Box Score

The Wilkes University women's basketball team had three players in double figures, but so did three Eastern bench players in the Lady Colonels' 72-62 loss on Thursday.

Wilkes kept the contest close throughout most of the first half, but Eastern always found a way to stay ahead, eventually building up a nine point lead with just under two minutes to play. The Lady Colonels had a balanced attack early in the game, with baskets by Lyndsay Ellis (Dallas, Pa./Dallas), Brittany Ely (Montrose, Pa./Montrose) and Megan Kazmerski (Kingston, PA/Holy Redeemer) keeping Wilkes in the game. Right before the break, Ellis hit a three to pull Wilkes to within six, 28-22.

Kazmerski, Ellis and Ely had six points a piece in the period, with Kazmerski pulling down six rebounds. Wilkes shot 32 percent in the half, but the Eastern bench had score 18 points in itself, propelling the Eagles throughout the period.

In the second half Wilkes fought back early on, eventually grabbing the lead on a layup by Angela Palmerio (Telford, PA/Lansdale Catholic) with 16 minutes left to play. Wilkes held that lead until the 10:41 minute mark when the Eagles took it back on a jumper and never looked back. The Lady Colonels kept the game close, but down the stretch Eastern hit its free throw, cruising to a 72-62 victory.

The Lady Colonels were led by Ellis with 17 points, while Kazmerski added a big double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Ely added 13 points of her own, and Palmerio scored eight points off the bench for Wilkes.

The Eagles got 46 points from their bench and shot 17 more free throws than the Lady Colonels, and were led by Alysia Goodman with 19 points in 24 minutes played.

With the loss Wilkes falls to 3-21 on the season, with its final game coming this Saturday, Feb. 20 at home against rival King's College. That game will begin at 1:00 p.m.