Six players reached double figures as the Chestnut Hill College Women's Basketball team won their 11^th straight game, defeating Nyack college 82-64 Sunday night at the John J. Moore Athletics and fitness Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.

The Griffins improve to 17-3 overall and 10-0 in Central Atlantic collegiate Conference games,  Nyack falls to 5-7 overall and 4-3 in league play.

Cassie Sebold  (Willow Grove, Pa.) led the Griffins with 15 points while Kaitlyn Carter (Philadelphia, Pa.) added 14.  Bri Hewlett (North Wales, Pa.) recorded her second consecutive double-double with 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. Lindsey Lane (Havertown, Pa.) narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.  Emily Chmiel (Doylestown, Pa.) came off the bench to score 11 points and grab 13 rebounds for her league leading eighth double-double while playing just 17 minutes. Lauren Crim (Warrington, Pa.) rounded out the double figure scorers with ten points.  Abbey Spratt (Doylestown, Pa.) added eight points and six rebounds while Sebold and Carter led the team with five assists apiece.

The Griffins pulled down a season-best 62 rebounds including 21 on the offensive glass, leading to a 23-3 advantage in the second chance points category.
Crim and Sebold gave the Griffins an early lead with back-to-back three-balls in the opening minutes of play.  Nyack scored six straight after the crim basket to retake the lead and then used an 8-2 run to lead by six 16-10 before the Griffins closed out the quarter with a 6-2 run to cut the deficit to two 18-16.

The Griffins took control in the second quarter, outscoring the Warriors 23-13 to lead by eight at the half, 39-31.  The third quarter saw the Griffins turn on the offense, outscoring their hosts 22-9 to take a 61-40 lead heading into the final quarter.  The Warriors kept the game within striking distance in the first five minutes and tailed 47-40 with 4:44 left when Chestnut Hill exploded with a 14-0 run, getting six points from Chmiel, and four points apiece from Hewlett and Carter.  All but one of the seven baskets was a layup.

Lane's layup to open the scoring in the fourth quarter gave the Griffins their biggest lead of the game at 63-40.  Nyack slowly began to chip away at the lead, using a 20-9 spurt over the next 6:06 to close within 12, 72-60 with just 2:44 left in the game.  Carter added a three-ball and the Griffins went 7-for-8 from the free throw line to close out the game with a 10-4 surge for the 18-point win.

Amani Levitan led Nyack with 22 points while Carly Bolivar added 14 points and a team-high four rebounds.

For the game, the Griffins shot 42.9% (27-63) from the field to Nyack's 36.8% (25-68).  Chestnut Hill outscored Nyack 21-9 on the free throw line and held a huge 62-24 advantage on the glass.

 The Chestnut Hill College Women's Basketball team returns to action on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 when they travel to Delaware to face Goldey-Beacom College.  Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m.