BRYN MAWR, PA - The University of Valley Forge women's basketball team went on the road Monday night and played against Bryn Mawr College. It was a rematch from an early January contest, which the Patriots came out on top, 36-33. In this contest, the Patriots prevailed again, winning by a final score of 54-44.
Getting contributions from four different players, the Patriots jumped out to an early 10-2 lead. Then, two more players got into the action and took the advantage to ten, 14-4. The Patriots continued the balance attack, seven first half scorers, and took a lead as large as 19.
Shequoya Bonner hit two free throws to make it 31-12 at the 3:58 mark of the first half. Bonner had her best game as a Patriot with 6 points and 6 rebounds. Bryn Mawr wasn't going down without a fight though. They closed the half on a 9-4 run and were only trailing 35-21 at the break.
Bryn Mawr kept the momentum going in the second half. They slowly chipped away at lead and got as close as six, 40-34, with 8:31 remaining. Then, Patriots'
Ariene Ohimor and
Jerylin Ellis hit back-to-back layups to keep Bryn Mawr at a distance. The Patriots were able to keep hitting some shots and pulled away for the victory, 54-44.
After the game, Head Coach
Gretchen LeVan talked about her teams' performance, "Rebounding was the story of the game. We won the boards and capitalized on offense when we needed to." It helped that Ohimor had one of her best games of the season. She had 11 points and 17 rebounds! Her partner inside,
Amanda McGinness, also had a solid game. She had 8 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
LeVan went on to say, "This was the most balanced offensive contribution all season." She was right.
Mikala Brinson led the Patriots with 12 points and 4 rebounds.
Patience Ekuta, 2-4 from 3-point range, also had 8 points and 4 rebounds.
Bailey Mayforth chipped in 5 points and had a game-high 5 steals.
The Patriots get right back to the action with a Tuesday night match up against Penn State Leigh Valley at 7PM @ The Pit!
Go Patriots!
