New Castle, DE – (1/26/2010) – Chestnut Hill College stayed with Wilmington University for the opening 12 minutes, but the Wildcats closed the first half with a 23-6 run before claiming a 67-42 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) win over the Griffins. Senior forward Amelia Simmons (Wilmington, Del.) was dominate with 26 points and 12 rebounds while freshman forward Lindsay Alexander (Huntingdon Valley, PA )and senior forward Chanta'l Hardy (Philadelphia, PA )led the Griffins with eight points apiece.

The conference opponents did not separate by more than five points in the opening eight minutes, but with 7:54 left in the first half Wilmington University (7-9, 4-4) forged ahead behind Simmons' impressive play. Simmons scored 14 points and collected six rebounds in the period, leading the Wildcats to a 39-21 lead. The margin grew to 27, 50-23, early in the second half (16:46) as Chestnut Hill College (2-14, 1-7) only shot 26.7% (8-of-30) in the frame. With 2:20 remaining the lead hit 29, 67-38, before the Griffins closed the affair with a 6-0 run.

Simmons was 9-of-14 (64.3%) from the field and 7-of-8 (87.5%) from the charity stripe helping the Wildcats to a 50.0% (23-of-46) team shooting performance. Her dozen rebounds led the Wildcats to a 43-35 advantage on the glass.

Alexander and Hardy tied for the Griffins' high score with eight points apiece. Hardy also grabbed five rebounds. Sophomore forward Ashlen Staybrook (Pickerington, OH )led the Griffins with six rebounds, she also scored six points. Senior guardCarley Glass (Swedesboro, NJ )contributed with six assists and four steals.

The women's basketball team returns home to host Georgian Court University in a 7:00 p.m. CACC contest on Thursday, January 28.

WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY 67, CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE 42

CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE (2-15, 1-8 CACC)

ALEXANDER, Lindsay 4-12 0-0 8; HARDY, Chanta'l 3-10 2-4 8; STAYROOK, Ashlen 2-5 2-4 6; SMITH, Aiesha 2-9 2-9 6; PRUITI, Jessica 2-9 1-4 6; HERALD, Cecelia 1-1 2-4 4; GLASS, Carley 1-3 0-0 2; GLASS, Maryanne 1-3 0-0 2; DELAHANTY, Jenn 0-0 0-0 0; YACAB, Davina 0-1 0-0 0; LAING, Latoya 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-54 9-25 42.

WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY (7-9, 4-4 CACC)

SIMMONS, Amelia 9-14 7-8 26; JANKOVA, Silvia 3-4 0-0 7; WALTERS, Amanda 1-4 4-4 6; PARKER, Kim 1-2 2-6 5; BUTLER, Janae 2-2 1-2 5; ROBINSON, Brittney 2-2 0-0 4; STEPHENS, Monique 2-5 0-2 4; STOWES, Jessica 1-5 2-2 4; THOMAS, Danielle 1-3 0-0 3; BAKER, Ashley 1-3 0-0 3; BROWN, Shantel 0-1 0-0 0; MacFADYEN, Erica 0-0 0-4 0; HENSLEY, Jamie 0-0 0-0 0; FELDMAN, Amanda 0-0 0-0 0; BUSH, Jamee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-46 16-28 67.

Points by Half                                   1          2          F

Chestnut Hill College                           21        21       42

Wilmington University                         39        28       67

3-point goals--Chestnut Hill College 1-10 (PRUITI, Jessica 1-4; HARDY, Chanta'l 0-2; SMITH, Aiesha 0-3; ALEXANDER, Lindsay 0-1), Wilmington University (W) 5-13 (JANKOVA, Silvia 1-2; BAKER, Ashley 1-1; THOMAS, Danielle 1-3; PARKER, Kim 1-1; SIMMONS, Amelia 1-3; BROWN, Shantel 0-1; WALTERS, Amanda 0-2). Fouled out--Chestnut Hill College-None, Wilmington

University (W)-STEPHENS, Monique. Rebounds--Chestnut Hill College 35 (STAYROOK, Ashlen 6), Wilmington University (W) 43 (SIMMONS, Amelia 12). Assists--Chestnut Hill College 10 (GLASS, Carley 6), Wilmington University (W) 18 (JANKOVA, Silvia 5; BROWN, Shantel 5; PARKER, Kim 5). Total fouls--Chestnut Hill College 22, Wilmington University (W) 18. Technical fouls--Chestnut Hill College-None, Wilmington University (W)-None. A-150