Wilkes-Barre, PA (January 28, 2026) - The DeSales University women's basketball team erased a nine-point fourth quarter deficit to earn a 62-59 road win at King's College in MAC Freedom action on Wednesday evening.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 62, King's - 59
• Records: DeSales (12-6, 6-1 MAC Freedom); King's (8-10, 1-6 MAC Freedom)
• The Bulldogs improve to 52-29 all-time vs. the Monarchs with the win as the finish up the first-half of the MAC Freedom schedule.

How it Happened

• The first quarter was back-and-forth featuring one tie and four lead changes as the two teams settled into a tie at 14 after the first 10 minutes.
• A 7-0 run early in the second quarter gave the Bulldogs a 21-16 lead on a three-point play from sophomore Marissa LaVerghetta.
• The lead grew to as many as seven points before King's tied it at 27 late in the first-half.
• Buckets from sophomore Aubrey Pollard and senior Lindsay Bednarek to end the half gave DSU a four-point cushion at the break.
• King's got hot in the third quarter hitting four 3's and using an 11-2 run to take a 47-39 lead late in the quarter.
• DeSales cut that margin down to three but trailed by six (50-44) after three quarters of play.
• A three from the Monarchs to start the fourth quarter gave the hosts a nine-point lead, their largest of the game.
• The Bulldogs answered with eight straight points, four each from LaVerghetta and Pollard, to get within one (53-52) with 6:04 to go.
• It remained a one-point game with 2:02 left when DSU forced a turnover and Pollard drove the lane for a bucket to put DSU up one with 1:09 remaining.
• DeSales got another stop and senior Sammi White came up big with a jumper at the top of the key to put the Bulldogs up three with 37 ticks left and King's was unable to find the tying bucket late.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Bednarek led all scorers with 27 points.
• Pollard added 12 tallies and LaVerghetta had nine points.

For the Foes

• Cadie Lewis and Gianna Dickson each had 15 points to lead King's.
• Lauren Casey finished with eight points and 13 boards.

Inside the Box Score

• The Bulldogs shot 43.9 percent from the field but failed to make a three-pointer in the game for the first time in 446 games.
• King's canned 10 3's in the loss and shot 40 percent from deep.
• DSU forced 16 turnovers leading to 23 points off those miscues.
• DeSales out-scored King's, 50-18, in the paint.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday when they host Delaware Valley University in another MAC Freedom game beginning at 1:00 pm.