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Four Warriors in double digits in Lycoming women’s 73-30 win

By Jon Gerardi 3 min read

Four Warriors scored in double-digits to lead the Lycoming College women’s basketball team to a 73-30 non-conference victory over Penn State Berks on Monday at Lamade Gym.

Lycoming (3-3, 1-1) held Berks (1-8) to just a 20.5% clip from the field, forced 31 turnovers, and outrebounded Berks, 39-23.

The Warriors shut out the Nittany Lions, 20-0, in the opening quarter, allowing no points in the first 10:35 of the contest. The Warriors stretched the lead gradually to 36-10 at the half.

In the second half, Lycoming’s offense began to click more, as the Warriors shot 52% (13 for 25) after halftime, including sinking a trio of three-point attempts in the third quarter, as the Warriors shot 47.1% (24 for 51) for the night, while also going 20 for 24 (83.3%) from the free-throw line.

Lycoming grew their lead to 41 points late in the third quarter and stayed around that margin for the final 10 minutes, outscoring Berks, 37-20, in the second half en route to the 43-point margin.

In a balanced effort, the Warriors were led by senior Allison Fisher and junior Alyssa Reisinger, who each scored 13 points. Fisher was 3 for 4 behind the arc, while Reisinger scored in double figures for the first time this season while matching a season best with six rebounds.

Junior Ann-Marie McMurtrie reached double figures for the first time in her career with 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting, as well as a team-high seven rebounds. Freshman Ciara O’Hara also scored a career-best 11 points, while swiping four steals and going 5 for 6 from the free-throw line.

Penn State Berks was led by Hailey Miller with seven points and six rebounds.

The Warriors will return to action Saturday when they hit the road for a Landmark Conference matchup against Drew University. Tipoff from Madison, N.J., is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Lycoming 73, PSU Berks 30

PSU BERKS (1-8)

Hailey Miller 3-9 1-2 7, Gabrielle Merritt 1-7 2-2 5, Jalyn Hann 1-4 2-4 4, Gianna Roberts 1-5 0-0 3, Annie Laubach 1-8 0-0 3, Reagan Thorp 1-3 2-2 4, Paige Sanzogni 1-5 0-0 2, Abigail Pfander 0-1 1-2 1, McKinzie Tritz 0-0 1-2 1, Kiara Altine 0-1 0-0 0, Abbie Groy 0-1 0-0 0, Liz Ruiz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 9-44 9-14 30.

LYCOMING (3-3)

Allison Fisher 5-7 0-0 13, Ann-Marie McMurtrie 5-7 0-0 11, Kami Abdo 2-7 0-0 5, Sydnie Stone 1-6 2-2 4, Jocelyn McCracken 0-3 1-2 1, Alyssa Reisinger 4-7 5-6 13, Ciara O'Hara 3-5 5-6 11, Victoria Burton 1-1 4-4 6, Summer Emlet 1-1 3-4 5, Lena Walker 2-4 0-0 4, Gabrielle Mazzotte 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 20-24 73.

PSU Berks 0 18 8 12 -- 30

Lycoming 20 16 20 17 -- 73

3-point goals: PSU Berks 3-14 (Laubach 1-3, Roberts 1-4, Merritt 1-4, Miller 0-1, Sonzogni 0-1, Altine 0-1), Lycoming 5-14 (Fisher 3-4, McMurtrie 1-2, Abdo 1-5, O'Hara 0-1, Walker 0-2). Fouled out: PSU berks-none; Lycoming-none. Rebounds: PSU Berks 23 (Miller 6, Merritt 6), Lycoming 39 (McMurtrie 7). Assists: PSU Berks 4 (Miller 1, Hann 1, Roberts 1, Laubach 1), Lycoming 17 (Abdo 4). Technical fouls: PSU Berks-none; Lycoming-none. Total fouls: PSU Berks 21, Lycoming 17. A: 118.

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