Box Score
The Albright College women's basketball team (5-15, 1-8 Commonwealth Conference) hung tough on the road and made things interesting late before falling to the Lycoming College Warriors (9-10,4-5) by the score of 54-48 on Wednesday evening at the Lamade Gym.
Senior
Jenny Knoebel put in a great all-around effort for the Lions. She registered a game-high 15 points to go along with eight rebounds, four assists and two steals.
After an extremely close first half of play, the Warriors pulled away as the second period began. Lycoming went on a 10-0 run and a layup from
Ali Derr gave the home side a 35-21 lead with 15:55 to play. After nearly five minutes of scoreless play to begin the half, Albright's
Amanda Tiritilli drilled a three-point shot, but the Warriors scored six consecutive points and held their largest lead of the game at 17 on a layup by
Julia Antonelli with 10:08 left on the clock.
The Lions showed no quit and a three-pointer from Knoebel cut the Lycoming lead to single digits at 9 with just under three minutes to play. Two minutes later, a layup from
Meghan Boyle on a feed from Knoebel made the deficit 49-43. Boyle converted two more inside shots in the last 33 seconds left to decrease the lead to five on two separate occasions. However, Albright wouldn't get any closer as the Warriors recorded the victory.
Both sides came out slowly offensively to begin the game. After going nearly five minutes without a field goal, The Lions recorded their first of the game on a layup from Tara Sabotchik off the fastbreak to make it a 4-2 ballgame in favor of Albright.
The lead changed hands seven times throughout the first 20 minutes of action. The Lions took their largest lead of the game with 9:26 remaining in the half after
Kari Ludy drained two free throws. With 4:53 to play, Lycoming's
Erin Connaghan nailed a jumper to give the Warriors a two-point advantage. On its next possession, Albright took the lead right back on a three from Knoebel. Neither side could create any sustained run as the Warriors went into the half with a 25-21 lead.
Ludy also finished in double figures for Albright as she notched 10 points on the strength of 6-for-6 free throw shooting and recorded a team-high three steals. Boyle grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
Samantha Martin came off the bench to finish with five points and five boards.
The Warriors were led by a double-double from Derr, who registered 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Janelle Ziminski was effective on the defensive end with a game-high five steals.
The Lions were again hurt by turnovers as they had 27 compared to 17 for the Warriors. Both teams struggled with shooting as each hovered around 30 percent for the contest, while Albright outrebounded the Warriors 41 to 34.
Women's basketball will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Elizabethtown for a conference matchup against the Blue Jays scheduled to tipoff at 2 p.m.
