Box Score

Langhorne, PA - The women's basketball team fell behind early but stormed back late in the second half to give Valley Forge Christian a fight.

Erin Greenwood had a career night, logging a career-high 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to go along with her first career double-double. Haley Weber also knocked down 4 3-pt FG's on her way to tying Greenwood's 16 points. Ruth Nelson had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and a career-high assists.

Valley Forge's Amanda Compton had a game-high 17 points while coming down with 10 rebounds. Amanda Reich and Morgan Godwin cominbed for 23 points between the two of them.

The Patriots started things off with a 3-pt FG after just a minute and at that point began building their lead. Halfway through the first half, Valley Forge reached a double-digit lead of 11 at 18-7. With a 1:27 left in the period, the Patriots would tie their widest margin of the night at 15, holding onto a 34-19 lead. Cairn would make it 34-21 going into the half.

For the opening 13 minutes of the second half, not much changed with Valley Forge in cruise control and leading by 11 to 15 points throughout. That is until the 8:07 mark. Trailing 53-38, the Highlanders went on an 8-0 run slashing the Patriots lead to only 7, 53-46.

Cairn carried that momentum into the final minutes of the game, outscoring Valley Forge 8-2 from the 5:57 mark to the 3:25 mark, and had dwindled the Patriots 15-point lead down to 2 points at 55-53. Without warning though, the Highlanders shooting would turn cold as they failed to knock down a basket in the final three minutes as Valley Forge survived the scare 59-53.

These two teams will meet next Monday, February 18 in Phoenixville, PA for their NCCAA East Region Semi-Final match. 

Before then, though, the Highlanders have to take care of business in the Colonial States Athletic Conference. This Wednesday, Cairn will host Immaculata University at 6pm in the Mason Activity Center. The Might Macs won the first meeting 76-59 back on Dec. 8, 2012.