Middletown, Pa. - The Penn State Harrisburg women's basketball team opened up their Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) season facing off with a strong York Spartan team that had only seen one loss so far this season. Despite a strong effort by senior captain Kate Carmo, the Lions were not able to stop the well balanced York offense and fell 60-39
Penn State Harrisburg 39 York (Pa.) 60
Penn State Harrisburg Starters
Alexis Nolan, Kaitlyn Carmo, Tessa Dolce, Raven Ransom, Sidney Gordon
York (Pa.) Starters
Brianna Bisci, Morgan Kuehne, Beth Wiseley, Sam Hruz, Katie Wagner
York (Pa.): 4-1
Harrisburg: 1-3
Team Stats
Field Goal Shooting (%): Harrisburg 15-61 (24%) York 22-57 (39%)
Three Point Shooting (%): Harrisburg 5-25 (20%) York 3-18 (16%)
Free Throw Shooting (%): Harrisburg 4-9 (44%) York 13-21 (62%)
Rebounds: Harrisburg 48 York 41
Assists: Harrisburg 8 York 12
Turnovers: Harrisburg 27 York 17
Blocked Shots: Harrisburg 0 York 3
Steals: Harrisburg 11
Game Highlights
-Penn State Harrisbueg struggled offensively in the first two quarters, scoring a combined total of only 11 points while the Spartans surged to 27 points at the half
-In the third quarter the Lion's found their stride thanks to two back-to-back threes' from Ana Edmondson and Sidney Gordon
-Precious Shirk added to Harrisburg's tally with a layup heading into the fourth quarter
-Kaitlyn Carmo got things off to a good start in the fourth with a three point shot followed by a layup from teammate Tessa Dolce
-Jada Pettis finished two layups at the end of the match up to give Harrisburg their strongest quarter offensively
Harrisburg Leaders
Kaitlyn Carmo: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals
Tessa Dolce: 10 rebounds, 4 points, 2 steals
Ana Edmondson: 5 points, 1 assist, 1 steal
Spartan Leaders
Katie Wagner: 19 points, 4 steals, 4 assists, 3 rebounds
Morgan Kuehne: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
Sam Hruz: 13 rebounds, 7 points, 2 steals, 2 blocks
What's Next?
Penn State Harrisburg will host Salisbury on Saturday December 3rd at 1 pm