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The Lycoming College women’s basketball team defeated Keuka College, 73-55, on Friday afternoon, Nov. 6, at Lamade Gymnasium, outscoring Keuka by 19 points in the fourth quarter to breeze to the win.
Lycoming improved to 1-0, while Keuka fell to 0-1.
The Warriors finished with a 45-37 rebounding advantage, edges of 40-22 in points in the paint, 16-8 in second-chance points, and a 15-6 advantage in points off turnovers while committing 10 turnovers to Keuka's 19.
Junior Jocelyn McCracken (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) scored a career-high 24 points, going 11-for-21 from the field, and added eight rebounds and four steals. Senior Ann-Marie McMurtrie finished with a career-high 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, going 4-for-4 at the free-throw line and collecting six rebounds. Senior Sydnie Stone (a Montoursville graduate) recorded career-highs of 11 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks to go with two steals and eight points.
McCracken and Stone helped the Warriors start inside the arc, and senior Alyssa Reisinger hit two free throws and McCracken's second layup gave Lycoming an 8-4 lead before Keuka tied it at 8-8 on a 3-pointer. Reisinger put the Warriors back ahead with a layup, and McCracken added a layup at 4:33 and a jumper off an assist from junior Summer Emlet at 3:46 as Lycoming moved in front 14-9. Keuka worked back at the foul line and on Anderson's jumper, tying the score at 14-14 before Lillian Mullen made two free throws to give Keuka a 16-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.
After Erin Marone's layup put Keuka ahead 18-14 early in the second quarter, Lycoming held Keuka without another point until 2:53 and scored nine straight. McCracken started the stretch with a tip-in and a jumper to tie the score, McMurtrie added consecutive baskets to put the Warriors in front, and Reisinger's free throw made it 23-18 at 3:44. Antonia Monico ended Keuka's drought with a 3-pointer, but Reisinger scored inside, McCracken added another jumper and Stone followed with a tip-in to help Lycoming take a 29-25 lead into the break.
The Warriors built an early cushion in the third quarter as Emlet hit two free throws, McCracken added two more, first-year Hannah Fourspring scored inside and McMurtrie made a 3-pointer to put Lycoming ahead 38-29 at 6:39. Keuka cut into that margin with perimeter scoring, including 3-pointers by Mullen and Ava Carpenter, and Mullen's transition 3-pointer to tie the score at 40 with 2:25 left. McMurtrie twice put the Warriors back in front with layups, and McCracken's jumper off an assist by sopgomore Ciara O'Hara ave Lycoming a 46-44 lead with 27 seconds left. Mullen answered with a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining, sending Keuka into the fourth quarter ahead 47-46.