PHILADELPHIA – Explorer freshman accounted for 48 points on Saturday as the La Salle women's basketball team (6-6, 0-2 Big 5) fell to Villanova (5-5, 2-1 Big 5), 77-69.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The first quarter was back-and-forth, however the Wildcats claimed a slight edge, 20-16.
• Villanova kept its slight advantage in the second period with a 22-21 margin.
• La Salle closed the gap in the third stanza with a 17-14 spurt, including a 15-5 run over a 5:35 span in the middle of the period.
• The Wildcats closed the game in the final quarter scoring 21 points over the Explorers' 15.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Collectively, the team tied a season best 19 assists.
• La Salle outrebounded Villanova, 47-36.
• Freshman Claire Jacobs scored a career high 25 points on 8-of-20 shooting, including 7-of-7 from the stripe.
• Rookie Jordon Lewis added 11 points and eight rebounds.
• Senior Shalina Miller registered eight points, a game high 10 rebounds, and three blocks.
• Junior Kate Hill handed out 11 assists with zero turnovers.
• Freshman Amy Jacobs dropped eight points with four rebounds and three steals.

GAME NOTES:

• Miller became the third player in program history to register 500 points, 500 rebounds, and 100 blocks. She joins Amy Griffin '18 and Suzi McCaffrey '86.

UP NEXT:
La Salle will have an eight day break for Christmas before hosting Temple in its second straight Big 5 game on Monday, Dec. 30.