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It wasn't easy, as Juniata College closed within three points in the final minute, but the Lycoming College women's basketball team are proud owners of the first 5-0 start in program history, as the team opened its Landmark Conference era with a 56-51 win at Lamade Gymnasium.
Leading by 10 early in the fourth quarter, the Warriors (5-0 overall, 1-0 Landmark) were able to keep it a two-possession game until the final 14 seconds, when Kynnedy Miller hit the front end of a pair of free throws to make it 54-51. However, junior Alicia Goldenziel grabbed the ensuing rebound and senior Emily Lockard, who led the way with a game-high 17 points, hit her last two of seven free throws to seal the win.
The Warriors fell behind by six at 13-7 late in the first quarter, but rebounded with a 16-8 run over the final 10:30 of the first half to lead 23-21 at the half. In the third quarter, the Warriors continued to separate from the Eagles after a 3-pointer from Haily Sherman made it 31-28 with 4:14 left in the period, the Warriors went on an 11-2 run capped by a banked-in 3-pointer from freshman Ann-Marie McMurtrie to make it 42-30.
Junior Ashley Yoh had 11 points, six rebounds and three steals and Lockard added five rebounds to go with the 17 points. Junior Mya Wetzel had two 3-pointers a minute apart from each other in the third quarter, keying the team to a 4 of 8 performance from downtown in the second half. Junior Alicia Goldenziel notched eight points and eight rebounds and sophomore Kami Abdo added a career-high five assists.
Juniata (1-6 overall, 0-1 Landmark) was led by 13 points from Miller and Lanie Gerdich added 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The Warriors get back on the court on Saturday, Dec. 2, when they host Elizabethtown College in a Landmark Conference doubleheader, with the men tipping at 2 p.m. before the women at 4 p.m.
JUNIATA (1-6, 0-1 LANDMARK)
Hailey Sherman 3-10 0-0 7; Lanie Gerdich 5-10 2-4 12; Kynnedy Miller 2-9 7-10 13; Olivia Berg 1-3 0-0 3; ri Bodtorf 2-7 2-2 7; Steph Emert 2-7 5-8 9; Emma Coolidge 0-0 0-0 0; Sarah Bettz 0-2 0-0 0; Emelie Nonemaker 0-0 0-0 0; Deja Gillo 0-1 0-0 0; Emily McCann 0-1 0-0 0; Aleya Eisenberg 0-0 0-0 0; Dani Scipioni 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-50 16-24 51.
LYCOMING (5-0, 1-0 LANDMARK)
Emily Lockard 5-9 7-7 17; Alicia Goldenziel 2-8 4-4 8; Mya Wetzel 2-4 0-0 6; Meghan Dufner 1-8 4-6 6; Ashley Yoh 3-11 5-6 11; Kami Abdo 2-7 0-2 5; Isabella Fave 0-0 0-0 0; Ann-Marie McMurtrie 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 16-49 20-25 56.
Juniata 13 8 13 17 — 51
Lycoming 9 14 19 14 — 56
3-point goals: Juniata 5-19 (Miller 2-7, Berg 1-2, Bodtorf 1-4, Sherman 1-4, Emert 0-1, McCann 0-1), Lycoming 4-11 (Wetzel 2-4, Abdo 1-3, McMurtrie 1-1, Goldenziel 0-1, Dufner 0-1, Yoh 0-1). Fouled out: Juniata-Berg; Lycoming-none. Rebounds: Juniata 41 (Gerdich 11), Lycoming 33 (Goldenziel 8). Assists: Juniata 9 (Miller 3), Lycoming 12 (Abdo 5). Technical fouls: Juniata-none; Lycoming-none. Total fouls: Juniata 20, Lycoming 19.
A: 183.