PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Aryss Macktoon scored 18 points to lead La Salle to a 70-53 victory over Fordham in an Atlantic 10 women’s basketball game Saturday at Tom Gola Arena.

The Explorers, who improved to 13-11, never trailed after establishing a 36-26 halftime lead. They maintained a double-digit advantage throughout the second half. Macktoon, a guard from Baltimore, added four rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes for La Salle. Joan Quinn contributed 13 points and six rebounds.

Alexis Black led Fordham with 14 points. Anastasija Veljovic added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Rams, who fell to 9-15. A crowd of 515 watched the home victory.