WILMINGTON, De

Boxscore

After holding Wilmington to just 17 first half points and 18% shooting, the Goldey-Beacom College Women's Basketball Team cruised to a 59-42 victory on Tuesday night at the Pratt Center in New Castle, DE. 
 
GBC used a balanced attack as 3 players scored in double figures for the Lightning.  Irene Hudson led the way with 15 points and 8 rebounds, while Akilah Sewell kicked in 12 points.  Ashley Rosario had 11 points and 5 assists in the victory. 
 
WU led just once, 3-0, before the Lightning put up a 13-2 run to take control. GBC kept on rolling and extended the lead to 39-17 by halftime, its largest lead of the period. The margin didn't drop below 17 thereafter, peaking at 30 with a score of 55-25 with 8:50 remaining in the contest.  Wilmington used one last surge going on a 17-4 to close out the game.  Joune Reed was the leading scorer for the Wildcats with 10 points and Samantha Retas provided 10 rebounds in Wilmington's 7^th straight defeat. 
 
The Lightning are back in action on Thursday, January 5 as they host Georgian Court in another CACC contest.  GBC defeated the Lions by a score of 74-59 in the 1^st match up on December 8^th.