Lakewood, NJ- The Philadelphia University Lady
Rams (12-6, 7-2 CACC) redeemed an early season loss to Georgian
Court University (6-12, 2-7 CACC) with a 66-62 road win over the
Lions on Tuesday evening. Senior guard Amanda
Brennan (Stratford, NJ/ Sterling) had a game-high 22
points, including five of eight made three-pointers.
The Lady Rams trailed for the entire first half, as the Lions
surged out to an 18-4 lead at the 13:53 mark. Sophomore
forward Ashley Gaskins (Harrisburg, PA/ Central
Dauphin) had eight of her 11 points in the first half, making
PhilaU's final bucket of the first stanza to get her squad within
three (26-23) at 1:41 remaining.
The Lady Rams trailed 28-23 at the break.
The second half was all maroon and gray as a layup by junior
center Jess Romano (Horsham, PA/ Hatboro-Horsham)
gave the Lady Rams their first lead of the game, 34-33 at 14:52 in
the second stanza. Romano finished with 14 points and five
boards on the night.
A layup by GCU's Dee Varley at 11:14 gave the Lions back a slim
lead, but PhilaU's A. Brennan nailed a trey at 5:31 to tie the game
48-48 in a pivotal moment for the Lady Rams. Junior
guard Kate Brennan (Stratford, NJ/ Sterling)
had five points in the final 90 seconds of the contest and her
teammates made five of six free-throws in the final seconds to hold
onto the 66-62 CACC win.
K. Brennan finished with nine points for the Lady Rams, while
GCU's Varley also had a game-high 22 points for the Lions.
PhilaU returns to action at home on Thursday, January
29th vs. Wilmington at 6:00 p.m. in a CACC
match-up.
