Women’s Basketball Display a Scrappy Effort in Loss to PSU Fayette
Penn State Mont Alto
61
Penn State Fayette
69
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 61 |
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9 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 69 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Penn State Fayette
Pts:
Dae-lin Burnsworth
- 18
Reb:
Lyndsey Huhn
- 11
Ast:
2 Players
(#12,
#22)
- 2
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Penn State Mont Alto | Penn State Fayette |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (25-63) | (24-66) |
| Field Goal % | 39.7% | 36.4% |
| Rebounds | 35 | 38 |
| Assists | 14 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 13 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 10 | 14 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 12 | 9 |
| Pts in the Paint | 16 | 32 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 9 | 14 |
December 15, 2018
By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director
LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. – The Penn State Mont Alto women's basketball team came out of the gate firing on all cylinders and carried a 16-9 lead over Penn State Fayette after the first quarter. However, PSU Fayette was slowly able to chip away at Mont Alto's lead and ended up winning the PSUAC contest by a 69-61 final score.
Inside the Box Score
- Three different student-athletes finished in double figures for Mont Alto with Mariah Martin (Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg) leading the way with 14 points and eight rebounds. Fellow freshman forward Jazmin Walker (Hanover, Pa. / Southwestern) was the next best scorer with 13 points. She also added four rebounds and an assist.
- Kara Newell (Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg) played all 40 minutes and scored 10 points to go along with six assists.
- Penn Fayette were paced by the inside-outside combination of Dae-lin Burnsworth and Taylor Costa who scored 18 and 17 points, respectively. Fayette held a 38-35 rebound advantage as each team committed 13 turnovers.
How it Happened
- Mont Alto shot its best percentage from the field within the opening quarter at 42.1 percent (8-of-9). The Nittany Lions managed to build their largest lead of the game within the quarter at nine points.
- The Roaring Lions clawed their way back in the second quarter as they took a 32-29 lead into the halftime break.
- The second and third quarters saw the teams trade the lead seven different times.
- Fayette built a double digit lead over Mont Alto and lead by as much as 14 points, but the visitors battled to the final whistle.
- PSUMA's Madison Bishop (Newville, Pa. / Big Spring) and Meagan Smith (Littlestown, Pa. / Littlestown) fought hard in the post as they combined for 16 rebounds.
Penn State Mont Alto (1-8, 0-5 PSUAC) returns to action on Monday, December 17 in a non-conference road contest against Mid-Christian Atlantic. Game time is slated for 6 p.m.
