Season-High 36 Turnovers Doom Mont Alto Women’s Basketball
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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27 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 87 |
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13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 59 |
Team Stats
Penn State Lehigh Valley
| Game Statistics | Penn State Lehigh Valley | Penn State Mont Alto |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (38-82) | (21-67) |
| Field Goal % | 46.3% | 31.3% |
| Rebounds | 50 | 46 |
| Assists | 23 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 29 | 36 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 38 | 17 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 28 | 8 |
| Pts in the Paint | 54 | 16 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 33 | 25 |
By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director
MONT ALTO, Pa. – The Penn State Mont Alto women's basketball team committed a season-high 36 turnovers against PSU Lehigh Valley's press defense in a 87-59 home loss on Tuesday evening. Lehigh Valley (5-3, 2-1 PSUAC) led from start to finish using a balanced offensive attack with 33 bench points and three starters finished in double figures.
Lehigh Valley opened on a 10-0 run before a Rebekah Adams (York, Pa. / Central York) jumper got Mont Alto on the board. Mont Alto was able to keep the score close in the final few minutes of the quarter after a pair of jumpers from Alexis Shaffer (Hagerstown, Md. / South Hagerstown) and Karley Coleman (Hanover, Pa. / Delone Catholic), but the visitors tightened up their defense and picked up steam. Lehigh Valley ended the first with a 14-point lead at 27-13.
Mont Alto played solid defense of their own in the second holding Lehigh Valley to 33.3 percent shooting from the field, but were still out-scored 17-14 with visiting Lions holding the 44-27 halftime lead.
Converting turnovers to layups in their full-court press defense, PSU Lehigh Valley gained a comfortable 38-point lead in the second half. Ebony Sanders had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds and Andrea Watkins poured in 18 points.
Angel Schoonover (Woodhull, N. Y. / Jasper-Troupsburg) made her season debut for Mont Alto and scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting in 24 minutes off the bench. Charity Miller (Greencastle, Pa. / James Buchanan) nearly had a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
Mont Alto (3-5, 0-2 PSUAC) hit the road in its next contest on Friday against PSU Schuylkill. Tip off is slated for 6 p.m.
