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EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Megan Stewart scored a career-high 19 points and Dana Weems registered a career-best eight steals as West Chester got back to its winning ways with a 67-58 victory over host East Stroudsburg in a PSAC East women’s basketball showdown at Koehler Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon.
West Chester (13-6, 5-1 PSAC East) nailed its last seven foul shots to push a seven-point lead into double figures and ice the game for the Golden Rams. East Stroudsburg (9-10, 2-4) had crawled to within five at the 5:32 mark, but could not get any closer.
Stewart shot 6-for-9 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and hit all three of her foul shots to lead West Chester in scoring. She also dished out three assists.
DeAnna Rayam scored a game-high 24 points for East Stroudsburg, and Jackie Yandrisevits added 21 points. However, the rest of team contributed just nine points in the Warriors’ loss.
ESU jumped out to a 20-10 lead midway through the first half before West Chester went on an 8-3 run to close to within five (23-18). The Warriors would eventually push their advantage back to 10 points (34-24) by halftime.
However, a 12-0 run by the Golden Rams to open the second half gave the visitors their first lead of the game (36-34) since the opening minute of the contest. Janelle Garber (11 points) and Bridget Carlin (10 points) fueled the run with four points apiece.
Carlin registered a career-high seven assists and four steals to go along with her 10 points.
The Golden Rams walked away from the Warriors by virtue of their 15-2 run following a bucket by ESU that had briefly tied the game at 36-all. With 10:10 remaining in the game, West Chester had hung a 27-4 run on the hosts that put the Rams in the driver’s seat the rest of the way, 51-38.
ESU made just six baskets in the second half, shooting 30 percent (6-for-20) from the field as the Golden Rams mounted their comeback.
West Chester travels to Shippensburg next Wednesday for a 6 p.m. tilt with the Raiders before visiting Millersville on Saturday at 1 p.m.
