2014-15 News

  • Penn State Harrisburg Top Ten Moments of 2014-15 - #10
    May 27, 2015
    De Los Santos Drops 25 on Senior Night/ Carter Dominates with 22 Point/18 Rebound Double-Double.
  • Captains Spoil Lady Lions Senior Day
    February 21, 2015
    Middletown, PA – The Penn State Harrisburg women’s basketball team celebrated their two seniors Rachel Moyer (Carlisle, Pa. / Cumberland Valley) and Emilee Truitt (West Chester, Pa / Bishop Shanahan) in the final game of the season Saturday February 21st. Unfortunately the Christopher Newport Captains did not come to just honor the Lion seniors; the visitors put a damper on the day by defeating Harrisburg 80-52.
  • Second Half Slump Cost Lions at Home
    February 18, 2015
    Middletown, PA – The Penn State Harrisburg women’s basketball team hosted the Wesley Wolverines on Wednesday February 18th at the Capital Union Building (CUB). The Lions were already out of the playoff race, but with the Wolverines needing a win to stay in contention, both teams had plenty to play for.
  • Lions Playoff Hopes End at Mary Washington
    February 14, 2015
    Fredericksburg, Va. – The Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lions traveled to face off against the Mary Washington Eagles on Saturday February 14th. Despite the festive holiday, the Lions received no love from the second place Eagles.
  • Saints Top Penn State Harrisburg at Home
    February 11, 2015
    Arlington, Va. – After losing to the Marymount Saints just three weeks ago, the Lady Lions of Penn State Harrisburg looked to get revenge over one of the top seeds in the Capital Athletic Conference Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, the Saints lived up to their record and the Blue and White were not able to steal one on the road as they lost 63-40.
  • Yanich Continues to Shine Despite Lions Defeat
    February 07, 2015
    Buena Vista, Va. - After falling to the last place Frostburg State Bobcats, Wednesday February 4th, the Lady Lions looked to regroup Saturday February 7th against the Knights of Southern Virginia. Unfortunately for the Blue and White, they were not able to snap their six game skid as they fell to the Knights 88-61.
  • Penn State Harrisburg Can’t Repeat Second Half Come Back Over Bobcats
    February 04, 2015
    Middletown, PA – The Penn State Harrisburg women’s basketball team was looking for their second win over the Frostburg Bobcats Wednesday February 4th at the Capital Union Building. In the first outing, the Lions came back from a 16 point first half deficit to finish with a 60-58 point win on the road. The Bobcats had different ideas as they jumped out to a 21 point first half lead that the Lions would not be able to come back from this time around.
  • Lady Lions Fall in OT Heartbreaker to Seahawks
    January 31, 2015
    Middletown, PA –The Penn State Harrisburg women’s basketball team faced off against the St Mary’s (Md.) Seahawks Saturday January 31st at the Capital Union Building. Both teams were in need of a win as the playoff picture is starting to take shape and needed an additional overtime period to find a winner.
  • Lions Playoff Push Halted at York
    January 28, 2015
    York, Pa. - Heading into the final stretch of the regular season, Penn State Harrisburg and York College were deadlocked at 3-7 in the Capital Athletic Conference, both still in contention for sneaking into the CAC playoffs. The Lions defeated the Spartans earlier this season at home December 3rd with a convincing 71-62 victory. York was determined to even the score with the visiting Lions, and that is just what they did as they defeated Harrisburg 72-55.
  • Carter’s Performance Not Enough against Nationally Ranked Seagulls
    January 25, 2015
    Middletown, PA – The Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lions faced off against the #17 ranked Salisbury Seagulls Sunday January 25th. Despite a valiant first half effort and an impressive game from the Lions Kiara Carter (Bronx, NY. / Milton Hershey), Salisbury’s second half performance was too much for Harrisburg to overcome as the Seagull’s claimed their tenth win of the season to stay undefeated in Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) play.
  • Saint’s Backcourt Tough to Handle For Lady Lion’s
    January 21, 2015
    Middletown, Pa. - The Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lion’s hosted the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Marymount Saint’s on Wednesday January 21st. Harrisburg kept a tight first half against the Saint’s, but the visitor’s guards stole the game from the Lions in the final minutes to win 53-38.
  • Lions Suffer Tough Loss at Home
    January 17, 2015
    Penn State Harrisburg couldn't find an answer for Mary Washington's offense Saturday January 17th eventually losing by a score of 76-41.
  • Lady Lions Tame Wolverines
    January 14, 2015
    Dover, De. – Looking to put a stop to their five game skid, Penn State Harrisburg used a balanced scoring attack to take down the Wesley College Wolverines on Wednesday January 14th. The Lions picked up their third win in conference play and are now one win away from .500 in the grueling Capital Athletic Conference (CAC).
