Muldrow, Hackett combine for 32, come up short against Penn State Scranton

Muldrow, Hackett combine for 32, come up short against Penn State Scranton

Game Information

Penn State Scranton (2-10 overall, 2-7 PSUAC) 68, Penn State Mont Alto (4-9 overall, 2-8 PSUAC) 59

 

How It Happened

-Madison Bishop got Penn State Mont Alto on the scoreboard after opening the game scoreless for the first four minutes

-Colette Salyers connected on a jump shot, giving Penn State Mont Alto an early 6-5 lead

-Alexia Hackett made a pair of free throws and a jump shot, extending the lead to 10-6 in the first quarter

-A Mariah Martin jumper forced Penn State Scranton to take a full timeout in the second quarter, with the visitors holding an 11 point lead at 23-12

-Penn State Mont Alto took a 30-22 lead into the half

-Three turnovers by Penn State Mont Alto and timely Penn State Scranton buckets tied the game at 32-32 with six minutes remaining in the third quarter, forcing a Penn State Mont Alto timeout

-Penn State Mont Alto raced out to an 8-0 scoring run following the timeout, leading 40-32

-A 10-0 Penn State Scranton run followed by a Penn State Mont Alto basket by Autumn Fischer notted the score at 42-42 following three quarters

-Penn State Scranton won the fourth quarter by a score of 26-17 to win 68-59

 

Game Notes

-43 of Penn State Mont Alto's 59 points came off the bench

-Penn State Scranton went 28 from 42 (69%) at the line compared to Penn State Mont Alto going just 3 of 7 (43%)

-Brianna Muldrow (17) and Alexia Hackett (15) both scored career-highs in points

 

Up Next

The women's basketball team returns to action at home on Saturday against Penn State Shenango, start time is 2:00.