ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Senior guard Julie Rovito (Ridgefield Park, N.J./Ridgefield Park) led all scorers with 17 points and classmate Carolyn Hill (Martinsburg, W.Va./Spring Mills) chipped in 14 as the William Paterson women's basketball team (1-1) registered a 62-48 triumph over Delaware Valley (2-1) in the opening game of the Scotty Wood Tournament.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Following a tightly-contested first quarter, WP used an 11-4 burst, capped off by an Anaajah White (East Orange, N.J./Kinnelon) three-pointer, to pull ahead by nine (25-16, 5:43) late in the first half. A 13-4 rally helped Delaware Valley tie things up at 29-29, but Chloe Kasbarian's (Midland Park, N.J./Midland Park) trey at the buzzer gave the Pioneers a 32-29 edge at intermission.  
• Starting with a Rovito three-pointer, William Paterson began the third quarter on a 14-2 run and never looked back, cruising to a convincing 62-48 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Senior guard Alisa Giordano (Wood-Ridge, N.J./Wood-Ridge) joined Rovito and Hill in double-digit scoring, adding 10 tallies.
• WP outrebounded Del Val by a 39-31 margin, including 15-4 on the offensive glass.
• The Pioneers outscored the Aggies 24-7 in bench points.

UP NEXT:

• WP plays the winner of Penn State Berks and Muhlenberg in the tournament finals on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 6:00 p.m.

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