Center Valley, PA (February 5, 2025) - Junior
Mikaili Donmoyer and senior
Morgan Sterner combined to make nine three-pointers leading the DeSales University women's basketball team past King's College, 62-51, in MAC Freedom action on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.
The Basics
- Final Score: DeSales - 62, King's - 51
- Records: DeSales (12-8, 5-4 MAC Freedom); King's (7-13, 3-6 MAC Freedom)
- DeSales earns an important split in the season series with the Monarchs and improves to 51-29 all-time vs. King's.
- DSU is 30-11 at home vs. the Monarchs.
How it Happened
- DeSales scored the first six points of the game and continued to lead by six after a three at the first quarter by buzzer from the Monarchs made it 15-9.
- Donmoyer hit back-to-back 3's leading a 7-0 run to start the second quarter giving DSU a 22-9 lead.
- King's chipped away getting within eight before a three from Sterner to end the half gave the Bulldogs a 31-20 halftime edge.
- The Monarchs got hot in the third quarter pulling within three points late in the quarter and trailing by just five entering the fourth quarter.
- Donmoyer and Sterner opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back 3's to push the advantage back up to 11 points and King's never got any closer than eight the rest of the way.
Top Bulldog Performers
- First-year Aubrey Pollard led the Bulldogs with 17 points, adding nine rebounds.
- Donmoyer finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, and four assists.
- Sterner added 15 points and six assists.
For the Foes
- Lauren Casey finished with a double-double, 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Monarchs.
Inside the Box Score
- DeSales shot 36.1 percent from the field and forced King's into just 29.0 percent for the game.
- KC was just 6-for-31 (19.4 percent) from outside the arc, while DSU hit 40.9 percent from deep (9-for-22).
Up Next
- DeSales is back on the hardwood on Saturday traveling to FDU-Florham for another very important MAC Freedom game beginning at 1:00 pm.