Towson, MD.- The Penn State Harrisburg women's basketball team got off to a great start for 2017 with a big win over Goucher, 76-68. Kaitlyn Carmo led for Harrisburg with 23 points and 7 rebounds.
Penn State Harrisburg 76 Goucher 68
Shanique Mattis, Alexis Nolan, Kaitlyn Carmo, Precious Shirk, Tessa Dolce
Goucher Starters
Jada Scarborough, Nailah Jones, Briana Bull, Kerry Chun, Katie Pacak
Penn State Harrisburg (2-9)
Goucher (4-8)
Field Goal Shooting (%): Harrisburg 29-69 (42%) Goucher 27-72 (37%)
Three Point Shooting (%): Harrisburg 4-13 (30%) Goucher 0-5 (0%)
Free Throw Shooting (%): Harrisburg 14-29 (48%) Goucher 14-20 (70%)
Rebounds: Harrisburg 48 Goucher 44
Assists: Harrisburg 14 Goucher 12
Turnovers: Harrisburg 20 Goucher 17
Blocked Shots: Harrisburg 6 Goucher 2
Steals: Harrisburg 6 Goucher 13
Game Highlights:
-Penn State Harrisburg opened the game with an 11-4 run over the Gophers. Shanique Mattis got things started for the Lion's along with Tessa Dolce who combined for 9 of Harrisburg's first 12 points of the game. Harrisburg led the home team 22-14 at the end of the first quarter
-Penn State Harrisburg increased their lead in the second quarter, outscoring Goucher 23-9 to post an impressive lead of 45-15 at half time.
-The Lion's dominated the third quarter offensively once again as they outscored Goucher 15-11. Kaitlyn Carmo scored 7 of her 23 points in the third quarter to extend the Lion's lead to 60-36
-The home team posted an impressive fourth quarter surge as they outscored Harrisburg 32-16. The Lion's first quarter lead stood strong to outlast the Gophers. Kaitlyn Carmo led for the Lion's with 23 points and 7 rebounds
Individual Leaders
Penn State Harrisburg
Kaitlyn Carmo: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 assists
Raven Ransom: 17 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks
Tessa Dolce: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks
Brianna Bull: 26 points, 10 rebounds, 7 steals
Jaida Scarborough: 15 points, 6 assists, 3 steals
Shalom Omo-Osagie: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Penn State Harrisburg will host Southern Virginia on Thursday January 5th at 6 pm