PHILADELPHIA - The Thomas Jefferson University women's basketball team (5-2, 1-0 CACC) outscored visiting Wilmington (Del.) 19-4 in the first quarter and never looked back on the way to a 74-37 victory in the conference opener on Wednesday.
 
GAMEPLAY
The score was even at two early in the first when the Rams took over with a 15-0 run. Four different players contributed to the surge. Jefferson continued to pull away in the second, starting the frame with nine straight points. The Rams tallied the last seven points of the stanza as well and led 43-13 at halftime. Jefferson proceeded to stifle the Wildcats further in the second half, leading by as many as 43 (68-25) on the way to the win.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Cassie Murphy: 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal, 1 rebound
- Emily Keehfuss: 12 points with four three-pointers, 5 assists, 2 rebounds
- Haley Meinel: 10 points, 2 blocks, 1 steal, 1 rebound
- Maeve McCann: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
 
JEFFERSON AS A TEAM
FG: 29-of-65 (44.6%)
3PT: 8-of-16 (50.0%)
FT: 8-of-10 (80.0%)
 
NOTES
- The Rams celebrated head coach Tom Shirley's 800^th career victory prior to the game with a ball presentation and banner unveiling. He recorded the milestone win on November 17 at Shippensburg.
- It was the fewest points allowed by Jefferson since they conceded 35 versus Molloy on November 10, 2019.
- The Rams allowed Wilmington to shoot just 24.1% from the field, the lowest since Nyack (24.1%) on February 15, 2020.
- The Wildcats were 0-for-8 from three-point range and were the first Jefferson opponent to be shut out from beyond the arc since Post on January 22, 2016.
 
UP NEXT
The Rams travel to Lincoln (Pa.) for a non-conference game on Saturday, December 4 at 2 p.m.