Phoenixville, PA – The Valley Forge Women's Basketball team dropped a USCAA contest to the Owls of Warren-Wilson College 95-51 on Saturday afternoon.
The Patriots were led offensively by Junior
Jhanel Brown with 14 points and 13 rebounds while sophomore guard Natalie Cortes added 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Two Patriot jumpers by Amaya Brown and
Bailey Mayforth gave the Patriots a 1-point lead early in the 1
st quarter but Warren-Wilson used a 6-2 run to close out the quarter 15-12.
Valley Forge was able keep the score close when Natalie Cortes drilled a 3 to bring the Patriots with 2 with 5:41 left in the half. Unfortunately for the Patriots that would be the last time they would score before halftime. Warren-Wilson went on a 15-0 run and took a commanding 36-19 lead going into the locker room.
Warren-Wilson continued their hot shooting and UVF had no answer. In the 2
nd half, WWC shot 60% from behind the arc on Saturday to propel them to a decisive 95-51 over UVF. With the loss, the Patriots dropped to 4-6 on the season.
Up Next
The Patriots will be back on the court on Friday, January 19
th when they welcome the Cougars of Medgar Evers College to UVF. Tip-off is set for 6:00 pm.
Go Patriots!