Box Score
Site: Joseph West Jones College Center (Wilmington, Del.)
Final Score: Goldey-Beacom 68, Philadelphia University 57
Records: Goldey-Beacom (19-8, 16-2), Philadelphia University (12-12, 8-9)
Next GBC Event: Saturday, Feb. 23 vs. #6 Holy Family | 1 p.m. | Joseph West Jones College Center (Wilmington, Del.)
Goldey-Beacom vs. Philadelphia University Box Score: HTML
WILMINGTON, Del. - Led by a game-high 20 points from senior forward
Irene Hudson (Corcoran H.S./Syracuse, N.Y.), Goldey-Beacom College (19-8, 16-2) used a strong first half performance to extend its school-record win streak to nine straight games with a 68-57 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory over Philadelphia University (12-12, 8-9) at the Lightning's Joseph West Jones College Center on Tuesday evening.
Hudson, who scored 20 or more points for the 11th time in her college career, tallied 13 of her 20 points in the first half as the Lightning shot a blistering 57.1 per cent in the opening stanza en route to tying a school record with their 19th win of the season.
Led by six points from Hudson and senior guard
Jacinda Jones (Concord H.S./Claymont, Del.), the Lightning exploded for an 18-4 lead in the opening six minutes of the first half, making seven of their first eight shots from the floor.
The Lightning maintained their double-digit lead through the remainder of the first half en route to a 22-point cushion at the intermission.
After the Lightning extended their lead to 53-27 in the opening 2:20 of the second half, the Rams put together an 18-8 run, including seven points from sophomore guard
Najah Jacobs (Central H.S./Philadelphia, Pa.), to narrow the deficit to 61-45 with 6:53 remaining.
Hudson scored four consecutive points for the Lightning before the Rams answered by going on a 12-0 spurt to trim the margin to 65-57 on a jumper by senior forward
Kristen Blye (Downingtown East H.S./Chester Springs, Pa.).
But, the Lightning secured the victory by making three of five free throws in the final 44 seconds.
While Hudson led the Lightning to their seventh win over the Rams in the last eight meetings, senior guard
Devonne Richardson (Milford Mill Academy/Baltimore, Md.) contributed her eighth "double double" of the season with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds while sophomore forward
Chelsea Grover (Seneca H.S./Southampton, N.J.) added 12 points with three blocked shots.
Blye led the Rams in a losing effort with her fourth "double double" of the season, scoring 12 points with a game-high 13 rebounds. Meanwhile, Schacker tallied 11 points with four rebounds, extending her streak of consecutive double-figure scoring games to 11 straight outings.
The Lightning, who have won 16 of their last 19 games, will end the regular season on Saturday afternoon by welcoming sixth-ranked and defending CACC champion Holy Family to the Joseph West Jones College Center at 1 p.m. A win by the Lightning would clinch a share of the CACC South Division title and give Goldey-Beacom its first 20-win season in school history.
Game Notes: The Lightning extended a pair of school-record win streaks with Tuesday's victory … Goldey-Beacom has also won nine straight CACC contests … The Lightning also earned their 16th conference victory of the season, upping the school record they set this year … Goldey-Beacom has now won 7 of its last 8 home games … Over the last two seasons, the Lightning are 11-2 in the month of February, including a perfect 5-0 record this year … The Lightning were outrebounded by their opponent for just the third time in the last 17 games … Philadelphia University held a 43-41 advantage on the glass over the Lightning … The Lightning improved to 16-3 this year when leading at the intermission … Over the last five games, Goldey-Beacom opponents have made just 16 of 85 three-point field goal attempts … The Rams were 5-for-22 from beyond the arc on Tuesday night … Hudson has now scored in double figures in 12 of her last 13 games, including back-to-back 20-point efforts … She has also converted at least 50.0 per cent of her field goal attempts in five consecutive games after making 7 of 9 field goal attempts on Tuesday night … In addition, Hudson set a career high with six assists against the Rams on Tuesday night … Jones set the Goldey-Beacom single-season record for made three-point field goals made after connecting on three of seven shots from beyond the arc on Tuesday night … The Lightning's all-time leader in three-point field goals made, Jones has now made 57 three-point field goals this season … Freshman forward
Tori Arnao was held to just six rebounds on Tuesday night, snapping a streak of seven straight games with at least 10 rebounds … Blye has grabbed at least 10 rebounds in each of her last three outings … She also has scored 10 or more points in five of the last six games.
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