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Elena Stambone scored a game-high 22 points in the Lady Colonels 52-51 win over King's

STAMBONE POWERS LADY COLONELS PAST CROSS-TOWN RIVAL KING’S, 52-51

1/22/2014 8:05:00 PM

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STAMBONE POWERS LADY COLONELS PAST CROSS-TOWN RIVAL KING'S, 52-51

WILKES-BARRE – Elena Stambone (Jessup, PA/Valley View) poured in a game-high 22 points as visiting Wilkes University recorded its first Freedom Conference victory of the season posting a 52-51 victory over cross-town rival King's College Wednesday night in the Scandlon Gymnasium.

Wilkes moves to 4-11 overall and 1-4 in conference play. King's drops to 4-12 overall and remains winless at 0-5 in league games. It marks the first victory for Wilkes over King's since January 29, 2009 when the Lady Colonels posted a 65-61 victory in double overtime at the Marts Center.

King's held a slim one point advantage at the break before a furious 11-0 Wilkes run gave the Lady Colonels a double digit lead early in the second frame. Stambone scored seven points during the spurt and Chelsea Brown (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley) and Ginny Edwards (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South) added inside scores as Wilkes led 34-24 with 14:55 left.

King's responded using a 9-0 run midway through the stanza to take the lead back 45-44 with 5:54 remaining. A three-point play from Stambone and another score from the sophomore standout put Wilkes ahead 49-48 just two minutes later. After King's tied the game at 49 apiece, Brown streaked down the right wing in transition scoring a layup to put Wilkes ahead 51-49 with 1:44 on the clock.

Kayla Brahm (Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili) added one of two free throws when she was fouled with :12 left and Wilkes held on over the final ten seconds of play to record its first Freedom Conference win of the season.

Stambone finished 7-for-18 from the field and 6-of-8 from the charity stripe. Brown added eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Edwards, Ellen Rich (Hamden, CT/Hamden Hall) and Chelsea Smelas (Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe) each contributed five point in the win.

Kayla Feairheller was the lone Lady Monarch in double figures finishing with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Wilkes returns to Freedom play Saturday hosting tenth ranked and unbeaten FDU-Florham at 12:00 p.m. at the Marts Center.

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