ST. DAVIDS, Pa.– Eastern University Women's Basketball jumped out to a 10-2 lead and never trailed in a 70-52 home win over Penn State Brandywine. Led by a career-best 17 points from Kay Wulah, the Eagles had four players in double-figures.

How It Happened:
The visiting Lions scored the first five points of the second half to close a 29-22 deficit to three points with nine minutes to go in the third. Minika Glenn made a pair of free throws and Wulah scored inside to spark a 15-to-4 run over the next five minutes to put the Eagles in control. Wulah had a pair of 3-pointers int he decisive run. The rookie forward finished the day 7-of-14 from the floor with eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Jaelyn Harris also converted a three-point play in the run. She finished with 11 points. 

Madison D'Ambrosio, Dairayonna Stewart-Harold, and Nikki Velez hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions for the visitors, but the Eagles answered with baskets from Glenn, Wulah, and Sarah Haas to keep the lead in double-digits. The Eagles scored five of the final seven points of the third quarter to hold a 55-42 lead with ten minutes to play. 

Da'Naziah Brown opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play. She then hit a 3-pointer with the shot clock running down at the mid-point of the fourth to grow the Eastern lead to 66-48. Brown finished the game with ten points, nine rebounds and four assists. 

The Eagles shot 14-of-27 from the field in the second half. While they only 27-of-68 from the floor for the game, the Eagles grabbed 23 offensive rebounds to earn more shots than the Lions. 

Eastern closed the first quarter on an 8-to-0 run as Wulah and MaryKate McLaughlin found good chemistry in the post. McLaughlin found Wulah in deep positions on two occasions and finished a put-back in the burst. The junior forward finished the game with eight points, seven rebounds, two assists, a steal and a blocked shot.  Glenn beat the buzzer on a fast-break lay-up after a lead pass from Wulah. Glenn finished with 16 points and six rebounds. 

Brandywine closed the lead to four in the second quarter, but Jaelyn Harris hit a 3-pointer as time expired to put Eastern up seven at halftime. 

Velez and D'Ambrosio led the Lions with 15 points. 

Coach Houston Says:
"This was a great first home win. We did some good things out there. Kay was very dominant inside and out. MaryKate stepped up and gave us some big minutes and made some big plays. We are very happy to win. But we are not fully satisfied with the overall performance.  We have to do a better job of taking care of the ball. But it is great win before the break."

Up Next:
With Thanksgiving Break and exams on the horizon, the Eagles do not play another game for nearly three weeks. That time, should give the squad time to work in preparation for a tough run of games leading into New Years and the MAC Freedom schedule. The Eagles (3-4) will play at Penn State Abington on Dec. 14.