Written by Athletic Communications Student Assistant Colin West '27

BEREA, Ohio - The No. 17 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace women's basketball team beat Penn State Behrend (Pa.) by a score of 69-58 inside Ursprung Gymnasium.

The Yellow Jackets earned their eighth-straight win in their last non-conference game of the season. BW took the lead in the first seconds and held it throughout the entire game.

BW Leaders (11-2)

• Senior guard Alyssa Miller (New Philadelphia) led the Yellow Jackets in points and blocks with 13 and two
• Senior guard Leah Riley (Cincinnati/Sycamore) added 12 points and a team-high four assists
• Senior forward Brooke Thompson (Maineville/Little Miami) grabbed a game-high twelve rebounds
• Senior forward Kayla Jones (Grove City) led BW with four steals to go along with nine points, seven rebounds, and three assists
• Junior guard Laura McCoy (Newton Falls/Garrettsville Garfield) scored 10 points

Penn State Behrend (Pa.) Leaders (8-5)

• Sophomore forward Alaina Fabin scored a game-high 19 points and corralled a team-high seven rebounds
• Senior guard Morgan Altavilla recorded a game-high four blocks and a team-high three assists to go along with 14 points

1st Quarter (BW 18-12)

• A Thompson layup assisted by McCoy kicked off the scoring
• BW opened the game on an 11-0 run
• The Lions responded with an 8-0 run to cut the Yellow Jacket lead to four
• Jones had two steals

2nd Quarter (BW 33-26)

• A flagrant foul by the Lions midway into the quarter sparked a 6-0 run for the Brown and Gold, expanding their lead to eight
• Riley knocked down two free throws to close out the half
• Jones and sophomore guard Elise Champagne (Columbia Station/Columbia) each racked up two steals
• The Yellow Jackets played well in transition, scoring 12 first-half fastbreak points

3rd Quarter (BW 51-38)

• BW ripped off an 11-2 run beginning at 8:45, highlighted by three-pointers by McCoy, Riley, and senior guard Kaycie Badylak (Cincinnati/Archbishop Nichols)
• Junior guard Taylor Bass (Strongsville) went 2-2 from the free throw line
• McCoy led the Brown and Gold with six points

4th Quarter (BW 69-58)

• BW maintained their lead throughout the entire quarter
• Free throws by Riley, Miller, and junior guard Ava Wilkerson (West Mansfield / Marysville) closed out the victory for the Yellow Jackets

Up Next

• BW travels to take on Otterbein in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 7 inside the Rike Center. Fans can catch all the action on FloCollege.