MEADVILLE, Pa.—The Allegheny College women's basketball team was unable to overcome a second quarter Kenyon College run as they fell to the Ladies 65-42 Wednesday (Dec. 6) in the Gators' North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) home opener.
The Gators got off to a strong start, taking an 8-2 lead early on. The Ladies fought back to tie the game at eight, but the Gators rattled off four straight points to take 12-8 lead. The Ladies made up some ground late but the Gators took a 14-13 lead into the second quarter.
A jumper by
Madison Caufield gave the Gators a 16-13 lead early in the second quarter but the Ladies answered with a 7-0 run to take a 20-16 lead. That run shifted the momentum to Kenyon as they lead by as much as 15, taking a 38-25 lead into halftime.
Delaney Arbore led the Gators with 11 points in the half, converting four-of-seven shots from the floor. Caufield was a force on the boards in the opening 20 minutes, grabbing seven rebounds to go with four points.
The Gators scored the first four points in the second half to cut the lead to nine, 38-29. The Ladies responded with a 6-0 run to increase their advantage to 15 midway through the quarter. That lead never dipped below 12 in the quarter as they took a 51-36 lead into the fourth.
In the fourth quarter, the Ladies outscored the Gators 14-6 as they wrapped-up the NCAC win.
Arbore led the Gators in scoring with 11 points to go alongside three rebounds.
Julianna Skowron just missed a double-double, finishing with nine points and nine rebounds.
Candaisy Crawford finished with seven points and two assists. Caufield led all players with a season-high 15 rebounds to go with six points and two assists.
Rylee Donovan led the Gators with three assists.
The Gators owned a 41-35 advantage in rebounds. Of the 41 rebounds, 14 were offensive, leading to 12 second chance points.
Allegheny returns to action Saturday (Dec. 9) as they travel to Hiram College for a NCAC matchup.
