St. David's, Pa. (Feb. 12, 2025) - Alvernia University (12-10, 6-5) jumped out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back as the Golden Wolves took a 70-50 wire-to-wire win over Eastern University (2-21, 1-10) on Wednesday night in MAC Commonwealth action at Eastern.

The Golden Wolves held the Eagles scoreless for nearly six minutes to open the game, and Alvernia took advantage. Behind an early eight points from Jennah DeGout, the Golden Wolves jumped out to a 12-0 lead. Alvernia never looked back.

How it Happened

• Alvernia wasted no time getting things started, taking an early 2-0 lead on a Jennah DeGout layup. DeGout went on to account for eight of Alvernia's first 12 points of the game as she led Alvernia to the 12-0 lead through five minutes of action. Olivia Burke and Kylie Bradford also accounted for points for the Golden Wolves in the early minutes of action.
• After holding Eastern scoreless for over five and a half minutes, the Eagles got on the board on a 3-pointer and and-one made free throw to make a small dent in the Alvernia lead,12-4, with 4:17 to play in the quarter.
• Alvernia kept it rolling to close out the quarter. A jumper from Jordyn Ingelido gave Alvernia the 13 point lead, 21-8, with 50 seconds to play. Eastern scored the final three points of the quartet, but Alvernia took the 21-11 lead into the second.
• The Golden Wolves didn't let up to open the second, with a Burke 3-pointer opening the quarter for the Golden Wolves to give Alvernia the 24-11 lead. 
• Alvernia held Eastern to just two points in the opening five and a half minutes of the quarter while the Golden Wolves put up another eight after Burke's quarter-opening three. Bradford and DeGout accounted for Alvernia's other eight points during the run to give Alvernia the 32-13 lead.
• Alvernia was held to just one made shot from the floor to close out the half, but the Golden Wolves defense continued to hold the Eagles at bay as Alvernia took a 36-17 lead into the half. Alvernia shot 55% in the first half while holding the Eagles to just 20%. Alvernia also outrebounded Easter 23-14 in the opening 20 minutes.
• The Golden Wolves picked up right where they left off to open the second half. Alvernia opened the half on a 12-0 run through the first three minutes to take a 48-17 lead. Scoring was evenly spread for the Golden Wolves during the run, with DeGout leading the way with four points.
• Alvernia never let up, and the Golden Wolves led by at least 24 points for the remainder of the third quarter. Alvernia closed out the quarter with a Kyla Reed layup and made free throw, as well as a made free throw from Paige O'Brien to take a 60-32 lead into the final ten minutes. 
• Alvernia opened the fourth quarter with a DeGout layup off the dish from Burke, and the Golden Wolves cruised from there. Alvernia never let the Eagles get closer than 20 throughout the fourth quarter. Alvernia hit 70 points on the night on a free throw from Nicole Etchison in the final minute as the Golden Wolves secured the 70-50 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Jennah DeGout led Alvernia with 29 points and 14 rebounds. She shot 12-for-19 on the night. Tonight's double-double marks her ninth of the season. 
• Kylie Bradford finished with a 15 rebound, 10 point double-double, and Olivia Burke also posted a 10 point game and had a team-high five assists. 
• Alvernia out-rebounded Eastern, 52-33, and the Golden Wolves had 16 second chance points. Alvernia also hammered the paint, and scored 46 of its 70 points from below the basket.

Up Next

• Alvernia welcomes Widener to Jack McCloskey Court on Saturday for a doubleheader with the men's team. The Golden Wolves are one game back of the Pride in conference standings.