  • Captains Take Command over Lions
    January 10, 2015
    Newport News, Va. - After a devastating two point loss at home Wednesday night against the Southern Virginia Knights, the Lions traveled to Christopher Newport to take on the Captains Saturday December 10th. Unfortunately for the Blue and White, they were not able to bounce back as they fell to the Captains 77-52.
  • Carter’s Double-Double not enough to lift Lions
    January 07, 2015
    Kiara Carter (Bronx, NY/ Milton Hershey) went for 22 points and 18 rebounds in a Penn State Harrisburg loss to the Southern Virginia Knights 65-63 Wednesday January 7th.
  • Mighty Mac’s Press too much for Lions
    January 05, 2015
    Middletown, Pa. – The Penn State Harrisburg women’s basketball team struggled against the Immaculata Mighty Mac’s full court press that eventually helped the visitors to claim a 62-51 victory Monday January 5th at the Capital Union Building.
  • Lady Lions Let Lead Slip in Loss to Seahawk’s
    January 03, 2015
    St. Mary’s City, Md. -The Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lions looked to start the 2015 portion of its season off with a victory on the road against a winless St. Mary’s University. The Seahawks had a different plan in mind as they came out with a huge second half rally to take down the Lions 69-52.
  • Lancaster Bible Tames Penn State Harrisburg
    December 12, 2014
    Middletown, Pa. - Coming off a hard fought come from behind win at Frostburg State Wednesday, the Lady Lions looked to take their momentum into Friday night’s contest against Lancaster Bible. Unfortunately, the visiting Chargers had a different plan in mind as they took down the Lions 65-47.
  • Huge Second Half Lifts Lady Lions
    December 10, 2014
    Frostburg, Md. - Penn State Harrisburg got off to a sluggish start on the road against Frostburg State Wednesday December 10th. The Lions then rallied from a 16 point deficit at halftime, and as much as a 19 point hole in the second half to shock the Bobcats with a 60-58 comeback victory.
  • Lions Stumble on Road to Salisbury
    December 06, 2014
    Salisbury, Md. – The Penn State Harrisburg women's basketball team struggled on the road against the Capital Athletic Conference preseason favorite Salisbury University Saturday December 6th. The Lions fell 89-42, which evens their conference record to 1-1.
  • Carmo and Snypse Lead Penn State Harrisburg over York
    December 03, 2014
    Middletown, Pa. – The Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lions hosted the York Spartans December 3rd for their home opener of the season as well as their first Capital Athletic Conference contest of the year. Making a dramatic second half comeback the Lions then cruised to a 71-62 win. CBS News Clip in story
  • Messiah Cruises to Victory over Lady Lions
    November 25, 2014
    Grantham, Pa.-The Penn State Harrisburg women's basketball team struggled on the road against Messiah College. Despite keeping things tight in the first ten minutes, the Falcons proved to be too much for the visiting Lions winning 64-36.
  • Carmo and Carter earn All-Tournament Team Honors in Championship Loss
    November 23, 2014
    Selinsgrove, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg was coming off an impressive 65-59 win over the Staten Island Dolphins in Saturday's first round game of the Susquehanna Pepsi Tip Off Tournament which earned the Lions a spot in Sunday's Championship against the hosting Crusader’s. Harrisburg held strong for most of the game, but eventually ran out of steam and suffered a 61-41 loss.
  • Penn State Harrisburg Advances to Pepsi Tip Off Tournament Championship
    November 22, 2014
    Selinsgrove, Pa.-Penn State Harrisburg clinched their first season victory in a nail-biting performance over Staten Island on Saturday night, Nov. 22. The Lady Lion's creative offense and aggressive defense helped them to defeat the Staten Island Dolphins in an exciting 65-59 win.
  • Lady Lions Fall in Consolation Game to Alvernia
    November 16, 2014
    The Penn State Harrisburg Women's Basketball team lost a tough one against Alvernia by the score of 78-67 in the Consolation game of the McDaniel's Tip-Off Tournament.
  • Penn State Harrisburg Falls in Opener
    November 15, 2014
    The Lady Lions traveled to McDaniel Saturday November 15th to take on the Green Terror in their home tip-off tournament for both teams first games of the season. Unfortunately the Lions women's basketball team fell in its season opener to McDaniel College by a score of 79-47.
  • CAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Webcast Released
    November 12, 2014
    The Penn State Harrisburg women's basketball team has been picked to finish seventh in this year's preseason Capital Athletic Conference poll. Check out the full poll and webcast now.
  • Lady Lions Gets Ready for another Year in CAC
    November 10, 2014
    Middletown, Pa. – The Penn State Harrisburg women’s basketball team will begin their 2014-2015 season looking to improve after a tough welcome to the CAC in their first season. Harrisburg finished 6-19 overall last season and 1-15 in conference play.