Fast Start Propels Lady Roaring Lions to 93-75 Win over Beaver
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
---|---|---|---|
Penn State Beaver | 35 | 40 | 75 |
Penn State Fayette | 49 | 44 | 93 |
Penn State Beaver
Game Statistics | Penn State Beaver | Penn State Fayette |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (27-76) | (32-65) |
Field Goal % | 35.5% | 49.2% |
Rebounds | 36 | 39 |
Assists | 15 | 21 |
Turnovers | 16 | 16 |
Pts off Turnovers | 17 | 24 |
2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 12 |
Pts in the Paint | 0 | 0 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 21 | 29 |
LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. – The Lady Roaring Lions took control of the game by scoring the first 10 points of the game en route to a 92-75 win over Penn State Beaver on Thursday at Fayette.
Not only did Fayette run off the first 10 points of the game, they did it without missing a shot. Jill Guthrie (Uniontown, Pa.) started the Lady Roaring Lions off by hitting a layup 11 seconds into the game.
Kasey Ruble (Fairchance, Pa.) buried a jumper to finish the run, before Jocelyn Warfield's layup put Beaver on the board.
A Morgan Kurtz jumper and a three from Brooke Mulneix close the gap to five at 12-7 at the 15:45 mark.
Fayette led 49-35 at the break and Beaver would not get any closer than 11 in the second half.
Guthrie, first team All-American scored a game high 25 points as the Lady Roaring Lions put five players in double figures. Sophomore Second Team All-American Caitlin Wontroba (Uniontown, Pa.) added 17 while Freshman Tara Neely (Morgantown, W.Va.) added 14 for Fayette (3-3, 3-0).
Ruble, also a Second Team All-American, added 11 and freshman Shannon Flament (Charleroi, Pa.) 10.
Fayette concludes the 2012 portion of the schedule by hosting Point Park College on Saturday at 7 p.m.