Langhorne, PA – In the second game of the back-to-back series match-up, the University of Valley Forge Women's Basketball team cruised to a 59-47 road win. In the win, senior Amaya Brown (Trenton, NJ) lead the way with 17 points, and 7 rebounds. Brown shot 7-17 from the field, and 3-7 from the line. With two double-digit performances, Brown is now averaging 16 points per game.

Freshmen Mariah Matthews (Baltimore, MD) earned her first double-digit game of her career, netting 14 points and leading the Patriots with 4 steals. Shaelynn Newborn (Endicott, NY) tallied 10 points, followed by freshman Kaionna Hanna (Las Vegas, NV) with 6 points.

"I think we took a big step forward after making some adjustments from Friday's game," Gretchen LeVan shared. "We are starting to trust one another and build chemistry on the court; I am proud of this young team in how they responded and bounced back from the loss."

Valley Forge started out on top with back-to-back buckets from Newborn and Matthews. Elizabeth Davis (San Jose, CA) would add to the Patriots small lead with a three-ball. The Highlanders quickly found themselves in a 1-point ball game after two lay-ups and a jumper. However, after a trey from Newborn, a jumper from Hanna, and a pair of free-throws and three-pointer from Matthews, the Patriots were up 19-8. With a little over two minutes remaining, Cairn closed out the quarter with a jumper and three-ball from Markie Watson to only trail the Patriots by 7.

The second-quarter was slow for both teams, with the Patriots only scoring 6 points, and the Highlanders collecting 8.

With a short lead of 5 points entering the third, the Patriots offense heated up, outscoring the Highlanders 23-10. In the third-quarter alone, Valley Forge shot 9-15 from the field (60%), 3-4 from behind the arc (75%), and 2-5 from the stripe (40%).

Although Cairn outscored Valley Forge 16-10 in the fourth-quarter, the Patriots held momentum to take home their first win of the season with a 59-47 final score.  

Valley Forge collected a season-high 14 steals and 13 assists. The Patriots secured 25 points off of 32 forced Highlander turnovers.

The Patriots will be back in action Friday, February 19^th as they host the Defenders of Clarks Summit University for a 6 p.m. tip-off. No spectators will be permitted.