HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – A slow first quarter for the Delaware Valley women's basketball team put them in an early deficit over Centenary that they would fail to overcome dropping the contest 69-52 and ending the team's six-game win streak.
Centenary started the game quick converting from beyond the arc for the early lead. The Aggies only fell behind by three before
Haley Keenan matched the three-point shot to tie the score, 5-5, and start a short 5-0 run to put DelVal in the lead, 7-5, with 6:52 to play. The Cyclones pulled ahead by five over the next two minutes with
Aubrey Ennis sinking the three to bring the deficit back down to two, 12-10. Centenary held the 11-1 edge through the rest of the frame to take a 12-point lead into the second quarter, 23-11.
Keenan started things off for the Aggies in the second quarter converting the long ball to bring the deficit down to nine, 23-14. An 8-2 run from DelVal followed capped off with an
Aubrey Ennis three-pointer to cut the Cyclones lead to seven, 29-22, with five minutes remaining. Centenary built its lead back up to 10, but DelVal held the 4-1 advantage through the final 1:45 to keep the deficit down to seven at the half, 35-28.
DelVal's momentum slowed coming out of the half with the Cyclones holding a huge 19-8 edge over the Aggies in the third quarter. DelVal converted just one of 12 shots from the field while recording a 100% effort at the charity stripe for six of its eight points. The 56.25% effort from the field for the Cyclones allowed them to take an 18-point lead, 54-36, into the final 10 minutes of the game.
The final frame was a more even affair with the Aggies shooting 33.3% (6-of-18) from the field including a 28.57% (2-of-7) effort from beyond the arc and 50% (2-of-4) from the charity stripe for 16 points. A
Kendra Rigo three-pointer brought the Aggies within 13 points, 63-50, with 2:19 remaining, but the earlier deficit was too big to overcome with the Cyclones holding a slight 6-4 advantage in the final minutes for the 69-52 win.
Keenan led the Aggies in scoring with 15 points.
Ciana Feliciano also ended the night in double-digits with 13 points.
Alexis Wright led the battle at the boards with seven rebounds.
DelVal returns to action this Wednesday, Dec. 6 when they host Marywood at 6 p.m.
