Box Score

CARLISLE, Pa. – With a career best performance by sophomore Jenny Knoebel the Lady Lions (2-5) nearly mounted a comeback late in the second half Thursday evening. Unfortunately the host Red Devils of Dickinson College (6-2) were able to hold on and took a 67-53 non-conference win.

Knoebel's career best performance took off in the second half when she scored a team high 13 points in the final 20 minutes of play. On the night, the sophomore was 5-for-9 from the field, 3-for-7 from behind the arc, and 2-for-2 from the free throw line. Matching Knoebel was junior guard Jessica McGinness with a 5-for-10 showing from the field, which included one 3-point basket and a 4-for-6 performance at the line.

Stepping up as the Lady Lions top rebounders were Rose Williamson and Becca Pollack who combined for 13 boards respectively. Pollack also totaled eight points on the night along with junior Rory Yerkes.

Three of the Red Devils starting five were red hot Thursday evening combining for 58 points on the night. Brooke Muller and Carol Dempsey each tallied 20 points, while Belma Mekic recorded 18 of her own. Muller was also the team's leading rebounder with seven boards and led the team in assists with six.

Hoping to end their recent skid, the Lady Lions looked to pick up a big win to get their season back on track with only four games left in 2009. Through the first 10 minutes of the play, the two teams remained close on the scoreboard evening the score on two separate occasions. However, the Red Devils managed to take control of the game with the help of a quick 7-0 run which put them up 14-7 with 9:26 left to play in the half.

Dickinson would maintain their solid lead throughout the final minutes of the half and entered the locker room with a 26-18 lead.

After the halftime break, the Lions offense came alive on the back of Knoebel who helped to close a 16 point gap down to three with 10 minutes left to play. Albright continued to keep the game close and even got the score down to just a two point deficit with less than eight minutes to play on back-to-back free throws by McGinness.

Unfortunately, the Lady Lions late surge did not last as the Red Devils offense heated up yet again this time at the free throw line to walk away with the 67-53 decision.

Women's Basketball returns to action this Saturday when they travel to Moravian College for a 2 p.m. non-conference game.