COBLESKILL, NY - The Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lions (8-13) could not bounce back after a slow start Sunday, February 14th against SUNY Cobleskill (15-6) in which the Fighting Tigers beat the blue and white for the sixth straight time, 77-65.

The first half featured an 8-for-33 shooting performance from the Lady Lions with the Fighting Tigers going 14-for-36 from the field. Both teams shot well from the line with Penn State Harrisburg converting on 10-of-14 while SUNY Cobleskill put in 13-of-18 from the charity stripe. But it would be 16 second chance points for the Tigers that would deflate the Lady Lions going into intermission, 41-28.

The blue and white was able to cut the Fighting Tiger lead to two, 52-50, with 8:17 remaining in the second half, but the top-seeded Tigers proved they were too strong for the young Lions going on an 11-0 run in a four minute span shrinking any chance for the Lady Lions.

Dorothea Dixon (Middletown, PA/Middletown) led four Lady Lions in double figures with a game-high 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Stephanie Yetter (Thompsontown, PA/East Juniata) tailed 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Alyssa Stirling (Coatsville, PA/Coatsville) contributed 13 points and four rebounds. Nicola Zangari (Etters, PA/Red Land) collected 10 points and seven rebounds.

SUNY Cobleskill had four players in double digits with Alexis Hauser and Heidi Anderson each scoring 15 points. Chelcey Moore put in 14 points and seven rebounds while teammate Tanayzha Augustine added 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks off the bench.

The Lady Lions travel to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Tuesday, February 16th to face-off against the 2-18 Phoenix of Wilson College. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 P.M.