ABINGTON (PA) – Shayna Rodriguez notched a near triple-double to lead host Penn State Abington to a 76-67 victory over Delaware Valley University in a non-conference match-up on Saturday afternoon.

The Lions improved their record to 5-1 overall while the Aggies fell to 2-5 on the year.

The first quarter of this one was back-and-forth with eight lead changes. The largest of which came after consecutive three's from Sarah Wills and Ashley Smink that put DelVal on top, 21-16, with just under two minutes to play in the stanza. However, Penn State scored seven of the final nine points to tie the game at 23 apiece going into the second.

The Lions continued their run into the second quarter, as Rodriguez scored six straight points to the Aggies two to make it a 29-25 contest. The teams traded baskets before Smink hit a layup in the paint followed by a deep trey to put DelVal back on top by one.

Once again the teams went back-and-forth before the Aggies closed the half on a 5-0 run thanks to a 3-pointer from Lauren Moretti and a buzzer-beating layup by Morgan Mitchell to make it a 41-37 game at the break.

DelVal went on to score the first four points of the second half to take its largest lead of the game at eight, 45-37. It would not trail the entirety of the third quarter as the Aggies held a two point advantage, 56-54, going into the fourth.

The team traded baskets again to start the final stanza and eventually played to a 60-60 tie with 6:39 left in regulation.

From there, Penn State used a 13-2 run over the next 5:22 to pull away from the Aggies and take a 73-62 lead with just 67 second on the clock. Five different players scored in the stretch, led by five points from Iman Richmond.

DelVal got as close as seven down the stretch, but the Lions held on for the 76-67 victory.

Smink led the Aggies with 19 points and Skedzielewski and Wills finished 16 and 14 points respectively. Monika Smallwood led the way for DelVal on the boards with 11 and she added eight points while Mitchell finished with seven points.

Rodriguez's big day for the Lions included game-highs of 26 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and four steals. Richmond followed with 20 points and six boards. Defensively, Grace Dewey recorded six blocked shots while adding six points.

DelVal will take on another Penn State school when it travels to Middletown, PA on Tuesday to take on Penn State Harrisburg for a 6 p.m. tip-off.