Phoenixville, PA - The Valley Forge women's basketball team rolled to a 70-42 victory over the Cairn Highlanders on Monday evening. Just over seven minutes into the game the Patriots took their first double-digit lead of the game and never looked back, cruising to the 28-point victory. After connecting on a layup on the opening possession, Valley Forge led for the remainder of the contest. Victoria Stum led Cairn in scoring for the first time in her career with 11 points on the evening. Stum finished two rebounds shy of a double-double, grabbing eight rebounds in the game.

Jhanel Brown scored 26 points for Valley Forge with an impressive 12-14 night from the field. Brown also grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds for the double-double.
 
Valley Forge controlled the tempo from the opening whistle. The Patriots scored the first six points of the contest and eventually took an 11-2 lead. That lead was eventually pushed to 11 points at 17-6 after a pair of buckets from Valley Forge's Brown. The Highlanders were held scoreless over the final three minutes of the first quarter and the Patriots led 20-6 heading to the second quarter.
 
While Cairn hung with the Patriots throughout most of the second quarter, the Patriots went on a quick 8-0 that spanned exactly a minute late in the half that turned a 12-point lead into a 20-point advantage. Victoria Stum sunk a pair of attempts from the charity stripe and the Highlanders trailed 36-18 at the break.
 
After the break, a 7-2 run in favor of the Patriots put the home team up 23 at 43-20. Charlotte Camp connected an unassisted jumper for Cairn's lone bucket in the early going of the second-half. By the end of the quarter the Highlanders had cut the Patriots' lead to 52-33.
 
In the final 10 minutes, the Valley Forge lead ballooned to as many as 28 points at 70-42, the final margin of victory.
 
In the game the Highlanders struggled at a 1-15 shooting performance from beyond the arc, their lowest of the season. Cairn also shot a 16-66 mar (24.2%) from the field, their second-worst percentage of the season (23.1 – Jan. 16 vs. CCNY).
 
As mentioned, Victoria Stum led Cairn with 11 points. Kendra Stum went for nine points and 10 rebounds in the contest.
 
The Highlanders will take the floor on Wednesday in their final home game of the season when they host Centenary University at 6:00 p.m. in the Mason Activity Center.