Reading, Pa (December 18, 2024) - Alvernia University (5-4) outscored McDaniel College (8-3) 41-20 in the second half en route to the 57-48 victory over the Green Terror in a non-conference women's basketball matchup Wednesday afternoon on Alvernia's Jack McCloskey Court. 

McDaniel held a 36-18 lead over the Golden Wolves with under five minutes to play but Alvernia ripped off a 39-14 run in the final 15 minutes of game time en route to the victory. 

How it Happened

• The Golden Wolves led 3-2 early on a layup followed by an and-one free throw by Olivia Burke in the first minute of action. But, the Green Terror went on a 16-1 run over the next six and a half minutes. Alvernia got rolling again with an Aaliyah Ferrer 3-pointer with 1:48 to play in the quarter. But, McDaniel took an 18-7 lead into the second quarter.
• McDaniel extended its lead to 20-7 in the opening minutes, but a quick 6-0 from Alvernia brought the Golden Wolves back within nine, 20-11. Kylie Bradford and Jennah DeGout combined for the six points during Alvernia's quick burst.
• Another scoreless drought plagued the Golden Wolves in the latter half of the second quarter as McDaniel scored eight straight to take a 15 point lead, 28-13, with 1:55 to play in the half. A pull-up jumper from Paige O'Brien got Alvernia back on the board with 1:46 to play in the half, but it marked the final points of the half for either side as the Green Terror took the 28-16 lead into the half.
• McDaniel came out of the second half and in the first five minutes recorded an 8-2 scoring run that would push the lead to 18, 36-18. 
• Alvernia responded with a 10-0 scoring run over the next two minutes after two big time threes from Ferrer and another from O'Brien to cut the McDaniel lead to eight, 36-28 with just over a minute to go in the quarter. 
• Ryleigh Poole then knocked down another three with under a minute to play as the Green Terror held a eight point, 39-31 lead over the Golden Wolves heading into the fourth quarter. 
• Alvernia came out of the quarter break on fire and ripped off a 9-2 run in the first three minutes of the final quarter and pulled within one, 41-40. Nikki Etchison knocked down a huge three pointer and also a pull up jumper during the run and both Poole and DeGout recorded layups for the Golden Wolves. 
• McDaniel and Alvernia would trade buckets back and forth before Jennah DeGout knocked down two free throws to level the game at 45 with 3:42 to go in the contest. 
• Just over a minute later, Ferrer knocked down another from beyond the arc to give Alvernia its first lead since early in the first quarter, 48-45. 
• The Golden Wolves then ended the game on an 8-3 run to secure the victory over McDaniel and made eight clutch free throws in the final minute. Bradford knocked six down from the foul line and DeGout and Jordyn Ingelido both tallied one from the line to seal the deal. 

Inside the Box Score 

• Kylie Bradford led the way for the Golden Wolves with 15 points in 24 minutes. Bradford went 3-5 from the field, and 9-12 from the charity stripe. She also recorded three rebounds and two steals. 
• Aaliyah Ferrer had 13 points off of 4-8 shooting - including 4-for-7 from 3-point range - in 24 minutes of action.
• Olivia Burke and Jennah DeGout finished with six rebounds each.

Up Next

• Alvernia is back in action after Christmas with a game on December 30th. The Golden Wolves will host Penn State Harrisburg at 6:00 PM.