WILMINGTON, Del. – The Holy Family University women's basketball team won 90-64 at Goldey-Beacom in its Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opener on Wednesday evening. 
 
Individual Highlights

• Carly Bolivar (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka (Alliance)) matched game-highs with two steals and 17 points, including making 9-of-10 free throws, while adding seven boards
• Skyler Searfoss (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area) (career-best 11) and Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) (10) had the two-highest rebounding totals, with the duo adding 13 (5-of-7 shooting) and 12 points (6-of-11 shooting) for respective double-doubles 
  • It was Hinkle's third double-double in five games, and Searfoss' second of the season
  • Searfoss also led all players with four assists
• Lindsay Tretter (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood) tied a career-best with two blocks to lead all players, while adding eight points
  • She made two 3-pointers to move into a tie for 10th in program history with 103 for her career 
• Claire Dougherty (Lehman, Pa./Lake-Lehman) contributed 13 points and a career-high seven rebounds
• Freshman Kara Meredith (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Archbishop Wood) scored in double-figures for the first time as she made 4-of-5 field goals and both of her 3-point attempts

 
Inside the Box Score

• Holy Family's 90 points were its most in regulation since Jan. 3, 2018 
• The Tigers shot a season-best 47.9 percent (34-of-71) from the floor, while limiting the Lightning to 34.8 percent (24-of-69)

 
How it Happened

• GBC tallied the first four points and held three-point leads of 9-12 and 13-16, but HFU took over down the stretch of the first quarter
• The Tigers closed the period on an 11-1 surge over the final 3:42, with Bolivar (five points) and Dougherty (four) doing a bulk of the damage
• Dougherty closed out the stretch with a layup for a 24-17 score-line after 10 minutes of play
• Holy Family then poured in nine of the first 11 points of the second, with four different Tigers scoring as a Tretter 3-pointer completed a 20-3 run for a 33-19 cushion with 8:13 left in the first half
• The Lightning momentarily cut the deficit to single digits twice, including at 35-26 with 5:48 showing, but a Dougherty three-point play the next trip down the court made it a double-digit advantage for good
• A Jessica Riepe (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) 3-pointer highlighted the final portion of the second quarter, which ended with HFU on top 48-33
• Goldey-Beacom could only manage to get as close as 13 in the second half, following the first basket of the third quarter

 
Up Next
Holy Family hosts its first CACC contest on Saturday, when it welcomes Georgian Court to the Campus Center for a 3 p.m. tip.