Women's Basketball

Delaware Valley College 92, Lancaster Bible College 49

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Delaware Valley College scored 56 points in the first half as the host Aggies routed Lancaster Bible College, 92-49, in a non-conference game.

Delaware Valley (12-11) had the bye in the seven-team Freedom Conference on Saturday but it was closely watching the scoreboard. FDU-Florham's loss to DeSales and King's win over Manhattanville created a three-way tie for second place with FDU-Florham, King's and the Aggies each holding a 6-4 league mark.

Arcadia's upset loss to Wilkes dropped them to 4-6, meaning that Delaware Valley can clinch a playoff berth on Tuesday evening, February 19 with either a win over FDU-Florham or an Arcadia loss at DeSales. It would be the team's sixth Freedom postseason bid in the last eight years.

The Aggies trailed just once in the game at 3-2, but they quickly erased that with 21 straight points and a 23-3 advantage with 12:30 remaining. Freshman guard Brittany Battinieri paced the run with 10 points.

Delaware Valley then used a 21-3 run after the Chargers (5-17) pulled to within 16 to take a 50-16 lead. The Aggies eventually took a 56-21 advantage into the intermission and the lead went as high as 47 in the second half.

All 10 healthy players played at least 14 minutes for the Aggies. Battinieri connected on five treys and finished with 21 points - all in the first half. She also added five rebounds, five steals and four assists. Fellow rookie Rochelle Teesdale notched career highs of 16 points and seven boards.

Moira Donohue drained three from beyond the arc and finished the afternoon with 15 points. The senior guard now has 180 career treys and is just three shy of breaking the school's all-time record of 182 held by 1995 graduate Kate Monahan. Donohue is also closing in on the single-season mark as her 67 treys is six shy of topping All-American Alisa DiBonaventura's total from the 2000-01 campaign.

Senior center Brooke Dittmar notched a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in just 16 minutes of action while her backup, Mandi Wilson, poured in 11 points.

Lancaster Bible was led by Lacy McClaine's 19 points. Meredith Washington added nine points and nine boards in the loss.