Center Valley, PA (January 4, 2007) – Senior Kirby Lutz (Easton, PA/Pen Argyl) tallied her third double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the DeSales University women’s basketball team past Wesley College (DE), 75-55, in the first game of the New Year for both squads on Thursday evening.

 

        The Wolverines (1-8 overall) led 13-12 in the early going before the Bulldogs (8-3 overall) used a 15-1 run over a five and a half minute span to take a 13-point lead and never looked back.  During the run Lutz tallied a team-high seven points and junior Jenna Stampf (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame) totaled four points.  DSU took an 11-point edge into the locker room and led by as many as 25 points in the second half, cruising to its third straight win.

 

        Lutz shot 8-of-18 from the field and now stands just 38 points shy of becoming the 16^th player in DeSales women’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points.  She now has eight double-doubles in her career.  Also reaching double digits was sophomore LeighAnn Burke (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) with 10 points and sophomore Kim Rarick (Ringtown, PA/North Schuylkill) with 11 points.

 

        Stampf had a strong game off the bench with eight points and a season-high 10 rebounds and freshman Kelly Magrann (Sinking Spring, PA/Holy Name) added eight points off the pine.  Sophomore Lindsey Sykes (Avalon, NJ/Middle Township) had a team-high five assists and sophomore Erica Sovak (Tuxedo, NY/George F. Baker) totaled eight points in the win.

 

        The Wolverines were led by Shirelle Tingle with a team-high 13 points, Domonique Barrett recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds and Heather Kennedy tallied 10 points to round out the double figure scorers.