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Marissa LaVerghetta
Olivia Moser - DSU Student Assistant
42
FDU-Florham FDU-F 7-5,0-1 MAC Freedom
71
Winner DeSales DSU 7-5,1-0 MAC Freedom
FDU-Florham FDU-F
7-5,0-1 MAC Freedom
42
Final
71
DeSales DSU
7-5,1-0 MAC Freedom
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
FDU-Florham FDU-F 4 10 11 17 42
DeSales DSU 17 23 14 17 71

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

LaVerghetta Leads Women's Basketball to 71-42 Win over FDU-Florham in Conference Opener

Center Valley, PA (Januay 7, 2026) - Sophomore Marissa LaVerghetta scored a career-high 15 points leading the DeSales University women's basketball team past FDU-Florham, 71-42, in the MAC Freedom opener for both teams on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics
  • Final Score: DeSales - 71, FDU-Florham - 42
  • Records: DeSales (7-5, 1-0 MAC Freedom); FDU-Florham (7-5, 0-1 MAC Freedom)
  • DeSales wins its 14th straight in the series with the Devils to improve to 48-16 all-time between the two teams.
How it Happened
  • Tied at four early, DeSales scored the final 13 points of the first quarter over the last 4:23 to lead 17-4 after one quarter of play.
  • Senior Mikaili Donmoyer started the run hitting two 3's and senior Mackenzie Gordos added a three late during the spurt.
  • It was an 11-point lead mid-way thru the second quarter when the Bulldogs scored 15 straight points to take a 38-12 lead and continued to lead by 16 at the break.
  • Donmoyer again started the run with a triple and senior Lindsay Bednarek had six points during the run.
  • The lead grew to as many as 34 points in the third quarter and was north of 26 points throughout the final quarter in the win.
Top Bulldog Performers
  • LaVerghetta had a career-high 15 tallies on 7-of-12 shooting, adding seven rebounds, six assists, five steals, and two blocks.
  • Sophomore Aubrey Pollard added 14 points and pulled down five boards.
  • Bednarek finished with 12 points and Donmoyer had nine points, six rebounds, three helpers, and four steals.
For the Foes
  • Bianca Sode led the Devils with 10 points and nine rebounds.
  • My'Shayla Clancy added six points, 10 rebounds, and four steals off the bench.
Inside the Box Score
  • DeSales shot 44.8 percent from the field and 44.4 percent (8-for-18) from outside the arc.
  • The Bulldogs held the Devils to just 28.6 percent from the field.
  • DSU forced 31 FDU turnovers, scoring 29 points off those turnovers.
Up Next
  • The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Delaware Valley University for a MAC Freedom game beginning at 1:00 pm.
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