BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - Jr. TaKayla Ellis scored a season-high 19 points to lead the Cheyney University Women's basketball team to its first victory of the season 59-48 in PSAC East action at Bloomsburg University Tuesday evening inside Nelson Field House.

The Lady Wolves (1-6, 1-6 PSAC E) only trailed once in the game and led by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter and held off a comeback attempt from the Huskies (1-10, 0-7) to give Head Coach Tammy A. Bagby her first career victory.

The Lady Wolves jumped out to an 8-0 lead only to see the Huskies respond with a nine point blitz and take a 9-8 advantage with 2:51 to play in the first. Ellis gave Cheyney the lead for good with a layup at the 2:35 mark and a basket from Sr. Taschell Phillips made it a 12-9 edge for Cheyney after the first period.

An 8-3 start to the second saw Cheyney take a 20-12 lead with 1:53 to play and eventually take a 23-15 advantage at the half-time break.

Ellis led the way with 11 points while So. Quinniea Gross pulled down seven rebounds, with three steals and three blocks in the first 20 minutes.

The Huskies crawled to within 27-20 with 6:29 left in the third, when the Lady Wolves went on a 9-0 lead to take a 36-20 lead, marking the largest of the season for Cheyney.

Gross started the run with a free-throw, Sr. Adriene Small then connected on three-pointer, from Phillips, then Small found Phillips for a jumper and Sr. Amber Genwright capped the run with a steal and layup.

Bloomsburg closed the quarter on a 7-3 run to make it a 39-27 game heading to the fourth.

Cheyney built the lead quickly to 16 on back-to-back baskets from Marlon Herring to open the quarter, but the Huskies fought back with a 6-point blitz to cut the lead the 43-33 at the 6:02 mark.

Layups from Jr. Shania Stamper and Genwright pushed the lead to 47-33, but a 10-0 run by the Huskies made it a 47-43 game with 2:29 to play. Genwright set up So. Marlon Herring for a layup to ignite a 6-point run by the Wolves, Ellis found Gross and Stamper made two free-throws to put the game away at 53-43 with 38 seconds left. Ellis scored the final six points of the game for Cheyney.

Cheyney has won back-to-back games inside Nelson Field House after a 55-53 triumph last season.

Gross scored five points and set career-highs with nine rebounds, five steals and three blocks. Small made both of her three-point shots and Herring finished with seven points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Ellis was 6-of-11 from the field and made all six free-throw attempts for a game-high 19, with three rebounds three assists and a block.

Cheyney held a 30-12 edge on points in the paint and outscored Bloomsburg 16-9 off the bench.

Cheyney returns to action on Friday night when it hosts Mansfield University at 5:30 PM inside Alfred Cope Hall.