Box Score MANSFIELD, Pa. – The trio of
Ashley Wood (Limerick, PA/Spring-Ford),
Alyssa Bonenberger (Walnutport, PA/Northampton Area) and
Natalya Lee (Feasterville, Pa./Rancocas Valley Regional) combined for 59 points as Kutztown University wrapped up the regular season with a 76-56 victory over Mansfield in PSAC East action.
Wood led all players with 21 points in her final regular season game. Bonenberger was on fire, hitting 8-of-11 field goals to finish with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The 20 points were a career-high and the junior notched her seventh double-double of the year. Lee sank 7-of-14 field goals on her way to 18 points. She also grabbed seven boards.
Lee, Wood and Bonenberger combined to hit 14-of-22 field goals (64 percent) in the first half as the Golden Bears built a 44-30 lead at the break.
Kutztown led by 10 in the second half when
Arianna Apostolopoulos (Yonkers, NY/Ursuline) started a 12-0 run with a layup with 3:27 to play. Six different Golden Bears scored in the run and a bucket by
Aly York (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) with 22 seconds left put KU on top 76-54 with 22 seconds to play.
Advia Campbell (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds and had five steals. Behind a 45-31 advantage on the glass, KU held a 16-2 advantage in second chance points. KU also scored 22 points off 19 MU turnovers.
Jena Matter came off the bench to hit 6-of-9 field goals and led Mansfield with 14 points. Shaleta Heyward and Julia Stevenson scored 10 apiece.
The win was KU's 15th of the year, matching the total of the 2010-11 team and the fourth time in the last five years Kutztown has won as many games. This year's squad set a school record with 13 PSAC wins.
Wood moved into sixth place all-time at Kutztown with 1,268 points. She is also fifth in made three-point attempts at 124.
The Golden Bears will look to extend their season when West Chester visits Keystone Arena on Saturday, March 2 for a PSAC First Round game at 1 p.m.