Box Score WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – FDU-Florham junior forward
Kyra Dayon (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central) exploded for 20 first-half points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead the ninth-ranked Devils to a comfortable 71-59 victory over Wilkes University on Saturday afternoon in Freedom Conference action.
The Devils (17-0, 6-0 MAC) wore down the Colonels (4-12, 1-5 MAC) and outscored them 34-26 in the second half to remain undefeated. Dayon finished with 24 points, seven steals, three rebounds and two assists, while
Rachel Groom (Edison, N.J./Edison) tallied a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in the win.
Shalette Brown's (Somerset, N.J./Franklin) jump shot 11 seconds shy of intermission, capped a tightly-contested first half of play, and sent FDU into the break with a 37-33 advantage. The Colonels knocked down five of their six three-point attempts and shot 50 percent overall from the floor in the first stanza. Wilkes junior guard
Elena Stambone paced the Colonels with 14 points including 4-of-4 from downtown during the first 20 minutes of action. Stambone finished with 22 points on the afternoon.
Stambone's three-pointer with 13:32 to go brought the Colonels within two points (46-44) but four straight free throws by
Leigh-Ann Lively (Bangor, Pa./Notre Dame) built the FDU lead back to six. With 8:42 left to play in regulation, freshman point guard
Alyssa McDonough (Parlin, N.J./Sayreville) sparked an 11-0 run by the Devils which gave FDU the momentum to lock up their 17
th win of the season.
McDonough finished with 10 points, seven of which came during that crucial second-half run. Brown narrowly missed her seventh double-double of the season and finished with nine points and 11 boards for FDU in the win. Wilkes junior forward
Chelsea Brown totaled 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Colonels in defeat.
The Devils committed an uncharacteristically high number of turnovers (21) in the victory, however, it was countered by the Colonels 27 giveaways.
Next up for the Devils:
FDU returns home this Wednesday January 29
th to take on Delaware Valley College with start time slated for 6 p.m.
