FINAL SCORE: #5 Penn State University Beaver Lions 82, #4 University of Maine Augusta Moose 71

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March 3, 2016

FINAL SCORE: #5 Penn State University Beaver Lions 82, #4 University of Maine Augusta Moose 71

RECORDS: Penn State Beaver (19-9); Maine Augusta (23-9)

LOCATION: Penn State Fayette Maltho Gymnasium, Uniontown, PA

IN BRIEF: The defending national champion Penn State Beaver Lions advanced to the semi-finals of the USCAA Women's Division II Tournament Thursday night with an 82-71 victory over Maine Augusta.  The Lions had three in double digit scoring, led by a game-high 22 points by Khalia Adams.

 

ON THE COURT

  • The game started in a back and forth fashion with neither team able to gain more than a two possession lead through the first quarter.
  • In the opening stanza there were four ties and five lead changes, with the teams tied at 17 points apiece after ten minutes of action.
  • Penn State Beaver established the first multiple possession lead when a jumper from Asia Borders put the Lions up 29-21.
  • The Lions pushed their lead to as much as 12 late in the second quarter when a layup by Miranda Davis put PSU Beaver up 36-24.
  • A jumper by Caitlin LaFountain and a three-pointer by Jamie Plummer allowed the Moose to cut their deficit to seven in the final moments of the second quarter, with Penn State Beaver leading 36-29 at the half.
  • Penn State Beaver held Maine Augusta scoreless in the first two-and-a-half minutes of the third quarter while simultaneously pushing their lead to 16, capped by a three-pointer by Morgan Kurtz at 7:24 to make the score 45-29 Lions.
  • Darby Toth was the first to put the Moose on the board in the third quarter with a layup at 7:14 to make it 45-31.
  • The Lions upped their lead to 21 with 3:21 to go in the third quarter before Maine Augusta's Carmen Bragg hit a jumper and three pointer on consecutive possessions to make the score 56-40 with 1:32 to go in the quarter.
  • The teams traded buckets over the final minute of the third quarter to make the score 58-45 Lions heading into the final stanza.
  • The Lions pushed their lead to as much as 20 when a Brittany Jackson layup made it 67-47.
  • The Moose were able to cut the deficit to 10 twice during the fourth quarter, but they were unable to get it into single digits.
  • In the end, Penn State Beaver defeated Maine Augusta 82-71.
 

 

BEHIND THE BOXSCORE

  • Penn State Beaver's First Team all-American Khalia Adams led all scorers with 22 points, while Brittany Jackson added 18 and fellow First-Teamer Morgan Kurtz had 15.
  • Maine Augusta was led by Honorable Mention all-American Caitlin LaFountain who had 19 points and 12 rebounds, while First-Teamer Jamie Plummer had 19 points.  Carmen Bragg and Darby Toth added 14 and 11 points, respectively.
  • The Penn State Beaver bench outscored the Moose reserves 21-2 on the night.
 

 

NEXT UP

Penn State Beaver will face #1 College of St. Joseph's VT Friday at 9:00 p.m. in Main Arena for the semi-finals round.  Maine Augusta will face #8 Penn State Fayette in the consolation bracket Friday at 4:00 p.m. in Maltho Gymnasium.