Turnovers Too Much To Overcome in Loss to Penn State Beaver

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Penn State Beaver (8-1, 4-0 PSUAC)	24	20	21	24	89
Penn State Mont Alto (1-7, 0-4 PSUAC)	10	19	15	20	64

Game Leaders

Penn State Beaver

Pts: Diamond Thomas - 18

Reb: Diamond Thomas - 11

Ast: Diamond Thomas - 5

Penn State Mont Alto

Pts: Mariah Martin - 16

Reb: Madison Bishop - 14

Ast: 3 Players (#2, #5, #20) - 4

Team Stats

Penn State Beaver

Penn State Mont Alto

Field Goals

(33-72)

(27-76)

Field Goal %

45.8%

35.5%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

full stats

Posted: Dec 07, 2018

By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director

MONT ALTO, Pa. – The Penn State Mont Alto women's basketball team hosted Penn State Beaver this evening in a PSUAC contest from the Multipurpose Activities Center. Mont Alto was unable to overcome 31 turnovers with PSU Beaver pulling away in the second half for the 89-64 win.

Inside the Box Score

Mariah Martin (Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg) had a solid evening in the post finishing with a team-high 16 points to go along with nine rebounds. The freshman forward shot 50 percent from the floor and earned five offensive boards.
Madison Bishop (Newville, Pa. / Big Spring) recorded her first collegiate double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds in 28 minutes.
Penn State Beaver finished with all five starters scoring in double figures with Diamond Thomas pacing the squad with 18 points.
Kyah Rucker (Harrisburg, Pa. / Susquehanna Township) finished with 12 points and six boards.

How it Happened

Penn State Beaver opened the game on an 18-6 run that was temporarily slowed down by a transition 3-pointer from Kyah Rucker (Harrisburg, Pa. / Susquehanna Township). PSU Beaver took a 14-point lead into the second quarter at 24-10.
A pair of key 3-pointers from Rucker and Karley Coleman (Hanover, Pa. / Delone Catholic) kept Mont Alto close in the second quarter, but Penn State Beaver took a 44-29 lead into the halftime break.
Julianne Noveras (Gaithersburg, Md. / Gaithersburg,) got the crowd back into the game with a trey and on the ensuing possession Beaver turned the ball over, which led to a Mariah Martin (Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg) layup, which cut the deficit to eight at 44-36 with 7:23 left in the quarter.
However, Beaver closed the quarter on a 11-6 run and that same string of points continued into the fourth with the visitors building their largest lead of the game at 78-48. Mont Alto would fight hard to close the game for its final of 89-64.

Mont Alto (1-7 0-4 PSUAC) will have the next week before returning to action on Saturday, December 15 in a road matchup with Penn State Fayette. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m.