BRYN ATHYN, Pa. - The women's basketball team came out roaring on Wednesday in their first round of the United East Conference Tournament. The Lady Lions dominated visiting Cedar Crest 79-31. 

Inside the Box Score

• Zhymani Smith led the way with 20 points, 4 assists and 4 steals. 
• Alayna Day also had a nice evening totaling 18 points and 8 rebounds. 
• Xola Wade was impressive off the bench with 10 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in just 17 minutes.
• Alexa Osafo-Mensah added another double figure rebound game to her resume with 10 boards and 5 points. 

How it Happened

• Bryn Athyn started off aggressive on sides of the court forcing turnovers and converting easy buckets.
• After one period; the Lions held a 17-0 lead. 
• In the 2nd quarter; Bryn added 21 more points on top of their lead and was up alot at halftime.
• The home' onslaught continued in the third, as they went up 51-20 with three minutes remaining in the quarter. 
• Lions would go on to win by 48. 

Coaches Corner

• "Our defensive effort tonight was off the charts. Holding a team scoreless the first 11-plus minutes of a playoff game is special. We cleaned up on the defensive glass consistently too, something we knew we had to do against a scrappy, blue collar team in Cedar Crest who has so much size. Offensively, we were prepared for what we were going to see, and we just stayed in attack mode. Our shooting percentages were a byproduct of that, 50% from beyond the arc on only 10 attempts shows smart basketball. Zhymani Smith and Alayna Day  did what they do, Xola Wade was back on top of her game and gave us a huge spark, and I loved the aggressiveness we got from our front court players as an entire group. For our team to come out and play like this after the adversity we've faced this week with the power outage and having to travel around Philadelphia just to practice, that's really remarkable and a testament to our culture. Now it's off to Williamsport for the next round, you have to love tournament time in college basketball!" -Head Coach Travis Ponton

Notes

• 20 wins ties the program record for wins in a season. This was head coach Travis Ponton 67th win making him the program's all time leader in wins.
• Bryn Athyn had 40 points in the paints while 31 points of their total came off forced turnovers.
• BAC also produced 23 steals
• The home team held the visitors to 0 points in the 1st quarter.  

Up Next

• Women's Basketball travel to Williamsport, PA to face Penn College on Saturday February 22 for a 1pm 2nd round match up.