field, while Delaware Valley could buy a bucket, making just 8-of-28 shots for just over 28 percent.
The Lady Colonels have now won five of their last seven games and will return home Wednesday to take on Misericorida at 6 p.m. in the Marts Center.
