Philadelphia, Pa.- Down by three at intermission, Holy Family University answered in a big way as the hometown Tigers outscored visiting Georgian Court University, 53-26, in the second half to coast to a 92-68 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) divisional victory in the Campus Center Gym.

HFU (2-11, 1-4 CACC) enjoyed a 25-21 advantage after the first 10:00 of action before the Lions (2-10, 0-5 CACC) responded with a 21-14 effort in the second quarter to ease into the half with a slight 42-39 surplus. 

An Elizabeth Radley (So.-Hainesport, N.J.) fast break lay-up with 6:25 remaining in the third frame inched Holy Family ahead by one (45-44), a lead the Tigers would sink their claws into for the remainder of the contest. A 16-7 push by HFU would put the eventual victors ahead by a 61-51 mark heading into the fourth-and-final period.

A Jess Placher lay-in with 8:52 left cut the Georgian Court deficit to five (61-56). The Lions' comeback ended at that point, however, as HFU mounted an insurmountable 25-5 surge to go ahead by a game-high 25 points with 2:04 to go.

Six Tigers deposited ten or more points in the victory, led by Jada Smith's (Philadelphia, Pa.) double-double performance consisting of 18 points and 13 boards. The freshman also proved to be a pest on the defensive end of the floor with a game-topping five blocks. Alexis Hofstaedter (Sr.-Richboro, Pa.) drained 15 points to go along with eight assists while Radley compiled her own double-double contribution with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Jaelyn Tweedy dropped in a team-high 16 points for GCU, followed by Placher's 12 and Nerea Brajac's 10. Carna Prokic dished seven helpers for the Lions while Nijiera Addison snagged nine boards for the visitors.

Georgian Court seeks its first conference triumph of the season Saturday afternoon when the Lions travel to Wilmington University for a 1:00 p.m. tip-off.