Daytona Beach, Fla. (Dec. 20, 2023) - Alvernia University Women's Basketball opened up its trip to the Daytona Beach Shootout with a 77-54 win over Thomas College on Wednesday night in non-conference women's basketball action at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center.

Alvernia used a hot hand early and rode a 41 point first half to the 77-54 win. With the win Alvernia improved to 7-2 on the season, and Thomas College dropped 4-8 overall.

How it Happened

• Alvernia got on the board with an early 3-pointer from Taliyah Malone on the first possession for the Golden Wolves. Malone then put up her second 3-pointer of the game 40 seconds later for the early 6-2 lead.
• Thomas tied it up at 6-6 after just over two minutes of action, but Alvernia broke it back open with a 3-pointer from Tamia Wessels and a layup from Kayla Williams off a Thomas turnover.
• As the opening quarter moved through the midway point, Thomas got within one twice. But, another Williams layup and a 3-pointer from Jordyn Ingelido made it a six point game, 19-13, with 3:07 to play in the quarter. The Terriers would score the final four points of the quarter, but Alvernia took a 21-17 lead into the second frame.
• Alvernia scored the first eight points of the second quarter to take a 12 point lead on the Terriers, 29-17, through the first two minutes of the quarter. Madison Miskar opened the run with a layup and Williams kept it rolling with a 3-pointer. Wessels added a point on a free throw and Malone capped things off with a jumper. 
• Slowing scored for the next four minutes as the Terriers cut the game back down to eight, 33-25, with 4:09 to play in the half. But, a 3-pointer by Wessels sparked life back into the Golden Wolves as Alvernia ended the quarter just as they started it - on an 8-0 run. Alvernia took the 41-25 lead into the break.
• Alvernia forced 13 turnovers in the first half and scored seven points off of turnovers. Alvernia also had 21 of its 41 first half points come from beyond the arc.
• The Golden Wolves and Terriers traded field goals to open the second half and Alvernia extended its lead back to 15, 48-33, on a Williams jumper with 6:15 on the clock. 
• Jordan Karmonick knocked down a corner 3-pointer at the midpoint of the quarter to give Alvernia the 16 point advantage, 51-35. Alvernia did not let the Terriers within 12 the rest of the frame as the Golden Wolves took the 57-41 lead into the final ten minutes.
• After a trading of points to open the fourth, the Terriers scored a quick five points to cut the game down to ten, 59-49, with 7:49 to play. Alvernia called a timeout to regroup and hit the inbound to Jennah DeGout for an open layup and used a 3-pointer from Jordyn Ingelido to take its lead back up to 15, 64-49.
• Alvernia kept it rolling from there, pushing the lead to 18 with another inside layup from DeGout. 
• A putback layup from Miskar in the final minute gave Alvernia a 21-point lead, 75-54, and Aaliyah Ferrer jumper capped the night off for the 77-54 final.

Inside the Box Score

• Williams led Alvernia with 18 points and eight rebounds. She also had two blocks and a steal.
• Malone finished with 14 points and five boards and Karmonick finished with eight rebounds and six steals.
• Alvernia had 22 points from its bench, with Ingelido leading the way with eight and Miskar adding six. Kylie Bradford finished with three steals and forced several jump balls on the night.
• Alvernia dominated the Terriers inside, outscoring Thomas 32-14 in the pain.
• For the second straight game, ten players scored at least two points for Alvernia. Ten players also finished with at least one rebound.

Of Note

• Alvernia's matchup against Thomas was its first ever meeting with the Terriers. 
• Jordan Karmonick's six steals matched a career-high and was the most in a game for an individual since Karmonick did it against Messiah last season.
• Madison Miskar posted a career-high nine rebounds in a productive night off the bench.
• Alvernia's 7-2 start through nine games continues a historic start to the season for Alvernia that hasn't been seen in 20 years. The record matches the 2003-2004 teams 7-2 start through nine games. Seven wins through nine games has only been done eight times in the program's 35 year history.

Up Next

• Alvernia will face Wisconsin-Lutheran tomorrow afternoon to close out its trip to Daytona Beach. The Warriors are coming off a 53-46 loss to Bates earlier today.