Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. (2/21/2018) – Sophomore guard Cailey Gibson (Marlton, N.J.) led Chestnut Hill College through the first half grind of tonight's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) affair at Holy Family University. But play loosened up in the second half as senior guard Vicky Tumasz (North Wales, Pa.) hit all five (5-of-8, .625) of her three pointers in the third quarter to force the Griffins ahead for a 68-63 league win over the Tigers.
 
Holy Family University (10-16, 9-9) held the upper hand for the entire first half, gradually building an eight-point, 18-10 (0:25), lead by the first-quarter break and pushing it to double digits, 22-12, early in the second quarter (7:23). Chestnut Hill College (17-9, 13-4) took the rest of the frame to tear the Tiger advantage down, reducing the margin to five points, 22-17, on a Gibson jumper at 3:25 and just three points, 26-23 (0:11), by halftime thanks to a concluding layup from senior guard Caroline Gehring (New Suffolk, N.Y.).
 
The second half sea change came early with Tumasz hitting her first three point basket at 9:02 (28-26) of the third quarter. She then gave Griffins their first lead, 33-23, of the contest with another at 4:35, before connecting again at 2:56 (36-34), 2:18 (39-34), and 1:08 (42-36). Unfortunately, Holy Family University used the final minute of the frame to narrow the Scarlet and Gold spread to a single point, 42-41 (0:10). Chestnut Hill College reasserted itself at the start of the fourth quarter, advancing their position to double digits, 55-45, midway (5:12) through the period only to fend off the Tigers down the stretch. Holy Family University's final rally to cut the difference to one point, 59-58 (2:23), but this time clutch buckets from freshman guard Cassie Sebold (Willow Grove, Pa.) (61-58, 2:00) and sophomore forward Shannon Glenn (Philadelphia, Pa.) (64-58, 1:11) gave the Griffins enough cushion for a series of succeeding free throws.
 
Senior guard Alexis Hofstraedter (Richboro, Pa.) led Holy Family University with 16 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and a steal. Three other Tigers joined her in doubles figures; sophomore forward Elizabeth Radley (Hainesport, N.J.) scored 14 points in excess of five rebounds and an assist, junior center Casey Thomas (Hammonton, N.J.) offered 12 points in addition to six rebounds, an assist, a block, and a steal, and sophomore guard Casey Schweitzer (Lagrangeville, N.Y.) provided 10 points while grabbing seven rebounds, supplying two assists, and making four steals.

Tumasz added her other three points at the foul line (3-of-4, .750) to total 18 in all. She also contributed two rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Gibson scored 11 of her 14 points in the first half. She additionally recorded seven rebounds and two assists. Glenn was the third Griffin in double figures totaling seven rebounds, two assists, and a block in excess of her 11 points. Junior forward Jaeda Wildgoose (Somerset, N.J.) helped Chestnut Hill College to a 45-39 rebounding advantage with a team-high 12 rebounds. She also had six points and an assist.
 
The Chestnut Hill College women's basketball team concludes their regular season schedule on Saturday, February 24, when they return to Sorgenti Arena to host the University of the Sciences (Usciences) in a 1:00 p.m. CACC contest.