Shooting Woes Leave Lady Lion´s Cold

UTICA, NY - In the final 2 minutes with the score in favor of SUNYIT, 52-50, the Lady Lions (8-12) could not score a single point going 0-for-6 from the field and 0-for-2 from the line in Saturday´s lost against the 13-8 Wildcats.

Wildcat, Tamara Williams, led SUNYIT with 12 points and nine rebounds in the first half, fending off Penn State Harrisburg´s big three, Dorothea Dixon (Middletown, PA/Middletown), Stephanie Yetter(Thompsontown, PA/East Juniata), Nicola Zangari (Etters, PA/Red Land), who combined for 24 of the 30 Lady Lions first half points. The half featured three ties and nine lead charges with SUNYIT holding the slight lead over the blue and white, 32-30.

Although the Lady Lions out rebounded the Wildcats 58-46 on the game, the blue and white turned over the ball 20 times and shot 20-for-74 from the field which ultimately doomed Penn State Harrisburg.

Yetter led the Lady Lions with her fourth career double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds adding six blocks in 40 minutes of play. Zangari collected her sixth career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Dixon finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Brittany Adams (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) grabbed 10 rebounds in the losing effort.

Lyndsey Brognano led the Wildcats with a game-high 17 points adding five rebounds. Williams would finish with 15 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals.