DOVER, D.E. – The Saint Peter's University women's basketball team beat the Delaware State Lady Hornets by a score of 77-50 Saturday afternoon in Memorial Hall, fueled by a total team effort. Graduate guard Kendrea Williams led the team with 16 points, as every member of the team registered at least one minute of playing time.
Junior center Kassondra Brown once again scored the first basket of the game for the Peacocks, which is becoming a regular occurence. She would finish the quarter with six points. Williams and senior guard Kourtney Crane helped Brown in the scoring column in the first, as they each scored five points and hit one three in the quarter.
It was a slow start to the second quarter for the Peacocks as they were unable to register a point for the first three minutes of the quarter. They did play tough defense during that stretch, highlighted by a block from senior guard Binta Salawu. The Hornets were able to cut their deficit to two with just over five minutes left in the half, but the Peacocks went on a 12-5 run to close out the quarter, capped off by a bucket from sophomore forward Victoria Ikenasio. The Peacocks led 37-28 at the break.
Saint Peter's put the hammer down in the third quarter, outscoring Delaware State 24-11, allowing them to pull away. The trio of Brown, Williams, and Crane carried the load, as they combined to score the first 17 points of the second half for the Peacocks, which was part of a 17-8 extended run. Saint Peter's would lead 61-39 heading into the fourth.
Sophomore guard Sky Castro took over in the fourth. She grabbed rebound after rebound and made a couple of tough buckets to help the Peacocks maintain their large lead over the Hornets, which resulted in the 77-50 final score. This was the Peacocks second win of the season, which ended a losing streak of three straight games. This was also the Peacocks first road win of the season.
Top Peacock Performers
- Williams scored 16 points, totaled two steals, and added an assist. She made two three point field goals in the game.
- Brown had another big game down low, scoring 15 points and grabbing four rebounds.
- Crane continued her great play as of late, as she registered 12 points, dished out three dimes, and picked up a steal and an assist .
- The point guard tandem of Salawu and senior guard Nickelle O'Neil came to play in this matchup. Both guards were very active at the defensive end as the two each recorded three steals. O'Neil set a season high with seven assists, while Salawu recorded her first block of the season. Each guard also made a three pointer.
- Castro was inserted back into the starting lineup for this game and it paid dividends. She scored eight points and grabbed a team high 10 boards, six of which came on the offensive glass.
- Freshman guard Amaris Mills played in her first career game.
Stat Pack
- Saint Peter's shot 31-of-60 from the floor (51.7%) while recording a 7-of-24 mark (29.2%) from downtown.
- The Peacocks out-rebounded the Hornets 39-36, 16 of which came on the offensive glass.
- The Peacocks scored 22 points off of 21 Delaware State turnovers.
Up Next
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The Peacocks are back in action on Saturday, December 11, as they continue the regular season with a non-conference matchup against Coppin State in Run Baby Run Arena. The team will also be honoring four seniors for senior day. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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