Philadelphia, PA- Led by junior center Jess Romano's (Horsham, PA/ Hatboro-Horsham) double-double effort of 18 points and a career-high 20 rebounds, the Philadelphia University Lady Rams (15-7, 10-3 CACC) upended the Bloomfield College Deacons (12-9, 9-3 CACC) 62-45 in conference play at the Gallagher Athletic Center Saturday afternoon.

In the first half the teams traded leads until 9:17, when the Lady Rams began a 10-0 run that made it 19-9 on a jumper from sophomore forward Ashley Gaskins (Harrisburg, PA/ Central Dauphin).  Gaskins finished with 16 points for PhilaU.

The Deacons strung together six unanswered points and cut the Lady Ram lead to 24-18 at the half.

PhilaU junior guard Taylor Magnus (Plymouth Meeting, PA/ Plymouth Whitemarsh) sparked the Lady Rams in the second half, netting nine points, including two made free-throws at 1:48 remaining that would give the maroon and gray a 57-43 lead.

Both Romano and Magnus combined for a perfect 4-4 free-throw shooting in the final minute to complete a 62-45 victory.

Next for the Lady Rams will be a home game vs. University of the Sciences on Thursday (2/12) at 6:00 p.m.