Carl Kosola

Box Score

Eastern East 1-0,0-0 MAC Commonwealth

Penn St.-Abington PSA 0-1,0-0 United East

Eastern East

1-0,0-0 MAC Commonwealth

Final

Nov. 09, 2022

Penn St.-Abington PSA

0-1,0-0 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Eastern East	15	23	19	19	76
Penn St.-Abington PSA	19	11	10	15	55

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Eastern in Season Opener

Next Game:

Rosemont College

11/15/2022 | 6:00 p.m.

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's basketball team dropped its season opener to visiting Eastern University by the score of 76-55 in a non-conference contest on Wednesday night at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Eastern 76, Penn State Abington 55
Records: Penn State Abington (0-1, 0-0 UEC) | Eastern (1-0, 0-0 MACC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* Eastern trailed 25-21 midway through the second quarter and used a 17-5 run to close out the half to lead 38-30 at halftime.

* Abington cut the deficit down to four points early in the third quarter after a jumper by Angela Sanders made the score 40-36 at the 7:26 mark.

* The Eagles, over the final seven minutes of the third quarter, went on a 17-4 surge to take a healthy 57-40 lead heading into the final frame. Jeriyah Johnson capped the scoring with a jumper in the final seconds.

* Eastern maintained its double-digit lead in the fourth quarter and led by as many as 22 points late in the quarter at 73-51.

* Abington grabbed its first lead of the game in the final minute of the first quarter. With the score tied at
15-15, Cassie Tavormina scored a layup basket. On the team's next possession Tavormina hit a jumper to make the score 19-15 heading into the second quarter.

Inside the Box Score

* Sanders recorded 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field. She also grabbed seven rebounds.

* Tavormina finished in double-figures with a 15-point performance (6-10 FG).

* Isabella Vazquez finished with 11 points as she converted 9-of-12 from the free throw line.

* Jade Wilson led the team with 10 rebounds to go along with three points.

* For Eastern, Jeriyah Johnson came off the bench and led all scorers with 20 points (8-18 FG). Ebony Johnson added 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked just the second meeting between Abington and Eastern with the first match up coming in the 2019-20 season. The Nittany Lions are now 0-2 versus the Eagles in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 15 as the Nittany Lions host Rosemont College in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 6 p.m.

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