Women's Basketball

McDaniel College 67, Delaware Valley College 55

WESTMINSTER (MD) - McDaniel went on a 21-2 run in the second half as the Green Terror pulled away and registered a 67-55 victory over visiting Delaware Valley College in a non-conference game.

The Aggies (3-4) never led in the contest and trailed by 11, 34-23, at the break. However, they used an 11-2 run in the opening three minutes of the second stanza to trail by just two, 36-34. Delaware Valley had a number of chances to tie or take the lead but was still down two, 38-36 with 12:48 remaining.

From there it was all McDaniel (6-2) as it used the big spurt over the next 5:36 to open up a 59-38 advantage. The Green Terror held a 46-34 advantage on the boards, including 20 offensive rebounds that led to a 24-10 difference in second-chance points.

Heather Thompson paced McDaniel with 13 points and 14 different players hit the scoring column. Delaware Valley was led by Moira Donohue's game-high 17 points and the junior guard also added game-highs of eight rebounds and eight steals. Stephanie Fanto came off the bench to contribute nine points while Rachel Joyce added eight. The Freedom Conference's leading scorer, Shannon O'Neill (17.3 avg), was held scoreless in 23 minutes of action.