The Wolverines (1-8 overall) led 13-12 in the early going before the Bulldogs (8-3 overall) used a 15-1 run over a five and a half minute span to take a 13-point lead and never looked back. During the run Lutz tallied a team-high seven points and junior Jenna Stampf totaled four points. DSU took an 11-point edge into the locker room and led by as many as 25 points in the second half, cruising to its third straight win.
Lutz shot 8-of-18 from the field and now stands just 38 points shy of becoming the 16th player in DeSales women’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points. She now has eight double-doubles in her career. Also reaching double digits was sophomore LeighAnn Burke with 10 points and sophomore Kim Rarick with 11 points.
Stampf had a strong game off the bench with eight points and a season-high 10 rebounds and freshman Kelly Magrann (Sinking Spring, PA/Holy Name) added eight points off the pine. Sophomore Lindsey Sykes had a team-high five assists and sophomore Erica Sovak totaled eight points in the win.
The Wolverines were led by Shirelle Tingle with a team-high 13 points, Domonique Barrett recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds and Heather Kennedy tallied 10 points to round out the double figure scorers.
DESALES UNIVERSITY 75, WESLEY COLLEGE (DE) 55 WESLEY COLLEGE (DE) (1-8 overall) Shirelle Tingle 3-8 6-8 13; Heather Kennedy 4-10 0-0 10; Domonique Barrett 3-9 2-2 10; Colleen Thomas 3-9 1-2 7; Brittany Lundy 3-8 0-0 7; Annette Nacrelli 1-5 2-2 4; Pabnesia Zachery 1-3 0-0 2; Patricia Millner 1-1 0-0 2; Michele Mules 0-2 0-0 0; Gina Orben 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-56 11-14 55. DESALES UNIVERSITY (8-3 overall) Kirby Lutz 8-18 4-7 20; Kim Rarick 4-9 2-2 11; LeighAnn Burke 3-8 3-6 10; Erica Sovak 3-5 2-2 8; Kelly Magrann 4-7 0-0 8; Jenna Stampf 0-4 8-10 8; Amanda Kuperavage 2-9 0-0 4; Kaila Wiand 2-3 0-0 4; Lindsey Sykes 1-1 0-1 2; Elyse Kutsop 0-2 0-0 0; Rose Katz 0-2 0-0 0; Caitlin Miller 0-2 0-0 0; Emily Hoffman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-72 19-28 75. Wesley College (DE)........... 29 26 - 55 DeSales University............ 40 35 - 75 3-point goals-Wesley 6-23 (Heather Kennedy 2-6; Domonique Barrett 2-4; Shirelle Tingle 1-3; Brittany Lundy 1-5; Michele Mules 0-1; Annette Nacrelli 0-3; Colleen Thomas 0-1), DeSales 2-13 (Kim Rarick 1-2; LeighAnn Burke 1-4; Kelly Magrann 0-1; Amanda Kuperavage 0-1; Kaila Wiand 0-1; Rose Katz 0-1; Erica Sovak 0-1; Kirby Lutz 0-2). Rebounds-Wesley 33 (Domonique Barrett 10), DeSales 52 (Kirby Lutz 12). Assists-Wesley 13 (Domonique Barrett 3; Shirelle Tingle 3; Annette Nacrelli 3), DeSales 20 (Lindsey Sykes 5).