January 15, 2008

Reserve Magnus Lifts Lady Rams Over Chestnut Hill

Freshman forward Taylor Magnus (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) scored a career-high 16 points, hitting six of eight field goal attempts, helping Philadelphia University to a 68-56 win over Chestnut Hill College in women's basketball action on Tuesday night at the Gallagher Center. Magnus, whose previous career-best was seven points against West Chester University last week, also added three rebounds and two steals for the Lady Rams, who improve to 8-5 overall with the win and 2-3 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.

Senior forward Ashley Webster (Philadelphia, Pa./Cheltenham; pictured getting an assist from Taylor Magnus) added 13 points and a game-high 15 rebounds for the Lady Rams and needs just 27 points to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau for her career. Moreover, Webster is now just 12 boards shy of fifth-place among the University's all-time leaders in rebounding, surpassing former Lady Ram great Samara Speakes '05.

Griffins' sophomore forward Jenna Beck (Philadelphia, Pa./Little Flower) led all scorers with 17 points to go along with nine rebounds in the setback while senior forward Tara Walsh (Woodbine, N.J./Wildwood Catholic) finished with a double-double, totaling 14 points and ten rebounds.

The two teams traded baskets for the opening ten minutes of action before the Lady Rams put together a 10-0, capped by a Magnus jumper, to take a 23-15 lead with 7:00 remaining in the first half. The lead swelled to 15 points at 34-19 on a three-point field goal from junior guard Amanda Brennan (Stratford, N.J./Sterling) with just over a minute remaining and Head Coach Tom Shirley's squad settled for a 36-22 halftime margin.

In the second half, the Griffins (2-11, 0-5) battled back, pulling within six points at 38-32, fueled by a 10-0 run of their own. Highlighting the stretch was Beck, who scored five of the ten points including a three-point play with 16:06 that capped the run. However, the Lady Rams proved too much, responding with an 8-0 run that all, but sealed the game.

Up next for Philadelphia University is another CACC South Division matchup, at Georgian Court University on Thursday, January 17th. Tip-off versus the Lions is slated for 7:00 p.m. in Lakewood, N.J.


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