Julia Stevenson recorded a double-double including a game-high 23 points to lead five Mountaineers in double-figures in Mansfield's 79-52 non-conference win over Houghton Tuesday night in Decker Gymnasium.
"We did a good job of executing our game plan tonight and getting a lot of players involved in scoring," said head coach Alison Tagliaferri, MU's all-time leading scorer who also got her first win Tuesday. "One of our goals after the first game was to play consistently in both halves of games and we achieved that tonight."
Mansfield, which never trailed, built a 18-8 lead on a 3-pointer by senior Kayla Espigh nine minutes into the game and would extended that lead to 43-23 at halftime. Stevenson was a dominate force in the first half hitting 7-9 shots from the floor and scoring 17 points while junior Jena Matter scored all 10 of her points in the first half.
Stevenson and Tagliaferri are both graduates of Jersey Shore High School. Stevenson ended the game with 23 points and 11 rebounds with Espigh adding 12 points, all of them coming on 3-pointers. Lacey scored a career-best 11 points. Fitzpatrick and Matter each scored 10 points.
women's basketball
Mansfield 62, Houghton 49
HOUGHTON (2-1 (0-0)
Kristen Moose 8-17 3-3 19; Maisie Pipher 4-6 4-6 12; Marie Martuscello 3-5 2-6 8; Emily Wendell 0-1 3-4 3; Naissa Guerrero 1-9 1-2 3; Kaitlin Hammersley 1-5 0-2 3; Emily Cronin 1-1 0-0 2; Kim Lockard 0-1 2-2 2; Maggie Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0; Kaitlyn Gaffney 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 18-49 15-25 52.
MANSFIELD (1-1 (0-0)
STEVENSON, Julia 10-13 3-3 23; ESPIGH, Kayla 4-10 0-0 12; LACEY, Victoria 4-8 2-2 11; FITZPATRICK, Katie 4-7 1-2 10; MATTER, Jena 3-7 4-5 10; REID, Melissa 2-5 0-0 4; HEYWARD, Shaleta 1-6 2-2 4; DERICHIE, Alyssa 1-6 1-2 3; CARNEY, Bridget 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-63 13-16 79.
Halftime:?Mansfield, 43-23. 3-point goals--Houghton 1-11 (Hammersley 1-3; Wendell 0-1; Guerrero 0-2; Gaffney 0-1; Moose 0-4), Mansfield 6-14 (ESPIGH, 4-8; LACEY, 1-3; FITZPATRICK, 1-1; HEYWARD, 0-1; DERICHIE, 0-1). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Houghton 25 (Moose 6), Mansfield 44 (STEVENSON, 11). Assists--Houghton 5 (Martuscello 2), Mansfield 23 (FITZPATRICK, 7). Total fouls--Houghton 15, Mansfield 19. Technical fouls-None. A-215
Junior high girls BB
7th grade
Curtin 23, Lycoming Valley 19
Top scorers: C - Gabby Thomas 17; L?- Madison Bowman 6
Lewisburg 30, Milton 19
Top scorers: L - Sholly 8. M - Perrin 8
8th grade
Lycoming Valley 12, Curtin 8
Top scorers:?C - Kiana Walker 4. L?- Kailey Dain 6
