By Danielle Kochka, Sports Information Student Assistant 

WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson women's basketball team cruised to an emphatic win over Thiel, defeating the Tomcats 100-67.
 
The victory is only the second time in program history that the W&J women's basketball team has reached 100 points and the first time W&J has hit triple digits at home. The current record for points in a game is 101 against Saint Vincent in the 2013-14 Presidents' Athletic Conference semifinals at Thomas More.
 
The Presidents were ahead from the start, jumping to a 29-14 lead after the first quarter. Amirah Moore led the offensive effort, exploding out of the gate with nine first-quarter points. W&J kept that comfortable lead for the remainder of the game.
 

WBB: #21 Amirah Moore with a crafty steal takes it back for the basket and a 7-3 Presidents lead early in first pic.twitter.com/zEBOhdK5kp

— W&J Athletics (@wjathletics) January 27, 2016

Twelve Presidents were in the scoring column, with three members of the W&J team finishing the game in double digits. Senior Beka Bellhy finished with a game-high 18 points and four steals. Moore ended up with 15 points, and Ashley Mikelonis put up 12 points.
 

WBB: #33 Ashley Mikelonis hits a deep three at the buzzer to finish off the first quarter, W&J leads Thiel 29-14 pic.twitter.com/AQ4yVluJAG

— W&J Athletics (@wjathletics) January 27, 2016

Sophomore Rachel Bellhy was two points shy of a double-double, collecting eight points and bringing down 11 rebounds in the game.
 

WBB: Presidents open the scoring in the second half with this R. Bellhy basket assisted by T. Cortazzo pic.twitter.com/bLLaDE74qc

— W&J Athletics (@wjathletics) January 27, 2016

 
W&J moves to 15-3 on the season and 10-1 in Presidents' Athletic Conference play.
 
The Presidents will next travel to Chatham on Saturday, January 30th for another PAC contest against the Cougars. The game is scheduled to begin at 5 pm.
 
Highlights
 
R. Bellhy gets the steal and assists Cortazzo for a breakaway bucket.
 

WBB: R. Bellhy with good defense gets the steal and assists T. Cortazzo for the breakaway bucket pic.twitter.com/9XffhPew3l

— W&J Athletics (@wjathletics) January 28, 2016

Riley hits Parker down low for the basket with 5:44 to play.
 

WBB: A. Riley hits D. Parker down low for the basket, Presidents lead Tomcats 88-58 with 5:44 to play pic.twitter.com/1xLiSIW2nn

— W&J Athletics (@wjathletics) January 28, 2016

 
Dunaway with the steal and fast break basket with under a minute to play.
 

WBB: #3 T. Dunaway with the steal and fast break basket, Presidents now lead 97-66 with under a minute to play pic.twitter.com/QtDiXTrAPW

— W&J Athletics (@wjathletics) January 28, 2016