PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Aryss Macktoon scored 22 points and Ashleigh Connor added 17 as La Salle defeated Binghamton 70-61 in a nonconference women’s basketball game Monday night at Tom Gola Arena.

The Explorers (19-13) built a 38-34 halftime lead and maintained control despite a third-quarter push from the Bearcats. Leah Middleton led Binghamton (20-13) with 15 points, and Kendall Bennett scored 12.

La Salle shot consistently each quarter, while Binghamton was held to nine points in the final period. The Explorers sealed the win by making six free throws in the final minute before an announced crowd of 1,069.