DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The Delaware Valley women's basketball team earned its second consecutive home win Wednesday evening, defeating Bryn Mawr 49-41 behind a game-high 27 points from
Whitney Evans.
The Aggies trailed early after Bryn Mawr converted at the free-throw line, but Evans and
Ava Irizarry answered with back-to-back layups to even the score.
Alexis Lease-Springer followed with a three-pointer to give DelVal its first lead. The Aggies closed the quarter on a 7-2 run, capped by another Lease-Springer triple, to take a 16-8 advantage.
Bryn Mawr opened the second quarter with a three, but Evans quickly responded to maintain the eight-point cushion. The Owls then used a 6-0 run to pull within two before another fastbreak layup from Evans halted their momentum. Bryn Mawr scored the final basket of the half, sending the teams into the break with DelVal ahead 21-19.
DelVal created some separation in the third quarter, going 4-for-6 from the free-throw line while getting key baskets from Irizarry and Evans to build a double-digit lead. Evans and
Cameron Ross combined for five more points to help the Aggies maintain their advantage heading into the final quarter.
Evans opened the fourth with another layup to give DelVal its largest lead of the game at 36-23. Bryn Mawr responded with an 11-4 run to cut the deficit to single digits, but Evans took over down the stretch, scoring the Aggies' final seven points in the last four minutes to secure the 49-41 victory.
Evans' 27 points marked her second 20-plus-point performance of the season.
Emma Miller (12) and
Julianna Harris (13) each finished with double-digit rebounds. Lease-Springer led the Aggies with three steals, while Miller recorded the team's lone block.
DelVal returns to action Friday, Nov. 13, closing out its three-game season-opening homestand against Eastern at 6 p.m.
