GLENSIDE, Pa. - Poor shooting slowed Penn State Harrisburg's women's basketball team in a 70-51 road loss at Arcadia on Friday night, Nov. 18.
Macy Carroll was the lone player to reach the double-digit scoring mark with a team-high 14 points off the bench. Alli Walton got to the foul line six times and finished with nine points, while Jenna Montana added six points thanks to a pair of 3-pointers.
The Lions (1-2) fell into a 6-0 hole to begin the game and tried to play catch up the rest of the way. The Knights (4-1) stretched their lead to 10 late in the first quarter but the visitors used a 5-0 run capped by a Montana triple to end the frame and pull to within 19-14 after one.
Arcadia took control of the game in the second, scoring 14 straight points to open the quarter, including four consecutive 3-balls. Mikayla Wright's layup at the 2:57 mark ended the run but the home team took a 15-point advantage into halftime.
A short burst that culminated with Montana's second 3-ball of the game cut the deficit to a dozen with 6:28 remaining in the third quarter but that's as close as the Lions would get. The Knights stretched their lead to 20-plus late in the stanza and kept Penn State Harrisburg at arm's length the rest of the way.
NOTABLES
- The Lions shot just 30.5 percent from the field and 20.7 percent from 3-point range.
- Arcadia managed a 46.3-percent shooting clip from the floor.
- The home team also shot 35.7 percent from beyond the arc.
- The Knights won the rebounding battle 43-33.
- In her first action of the season, Carroll shot 50 percent from distance and netted 14 points.
- Wright collected a team-high seven rebounds for Penn State Harrisburg.
- Montana dished out a team-best three assists.
- Arcadia's Scarlett Glasser-Neh led all scorers with 19 points.
WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions are on short rest as they host Eastern Mennonite at the Capital Union Building on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
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