Box Score LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Jr., F
Chikisha Steele-Hook (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.) registered a career-high 19 points, and Jr., G
Dallas Ely (Montrose, Pa./Montrose Area) added 18, to lead visiting West Chester to a 75-63 victory over host Lock Haven inside Thomas Fieldhouse Wednesday night.
West Chester (6-0, 3-0 PSAC) remained unbeaten with its sixth straight win while Lock Haven (0-5, 0-2) is still in search of its first victory of the year.
Trailing by one at halftime, West Chester opened the second frame with a 12-4 run that gave the Golden Rams the lead for good, along with some breathing room. Steele-Hook and classmate
Brittany Sicinski (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) each contributed five points to that decisive run. Sicinski knocked down 11 of her 14 points in the second half.
The Lady Eagles would get to within four points on three occasions the rest of the way. However, the Golden Rams went on a mini 8-2 run with a 57-53 lead that pushed the advantage into double figures where it would stay the rest of the night.
Serifat Junaid (Chesilhurst, N.J./Camden Catholic) had five of her 11 points off the bench in that spurt. She posted nine of her points after the break.
Hook has averaged 18.5 points over her last two games. She missed the Goldey-Beacom contest with a minor injury. Her emergence this winter in the front court has helped first-year head coach Kiera Wooden get off to such a hot start.
West Chester made Lock Haven pay for its mistakes, scoring 24 points off 23 Lady Eagles' turnovers.
Lock Haven actually shot better from the field in the game. The difference came with West Chester getting to the free throw line 23 times and converting 17 of those opportunities. LHU went 9-for-12 from the charity stripe.
West Chester continues its road trip Saturday with another PSAC contest at Shippensburg at 1 p.m. inside Heiges Field House.
