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Averi Jordan
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
79
Winner DeSales F-20
62
King's (PA) F-336
Winner
DeSales F-20
79
Final
62
King's (PA) F-336
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
DeSales F-20 19 27 17 16 79
King's (PA) F-336 13 7 21 21 62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | BJ Spigelmyer - DeSales SID

Shinkus/Jordan Double-Doubles Lead #18/21 Bulldogs past King's, 79-62

Wilkes-Barre, PA (January 26, 2019) - The freshman tandem of Samantha Shinkus and Averi Jordan each recorded double-doubles leading the #18/21 DeSales University women's basketball team past King's College, 79-62, in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics
  • Final Score: DeSales - 79, King's - 62
  • Records: DeSales (16-2, 7-0 Conf.); King's (11-8, 5-3 Conf.)
How it Happened
  • King's held a brief 13-10 lead late in the first quarter before the Bulldogs took control with a 19-0 run over the span of 6:38 that saw seven different Bulldogs score and senior Leandra Sterner make her return to the lineup capping off the run with a three from right wing.
  • DSU extended its lead to 26 points (46-20) at the break w/Jordan leading the way with 11 first-half points.
  • The second-half was all Bulldogs to start as DSU extended its lead to as many as 34 points (63-29) with three minutes left in the third quarter.
  • King's finished the game on fire from three-point land, using a 12-0 run to end the third quarter to cut into the deficit and hit 11-for-22 (7-for-12 in the second-half) from outside the arc to post the final 79-62 margin.
Top Bulldog Performers
  • Shinkus finished with 21 points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
  • Jordan equaled Shinkus with 21 points and added 10 rebounds.
  • Senior Morgan Birmelin finished with 10 points, eight assists, and five steals.
  • Senior Bridget Walsh had eight points, seven rebounds, and four blocked shots closing to within just one block of tying the all-time record and two blocks from breaking the all-time mark of 156 rejections by both Cherelle Simmons and Morgan McCollian.
  • Sterner also made her return from a knee injury playing four minutes and hitting two 3's in the first-half.
For the Foes
  • Alexis Steeber finished with a team-high 20 points.
  • Emily Kriston had 13 points off the bench.
Inside the Box Score
  • The Monarchs lit it up from three-point land hitting 11-for-22 (50 percent) for the game.
  • DeSales forced 23 turnovers leading to 36 points and DSU had a 24-4 advantage in fast break points.
  • DSU shot very well from the free throw line hitting 18-for-22 (81.8 percent) for the game.
Up Next
  • DeSales is right back to action on Monday when they travel to Misericordia University for a showdown with the nationally ranked Cougars who have just one loss on the season.  Game time is set for 6:00 pm.
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