Basketball

Delaware Valley 72, King's College 65

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Delaware Valley College senior guard Juli McGowan notched career highs of 29 points and nine rebounds to lift the Aggies to a 72-65 home victory over King's College in a Freedom Conference game.

Delaware Valley is now 4-1 overall and a perfect 2-0 in conference play while the Lady Monarchs fell to 3-3, 1-1.

McGowan hit seven of 15 shots from the field (2-for-4 from 3-point land) while connecting on 13 of 18 foul shots. Six of her nine rebounds came on the offensive end and she also added two steals in 33 minutes of action.

Delaware Valley led by as many as 15, 29-14, in the first half and still held a 31-24 advantage at the intermission. King's came back to tie the game at 36-36, then scored six of the next eight points for a 42-38 advantage with 10:58 remaining.

However, the Aggies responded with a 17-2 run and a 55-44 lead with 6:48 to go. McGowan had six points and Rachel Joyce added four in the spurt.

Delaware Valley built the lead to 13, but the lady Monarchs railed and pulled to within four, 66-62, on a Kasey Oczkowski field goal with 55 seconds remaining. Joyce hit three of four shots to make it 69-62 with 35 seconds left, but a Brittany Brook trey made it a four-point ballgame once again with 24 secons to go. However, one free throw by Kate McCarthy and a pair by McGowan sealed the deal for the Aggies.

In addition to McGowan's heroics, sophomore Brooke Dittmar posted career highs of 12 points and 11 rebounds. Joyce finished with 10 points and seven boards while Moira Donohue added 10 points, six steals, five rebounds and four assists.

Kaitlyn Fiorino paced King's with 15 points while Beth Jordan added 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds in the loss.