

Peyton Grant led Shepherd in scoring in the setback, finishing with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field as the only Ram in double figures in the setback. West Chester also shot 69.2 % (9-of-13) from the line while holding Shepherd to just 34.1 % (15-of-44) from the field and 21.1 % (4-of-19) from beyond the arc. West Chester eventually stretched its lead to as many as 26 in the closing seconds of regulation after Alexa Abbonizio (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) drilled a three off an assist from Rachel Conran (Springfield, Pa./Springfield), ending her night with three points on 1-of-2 shooting.Īs a team, West Chester shot 43.3 % (26-of-60) from the field while shooting an even 50.0 % (7-of-14) from beyond the arc, led by to made threes each from McAteer and Warley. The Golden Rams trailed only briefly in the victory, finding itself behind early in the first after the Rams made the first field goal of the game before answering with a 13-2 run and never looking back, methodically extending their lead throughout the remainder of the contest. West Chester had three players score in double figures, led by Emily McAteer (Thornton, Pa./Garnet Valley), who finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Leah Johnson (Columbus, N.J./Notre Dame) added 11 to go along with 12 points from Anna McTamney (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh). SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.V.- Looking for its first season sweep of Shepherd (1-23, 1-18) since the Rams joined the PSAC in 2019-20, the West Chester women's basketball team (18-7, 15-4) returned to action on Wednesday night in West Virginia, cruising to a 68-42 victory over the Rams.
