Women's Basketball

Delaware Valley 79, Chestnut Hill College 58

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Bridget Golden scored 21 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead the Delaware Valley College women's basketball team to its second win a row, a 79-58 triumph over visiting Chestnut Hill College in a non-conference game.

The win evened the Aggies' overall record at 10-10 while the Griffins had their six-game winning streak snapped as they fell to 13-7.

Golden continued her recent tear as the senior center notched her 14th double-double of the season, including the last eight contests. Golden is averaging 16.6 points and 15.3 rebounds over the eight-game stretch, and, with 938 career rebounds, she is just 13 boards shy of tying Lauren Snyder's all-time record.

Golden's performance on Thursday evening moved her into fifth place on the Aggie all-time scoring list with 1,203 points and she is already the school's career leader in blocked shots with 191.

Delaware Valley led 31-22 with 1:28 remaining in the first half, but the Griffins scored seven straight - five by Lindsey Tornetta - to trail by just two at the intermission. The Aggies build the lead as many as 10 in the early moments of the second stanza, but Chestnut Hill made it a five-point ballgame, 45-40, with 12:29 remaining.

It was all Delaware Valley from there as the Aggies scored seven straight and 20 of 25 for a 65-45 advantage with 5:35 remaining. Jennifer McCarthy keyed the run as the junior forward came off the bench to score nine points, including the first five of the run.

McCarthy finished the night with a season-high 12 points in 12 minutes of action and missed matching her career high by one. Rachel Joyce finished with 15 points, nine assists and five steals while Shannon O'Neill and Moira Donohue added 13 and 12 points respectively. O'Neill also finished with
five steals, four assists and four rebounds.

Kate Quintus paced Chestnut Hill with 18 points and 14 rebounds while Tornetta added 16 points and eight boards. Andrea Carter came off the bench to contribute 11 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.