HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's women's basketball team suffered a 67-52 road loss to Juniata on Tuesday night, Nov. 23.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

Penn State Harrisburg (3-2) dropped a mid-week decision to Juniata (3-2) on Tuesday night. Kendis Butler led the way with a team-high 16 points, while Jayla Galbreath added nine of her own. Sydney Hemler added eight points off the bench and Anna Mahan a team-best 11 rebounds and three assists.  

The Lions shot just 21.4 percent from the floor, including 16.7 percent from beyond the arc, in the opening quarter but remained within striking distance after one, trailing 15-9. Early in the second quarter, Hemler converted a layup and Galbreath followed it up with a 3-ball to cut the deficit to 17-14 at the 9:09 mark.  

From there, the home team used an 11-2 run to stretch the advantage to 12 with 5:31 left until halftime. The Eagles held a 13-point lead at the break and extended the lead to 16 early in the third quarter before Butler buried a triple to cut the deficit back to 13. Juniata put together another run, this time to the tune of 15-10 to stretch the lead to 54-36 after three. 

Butler tallied six points in the fourth quarter, Galbreath added four, and Hemler and Jenna Montana pitched in with three each to keep the Blue & White in it but the Eagles' lead proved too much to overcome in the final 10 minutes.  

NOTABLES 

- The Lions shot 33.3 percent from the field and 26.9 percent from 3-point range. 

- Juniata shot just 31.5 percent from the floor and 28.6 percent from distance but managed 25 more shots than the visitors. 

- The Eagles won the rebounding battle 50-40.  

- Penn State Harrisburg shot 54.2 percent from the foul line (13-24), while the home team shot 57.9 percent from the strip (11-19). 

- The Blue & White bench outscored the Juniata reserves 15-11. 

- Kendis Butler shot 40 percent from 3-point land, racking up a team-high 16 points to go along with four rebounds and three steals. 

- Jayla Galbreath finished with nine points, three boards, and a pair of steals. 

- Sydney Hemler impressed in her 2021 debut, scoring eight points and grabbing six rebounds in just 11 minutes of action. 

- Anna Mahan pulled down 11 boards and dished out three assists to go along with four points.  

- Toni Amato netted seven points off the bench.  

- Jenna Montana added six points and six rebounds.  

- Hailey Sherman posted a double-double for Juniata with 19 points and 13 boards.  

WHO'S NEXT? 

The Lions host their annual Pride – Spirit – Honor Tournament this weekend, opening against Pitt-Bradford on Saturday evening, Nov. 27. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. 

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