Basketball

Delaware Valley 75, Albany College of Pharmacy 65

BETHLEHEM (PA) - The Delaware Valley College women's basketball team earned a split at the 5th annual STARTERS Moravian College Winter Classic as the Aggies notched a 75-65 triumph over Albany College of Pharmacy in the consolation game.

Delaware Valley improved to 8-3 with the victory while Albany fell to 8-4. Moravian, ranked 20th in Division III, took the Winter Classic title with a victory over Franklin & Marshall College in the championship game.

The Aggies jumped out to a 15-3 lead less than seven minutes into the contest as Rachel Joyce and Moira Donohue paced the spurt with six and five points respectively. They shot 53.6 percent from the field in the first half and cruised to a 43-31 advantage at the intermission.

The second half saw Delaware Valley build the lead to as many as 15, 60-45, with 8:32 to go following back-to-back layups by Jennifer McCarthy and Kristen Bone. However, Albany went on a 14-5 run to pull to within six, 65-49, with 2:24 left on the clock.

Shannon O'Neill followed with a 3-pointer for Delaware Valley and, following, an Albany layup, Juli McGowan hit for four straight points and a 72-61 Aggie advantage.

Donohue finished with 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals and was named to the all-tournament team for her efforts. Joyce recorded 18 points and seven boards while O'Neill contributed 17 points, nine assists, four rebounds and four steals.

Randi Maurer tallied a game-high 24 points and Amber Jillson added 16 in the losing effort.