WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rookie Claire Jacobs scored 20 points in her first collegiate game to lead the La Salle women's basketball team (1-0) over Howard (0-1), 78-62, on Tuesday night. All 10 Explorers who played in the game registered a point.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Howard held the advantage after the first frame, 17-14.
• La Salle jumped out to an 8-0 run to begin the frame through the first 2:02. The Explorers finished the half outscoring Howard, 16-13, for a 38-30 lead at the break.
• Howard held the edge at the first media timeout in the third, 11-9, with 4:41 remaining. La Salle adjusted and outscored the Bison 11-9 over the remainder of the period.
• La Salle opened the final stanza and outscored Howard 10-7 before the media break at 4:58. The Explorers closed the game with a 10-6 margin with six points from Jacobs and four from sophomore Kayla Spruill.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Junior Deja King and sophomore Kayla Spruill each dropped 12 points, with King adding six assists and Spruill eight rebounds.
• Senior Shalina Miller neared a double-double with nine points and 11 boards.
• Freshman Amy Jacobs rounded out the top five scorers with eight points in her first career game.
• The Explorers shot 45.6% (26-of-57) from the floor.
• La Salle outrebounded Howard, 52-40.

GAME NOTES:

• Freshmen Jordon Lewis and Claire Jacobs made their first career starts.
• King makes her first start since going down with a season ending injury in January.
• Graduate student Carley Lytton, junior Kate Hill, and freshmen Kayla Braxton-Young and A. Jacobs appeared in their first games in the Blue and Gold.

UP NEXT:
La Salle hosts Robert Morris on Saturday as part of a homecoming doubleheader at noon in Tom Gola Arena.