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Melissa Whitmore
57
Winner Trinity (CT) TrinCT 9-1,0-0 NESCAC
42
Penn St.-Abington PSA 7-5,1-1 United East
Winner
Trinity (CT) TrinCT
9-1,0-0 NESCAC
57
Final
42
Penn St.-Abington PSA
7-5,1-1 United East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Trinity (CT) TrinCT 16 8 20 13 57
Penn St.-Abington PSA 6 8 17 11 42

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Chris Kendrick

#17 Women's Basketball Downs PSU-Abington, 57-42

ABINGTON, Pa. – The 17th-ranked Trinity College Women's Basketball team defeated host Penn State-Abington, 57-42, in a non-conference tilt at the PSU-Abington Athletic Building Tuesday afternoon. The Bantams improve to 9-1 on the season, while the Nittany Lions drop to 7-5 overall.
 
What Happened:
  • The sides exchanged points in the early minutes of the first quarter until  a pair of buckets from Marlo Simms put Trinity ahead 9-4 midway through the period.
  • Leading 9-6, the Bantams closed the first quarter on a 7-0 run, featuring a triple from Avery Marzo, to hold a 16-6 advantage.
  • The defensive efforts shined in the second quarter as both teams were limited to eight points apiece, setting the score at 24-14 at the break.
  • The Nittany Lions used a 12-6 run to trim the gap to 30-26 with 4:33 left in the third quarter, but the Bantams responded with a 14-5 run, paced by six points from Simms, to rebuild a 44-31 advantage.
  • Trinity maintained a double-digit lead throughout the fourth quarter, behind four points from Marzo and a three-pointer from Melissa Whitmore, to seal the 57-42 victory.
 
Inside the Numbers:
  • The Bantams shot 38.6% (22-of-57) from the field, 15.8% (3-of-19) from three-point, and 90.9& (10-of-11) from the foul line.
  • PSU-Abington connected on 28.3% (17-of-60) from the floor, 5.9% (1-of-17) from three-point, and 33.3% (7-of-21) from the free throw stripe.
  • Rebounds: Trinity 47, PSU-Abington 37
  • Turnovers: PSU-Abington 17, Trinity 20
  • Points off Turnovers: PSU-Abington 12, Trinity 7
  • Points in the Paint: Trinity 34, PSU-Abington 30
  • Bench Points: Trinity 17, PSU-Abington 11
  • The Bantams had three scorers in double figures, led by Simms with a game-high 12 points and a game-high 15 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season, along with three assist, a block and a steal.
  • Kiki Fossbender matched Simms with a game-high 12 points and four rebounds, while Marzo stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks.
  • Maya Carnes dished out a game-high five assists with five points and three rebounds.
  • Amirah Hackney paced the Nittany Lions with a team-high 11 points and six rebounds off the bench, while Tarianda Washington added nine points, eight rebounds and two steals.
 
Up Next:
  • The Bantams will be back on the floor when they travel to face fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins University for a non-conference game at Goldfarb Gymnasium on December 31 at 3:00 p.m.
  • This will be the first meeting between the two historic programs.
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