WEST CHESTER, PA. - The Apprentice School women's basketball team opened a four-game road swing on a tough note Saturday losing to NCAA Division II Cheyney University 67-32.
The hosts opened the game scoring the first five points and didn't look back as they jumped out to a 39-16 halftime advantage. In the second half, Cheyney cranked up the defensive pressure holding the Lady Builders without a field goal for the final 7:20.
Sophomore LaTorya Grimes was the leading scorer for Apprentice School with 10 points, while junior Tyisha Battle added seven points and freshman Valerie Creecy matched her season high with 14 rebounds.
Apprentice School (3-5) closes out the first half of this road swing by visiting Rocky Mount, N.C. to take on N.C. Wesleyan College (0-4) in a 2 pm tipoff on Sunday at Everett Gymnasium.