Basketball

Delaware Valley 81, Lincoln University 49

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - The Delaware Valley College women's basketball team led from start to finish as the Aggies notched an 81-49 victory over visiting Lincoln University in a non-conference game.

It was the Aggies' fifth win in their six games and improved their record to 9-3 on the season. The Lions fell to 3-11 with the loss.

Delaware Valley, behind eight points by Rachel Joyce and four by Moira Donohue, raced out to a 14-2 lead in the first five minutes of the game. The Aggies still led 21-10 when Lincoln answered with nine straight points to make it a two-point ballgame with 6:55 left in the half.

However, Delaware Valley closed the first stanza with a 16-6 run to take a 37-23 advantage into the intermission and Lincoln never got closer than nine points the rest of the way. Juli McGowan hit three layups and a pair of 3-pointers in the spurt for 12 of her 17 points.

Joyce paced the Aggies with 19 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks while Donohue added 15 points, eight assists, five rebounds and five steals. Shannon O'Neill had eight points and four assists while rookies Michelle Oyer and Kristen Bone came off the bench to contribute eight and seven points respectively.

Asha Atkinson had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Lions while Mary Rotimi added 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.