COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Senior guard
Mia Kolb dropped a career-high 19 points and helped her team to shoot a season-high 56.9% from the floor as the Red and White cruised to a 70-36 Centennial Conference win over the host Ursinus College Bears at Helfferich Hall on Saturday afternoon.
The Bears were on top early 6-3 on buckets by Sarah DiLello and Chinwe Irondi. A triple from
Kate Montgomery and a layup for Kolb nudged the guests ahead 8-6 with 4:10 to go. Margrett Brown and Irondi put the home side back into the lead, before
Mia Chapman and Kolb six of the final eight to lead 14-12 after one.
A Kelly Grant jumper 50-seconds into the frame leveled the score, but then the quartet of
Clair Marion, Chapman, Kolb and Montgomery mounted a 12-2 stomp to grab a ten-point cushion at 26-16 with 5:22 off the clock. After an Irondi layup stopped the push for a moment jumpers by Kolb and Marion wrapped up the scoring for the half with DC up a dozen (30-18).
Caitlin Blackman and
Lindsey Hollenshead made their first appearance on the scoresheet inside the opening two minutes of the third to stretch the lead to 34-18. Two Madison Smith baskets made it 36-22, but then a pair of
Jenna Weinstein layups along with a Chapman bucket extended the margin by two to 18 at 42-24 with just under 90-seconds left in the period. The Bears tallied three of the final five points with Blackman cashing in at the horn for the 44-27 advantage through 30-minutes.
Dickinson blew things up in the fourth with Blackman netting a quick four points, followed by a triple for Kolb and a fastbreak layup by Hollenshead making it 53-29 with just over two minutes gone. After a scoreless minute, DC went right back to work as Kolb and Marion each added three more to push the lead to the 30-point threshold at 59-29. A 7-2 Bears run was answered by nine consecutive Devils points to end the game thanks to
Ella Smith,
Victoria Zerbe, Chapman and Weinstein to close out the dominating 70-36 win.
Red Devil Leaders
Points - Kolb (19), Chapman (11), Marion (10)
Rebounds - Montgomery (5), Marion (4), Blackman and Kolb (3)
Assists - Marion (5), Blackman and Hollenshead (4)
Bear Leaders
Points - Irondi (13), Smith (10)
Rebounds - Irondi (15)
Assists - Lisanti (2)
Next on the Court
Dickinson (12-6, 9-4 Centennial) returns to the Kline Center on Wednesday night at 6pm to host the Mules of Muhlenberg College in conference action.
