ABINGTON, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's women's basketball team led wire to wire in a convincing 80-46 road victory over United East foe Penn State Abington on Wednesday night, Feb. 8.
Jayla Galbreath scored a game-high 17 points, while Ciani Redd-Howard added 13 of her own. Kendis Butler was the third player to reach double figures with 11 points.
In a game in which Penn State Abington (6-15, 4-10 United East) never led, the visiting Lions (13-9, 10-3 United East) were well on pace to record their highest single-game point total of the season before taking the foot off the gas in the second half. Butler opened the game's scoring with a driving layup and the visitors never looked back, shooting 58.3 percent from beyond the arc in the opening quarter and jumping out to a 31-14 lead after one.
Galbreath opened the second with a layup and Butler knocked down another 3-ball to push the lead to 20 with 7:08 left before halftime. Galbreath tacked on an old-fashioned 3-point play, Redd-Howard converted back-to-back buckets, and Olivia Richardson added a pair of free throws to make it 52-23 at the break.
The visitors pushed the advantage past 30 thanks to a Bailey Oehmig early in the third quarter and coasted into the final frame where they took their largest lead of the night following a Macy Carroll layup with four minutes left to play. Penn State Harrisburg conceded possessions for clock from there on out before exiting with the win.
NOTABLES
- The Lions held Penn State Abington to just 24.1 percent shooting from the field and 15 percent from 3-point range.
- Penn State Harrisburg connected on 10 of its 11 3-pointers in the first half.
- The Lions won the rebounding battle by a convincing 56-38 margin.
- Penn State Harrisburg scored 26 points off 22 Penn State Abington turnovers.
- Galbreath netted a game-high 17 points and added four assists.
- Redd-Howard finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, and three steals.
- Butler tallied 11 points, three boards, and a pair of assists.
- Oehmig had five points and eight rebounds.
- Richardson added eight points,
- Makayla Claggett chipped in with five points and five rebounds off the bench.
- Reserves Carroll, Jenna Montana, and Mikayla Wright combined for 20 points.
WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions begin a three-game homestand by hosting United East foe Gallaudet at the Capital Union Building on Saturday afternoon.
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