#14 Bulldogs Roll Past Wilkes, 86-39

Junior Kaila Wiand canned four three-pointers in the win over Wilkes on Wednesday.

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Center Valley, PA (February 4, 2009) – The 14^th ranked DeSales University women's basketball team started a new winning streak on Wednesday evening rolling past Wilkes University, 86-39, in a Freedom Conference game in Billera Hall.

The Bulldogs improve to 17-3 overall and 11-1 in the Freedom Conference, while Wilkes drops to 10-10 overall and 5-7 in the Freedom. DSU shot 43.1 percent from the field and forced 29 Colonel turnovers in the loss. WU shot just 26.8 percent and went just 8-for-18 from the free throw line.

DSU started slowly trailing 11-10 at the 11:31 mark before it ended the half on a 38-10 run that essentially put away the Colonels. Senior Kim Rarick (Ringtown, PA/North Schuylkill) and freshman Hannah Smith (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) started the run with back-to-back three-pointers, while senior LeighAnn Burke (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) led the way with 10 points during the half-ending spurt. The lead grew to as many as 52 points in the second half before the final margin was posted.

Burke finished with a game-high 20 points in just 25 minutes of action and also had four steals. Junior Kaila Wiand (Royersford, PA/Spring-Ford) had a terrific shooting night with 14 points on 4-of-6 from three-point land and Rarick finished with nine points, five assists, and three steals.

Junior Kelly Magrann (Sinking Spring, PA/Holy Name) and sophomore Megan Costello (Flanders, NJ/Morris Catholic) led the way off the bench with seven and six points respectively, while sophomore Shaina Dymond (Shickshinny, PA/Northwest) blocked four shots and senior Erica Sovak (Tuxedo, NY/George F. Baker) had a team-high seven boards.

Freshman Samantha Simcox and freshman Lindsey Gosse each had eight points to lead Wilkes in the loss.

The Bulldogs will return to action on Saturday, February 7^th when they once again step outside the conference to host Albright College beginning at 1:00 pm. For those unable to attend you can follow the game online via LIVE Stats.

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