Women's Basketball

Delaware Valley College 86, Wilkes University 66
Joyce Reaches 1,000-Point Plateau

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Senior forward Rachel Joyce became just the ninth player in Delaware Valley College women's basketball history to reach the 1,000-point plateau as she led the Aggies to an 86-66 victory over visiting Wilkes University in a Freedom Conference game.

The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Delaware Valley as it improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play. The Lady Colonels fell to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the Freedom.

Joyce came into the afternoon needing 10 points to reach the milestone. She scored a two-point basket in the opening two minutes and remained at that total until there was 6:36 to go in the half. She followed with five points in the next three minutes and then drained a 3-pointer with 1:28 remaining in the half to hit the plateau.

Meanwhile, the Aggies used a 12-0 lead early in the first half to build a 16-5 lead. The lead reached as many as 14 points before they took a 43-31 advantage into the intermission. Delaware Valley then scored the first 11 points of the second stanza, including six by Joyce, and never looked back.

Joyce tied for game-high honors with 17 points in just 23 minutes of action. She also grabbed three rebounds to move into fifth place on the school's all-time list with 605 boards.

Freshman Kim Vennera contributed 14 points and eight rebounds while junior Brooke Dittmar was 6-for-7 from the field and finished with 12 points. The backcourt tandem of juniors Moira Donohue and Shannon O'Neill combined for 20 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists.

Katie Cappelloni scored 17 points to pace Wilkes. Ashley Makarczyk notched 10 points while Karyn Perestam added 10 points and a team-best eight rebounds.