Center Valley, PA (February 18, 2026) - The DeSales University women's basketball team clinched the top seed in next week's MAC Freedom postseason tournament after a 76-45 win over King's College on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 76, King's - 45
• Records: DeSales (17-7, 11-2 MAC Freedom); King's (9-15, 2-11 MAC Freedom)
• DeSales sweeps the season series with King's, improving to 53-29 all-time vs. the Monarchs.
• DSU will be the #1 seed in next week's MAC Freedom postseason tournament awaiting its opponent with one more game left in the MAC Freedom regular season.
• Head coach Fred Richter moves just two wins shy of 700 and becoming the 13th coach to win 700 career games in NCAA Division III women's basketball coaching history and the 48th coach to win 700 games in women's basketball among all Divisions.

How it Happened

• DeSales took a 7-2 lead in this one and extended a five-point lead to 14 with a 13-4 run to end the first quarter.
• The second quarter saw the two defenses hold each other to just nine points as the Bulldogs took that same 14 point lead into the halftime locker room.
• The Bulldogs dominated the third quarter pushing its lead up to 20 points early in the quarter and led by as many as 26 points before taking a 55-31 lead after 30 minutes of play.
• The lead peaked 33 points in the fourth before the final tally was posted.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Senior Lindsay Bednarek led all scorers with 22 points, adding four assists and three steals.
• Senior Mikaili Donmoyer had her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, adding four assists.
• Sophomore Kayla Ishigami added 10 points and four steals.
• Senior Sammi White finished with six points, nine rebounds, and two blocked shots.

For the Foes

• Claire Aufiero finished with 11 points.
• Lauren Casey had 10 points and six boards.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales shot 46.3 percent from the floor and held King's to just 34.8 percent on the other end.
• DSU forced 22 turnovers leading to a 25-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
• The Bulldogs dominated the glass out-rebounding the Monarchs, 39-26, and had a 36-18 advantage in points in the paint.

Up Next

• DSU wraps-up the regular season with a road test at Misericordia University on Saturday with tip set for 1:00 pm.