DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The Immaculata women's basketball team extended its winning streak to five games with a 76-58 victory over Delaware Valley on Thursday afternoon.
Four Mighty Macs finished in double figures, led by
Olivia Ettorre, who scored a game-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 5-of-6 from three-point range
. Abby Grillo added 18 points, nine rebounds, and four assists, while
Carly Coleman recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 12 points, 14 rebounds, and four steals.
With the win, Immaculata heads into the holiday break at 8-2 overall. Delaware Valley drops to 3-6 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST DELAWARE VALLEY
- The game remained scoreless for the first three minutes before Delaware Valley opened the scoring.
- Olivia Ettorre answered with a three-pointer off a pass from Coleman to put Immaculata on the board, igniting an early run.
- Abby Grillo connected from beyond the arc with 2:26 remaining in the first quarter as Immaculata built a 16-6 lead.
- Ettorre connected from beyond the arc with 2:26 remaining in the first quarter as Immaculata built a 16-6 lead.
- Sofia Kouridakis followed with an offensive rebound and mid-range jumper.
- Ettorre added another late three-pointer as Immaculata led 21-10 advantage after one quarter.
- Ettorre's hot hand continued as she opened the second quarter with a three-pointer.
- Ettorre would go over the top to Meg Robbins for a layup to extend the Immaculata lead to 32-16 with 4:15 remaining in the quarter.
- Immaculata would carry a 36-20 lead into the halftime break.
- The Mighty Macs continued to pull away in the third quarter, as Coleman sparked the offense with a pair of defensive rebounds, leading to back-to-back Ettorre three-pointers off assists from Sabrina Little that extended the lead to 46-24.
- Coleman would get another defensive rebound with 11 seconds left in the quarter, bring the ball up and fed Abby Grillo, who would hit a buzzer beating three-pointer as Immaculata carried a 59-37 lead into the fourth quarter.
- In the final period, Lianna Adames forced a steal and delivered a long pass to Julia Pohl for a layup, extending the lead to 71-47.
- Immaculata closed out the game to secure the 76-58 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Olivia Ettorre scored a game-high 21 points, shooting 8-of-11 from the field, and was 5-of-6 from three-point range, with three rebounds, two assists, and was a +21 for the game.
- Abby Grillo scored 18 points, shooting 3-of-5 from three-point range, with nine rebounds, four assists, one steal, and was +24 for the game.
- Carly Coleman recorded her fifth double-double of the season scoring 12 points, with 14 rebounds (all defensive rebounds), one assist, two blocked shots, four steals, and was a +23 for the game.
- Meg Robbins scored 12 points, with six rebounds, one steal, and was a +18 for the game.
- Julia Pohl scored six points off the bench for the Mighty Macs.
- Lianna Adames scored her first collegiate points hitting a pair of free throws.
- Team Stats: Immaculata shot 48.3% from the field and 53.3% from three-point range, while converting 75% from the free-throw line. The Mighty Macs scored 36 points in the paint, 12 points off turnovers, 11 second-chance points, eight fast-break points, and received 13 points from the bench.
UP NEXT
The Immaculata women's basketball team will now be off for the Holiday break before returning to action on Saturday, January 3, when the travel to Haverford College for a 1 p.m. game.
