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DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Cunningham and Kraft Too Much for Delaware Valley

Junior guards Courtney Cunningham and Melissa Kraft both scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Rangers defeated Delaware Valley, 73-66, in Doylestown. Pam Kakalec added ten points and 11 boards for Drew while Rachel Joyce led the Aggies (9-4, 2-1) with 25 points and 13 rebounds. The Rangers improve to 7-6 with win, 2-1 in the Freedom Conference.

Ranked second and third in the Freedom Conference in scoring, respectively, Kraft and Cunningham dominated the game with all-around performances. Cunningham hit on 11 of 17 shots and also recorded five assists in the game while Kraft had six assists to go with a block and a steal. Drew went into half-time with a slim 30-28 lead before outscoring the Aggies 43-38 in the second period. The Rangers defense, which held Lehman to just five points in the first half on Monday night, held the Aggies to 30% shooting and 5-25 from behind the arc. The Rangers, on the other hand, hit 48.3% of their shots and six threes. Forward Genie Valantassis had a solid game recording five points, three boards and five assists.

The Rangers look to continue their two game winning streak when they face Lycoming at home on Saturday.

Drew vs Delaware Valley
01/11/06 6:00 at Doylestown, PA
At Doylestown, PA
DREW 73, DELAWARE VALLEY 66
DREW (7-6, 2-1 Freedom)
Courtney Cunningham 11-17 1-3 25; Melissa Kraft 9-19 4-5 25; Pam Kakalec 5-8
0-0 10; Maggie Marquis 2-12 3-5 8; Genie Valantassis 1-1 3-4 5; Kaitlyn
Campi 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 11-17 73.
DELAWARE VALLEY (9-4, 2-1 Freedom)
Rachel Joyce 7-20 8-9 25; Juli McGowan 2-10 6-7 11; Moira Donohue 3-14 3-4
9; Kate McCarthy 1-5 4-4 6; Kristen Bone 3-4 0-0 6; Shannon O'Neill 1-6 2-2
5; Brooke Dittmar 2-2 0-0 4; Jennifer McCarthy 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 19-62 23-27
66.
Drew..........................   30   43  -   73
Delaware Valley...............   28   38  -   66
3-point goals-Drew 6-17 (Melissa Kraft 3-10; Courtney Cunningham 2-4; Maggie
Marquis 1-3), Delaware Valley 5-25 (Rachel Joyce 3-5; Juli McGowan 1-7;
Shannon O'Neill 1-5; Kate McCarthy 0-2; Moira Donohue 0-6). Fouled
out--Drew-None, Delaware Valley-None. Rebounds-Drew 46 (Melissa Kraft 12;
Courtney Cunningham 12), Delaware Valley 40 (Rachel Joyce 13). Assists-Drew
18 (Melissa Kraft 6), Delaware Valley 17 (Shannon O'Neill 5). Total
fouls-Drew 17, Delaware Valley 19. A-65