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Foul line shooting in fourth helps LHU women beat Shippensburg

SHIPPENSBURG — The Lock Haven women’s basketball team went 12-of-12 at the foul line in the fourth quarter to clinch a 65-57 victory on the road at Shippensburg on Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action.

Lock Haven improves to 15-7 overall and remains in first place in the PSAC East with a 10-6 conference mark. Shippensburg falls to 8-14 on the season and 5-11 in conference play.

As a team, the Bald Eagles shot a scorching 20 of 21 at the free-throw line Kiera Baughman led the Bald Eagles in scoring with 17 points, while going 8 of 8 at the free throw line.

Jenadia Jordan finished with 15 points and knocked down 7-of-7 shots at the foul line. The junior is just one-point shy of reaching the 1,000-point milestone for her career.

Back-to-back PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week Alana Robinson finished with three steals and 10 points. Rhlyn Rouse led the second unit with 12 points and seven rebounds.

Madeline Evans was dominant on the glass once again and finished with a team-high 11 rebounds.

Lock Haven shot 57% from the field in the second quarter, while turning up the defensive pressure to limit the Raiders to 38% shooting.

The Bald Eagles couldn’t create separation in the third period as both teams netted 16 points, but The Haven knocked down a perfect 12-of-12 shots at the charity stripe to outscore Shippensburg 18-12 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Michelle Olak led the Raiders with a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double.

Lock Haven 65, Shippensburg 57

LOCK HAVEN (15-7, 10-6 PSAC)

Kiera Baughman 4-10 8-8 16; Jenadia Jordan 4-11 7-7 15; Alana Robinson 4-9 2-2 10; Olivia Smith 1-3 2-2 5; Madeline Evans 1-2 0-0 2; Rhlyn Rouse 5-11 1-2 12; Adaliz Corbin 1-1 0-0 3; Sydney Lear 1-1 0-0 2; Nufi Nemale-Djiegoue 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 20-21 65.

SHIPPENSBURG (8-14, 5-11 PSAC)

Michelle Olak 7-11 1-2 16; Taja Colbert 4-11 4-6 12; Makayla Foddrell 3-10 2-3 8; Abbie Miller 3-11 1-2 7; Abbie Johns 2-4 0-0 5; Carolina Rodriguez Sanchez 3-4 1-1 7; Jenna Kasmierski 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 23-55 9-14 57.

Lock Haven 13 18 16 18 — 65

Shippensburg 15 14 16 12 — 57

3-point goals: LHU 3-10 (Corbin 1-1, Rouse 1-2, Smith 1-1, Nemale-Djiegoue 0-1, Jordan 0-2, Baughman 0-3), Shippensburg 2-8 (Johns 1-3, Olak 1-1, Miller 0-1, Colbert 0-1, Kasmierski 0-2). Fouled out: LHU-Robinson; Shippensburg-Olak. Rebounds: LHU 30 (Evans 11), Shippensburg 31 (Olak 11). Assists: LHU 10 (Jordan 3, Evans 3), Shippensburg 7 (Colbert 3). Technical fouls: LHU-none; Shippensburg-none. Total fouls: LHU 16, Shippensburg 16. A: 238.

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