PHILADELPHIA – Sophomore Kayla Spruill led the La Salle women's basketball team (1-1) with 19 points on Saturday afternoon as the Explorers fell to Robert Morris (1-1), 71-68.
 
A season ago, the Colonials topped the Blue & Gold by 28 points on their way to the NCAA Tournament. La Salle eyed revenge, however, couldn't complete the venture.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Robert Morris held the advantage in the first frame, outscoring the Explorers 16-11.
• After the visitors scored the first four points of the second period, La Salle took a 15-6 run over a 6:38 span to tie the game at 26. Senior Sofilia Ngwafang had nine points at the break, including seven on the 15-6 spurt.
• The Blue & Gold opened the third stanza outscoring Robert Morris, 8-3 over the first 3:07. Robert Morris closed the frame with a 9-5 margin.
• The fourth quarter was back-and-forth with La Salle holding a 22-21 advantage and sent the game into overtime.
• Overtime saw five lead changes with the Colonials claiming the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• La Salle outshot Robert Morris and hit 35.5% (22-of-62) of its shots, compared the the Colonials' 30.6% (22-of-72).
• The Explorers also out rebounded the Colonials, 55-43.
• Ngwafang finished with a double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds). She also deflected two shots.
• Freshman Jordon Lewis dropped 10 points as the team's third highest score and added four assists.
• Senior Shalina Miller recorded three blocks in 16 minutes of play.
• La Salle recorded eight blocks as a team.
• A total of eight different players recorded a point in the game.

GAME NOTES:

• Spruill's 19 points sets a career mark, topping her 16 points against George Mason to conclude the regular season last year.
• Junior Haleigh Hill made her first career Division I appearance.
• Freshman Christina Kline saw her first game action in the Blue & Gold.

UP NEXT:
La Salle hosts Harvard on Friday at 7 p.m. inside Tom Gola Arena.