KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Sophomore Alexa Windish (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood) led a 3-point barrage as she netted a career-best 18 points and was perfect from long range, leading Kutztown to a 90-66 victory Thursday night over Mansfield in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division game inside Keystone Arena.
 
It's the second straight victory for the Golden Bears (12-8 overall, 8-5 PSAC) and two in the last three nights, both at Keystone.
 
Windish went 6-for-6 from 3-point land to pace 11 3's made by KU, third-highest of the season and the most since the season-high 17 made in a win over Wilmington on Dec. 1, 2025. Leila Hurley (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe) connected on 3-of-6 3's and both Bella Quinn (Ashland, Ky./Russell) and Josephine Vourliotis (Manchester, England/Stretford Grammar School) connected on one.
 
Both Olivia Smelas (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe) and Ariana Smuda (Exton, Pa./Downingtown East) finished just shy of a double-double. Smelas had 14 points and nine rebounds and Smuda ended with nine points and 12 boards. Danae Ellzy (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) recorded 15 points and four rebounds. Hurley also had nine points and Quinn dished out seven assists with her six points.
 
It was the largest margin of victory for the Maroon and Gold since their 27 point victory (76-49) over Clarion on Dec. 20.
 
Smuda netted the first field goal of the game and Windish drained a 3-pointer all within the first 2:38, but the Mounties held a 10-8 lead with 5:10 left in the opening quarter. KU finished the quarter of a 15-6 run to lead 23-16 after one. MU drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to pull to within one at 23-22, but the Golden Bears scored 14 unanswered points to go on top 37-22 midway through the second quarter and Mansfield never got to within closer than nine points the rest of the way.
 
Jadyn Brenneman (New Fairfield, Conn./Western Reserve Academy) and Kitty Randa (Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) each totaled six points, Vourliotis netted five points and Stella Higgins (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) rounded out the scoring with two points.
 
Kutztown is off this weekend and will next be back in action next Wednesday night, Feb. 4, at home against West Chester at 5:30 p.m.

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