Carl Kosola

Box Score

SUNY Morrisville Mor 3-4,1-0 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 1-5,0-1 United East

SUNY Morrisville Mor

3-4,1-0 United East

Final

Dec. 02, 2022

Penn St.-Abington PSA

1-5,0-1 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
SUNY Morrisville Mor	22	20	29	20	91
Penn St.-Abington PSA	12	12	20	10	54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM

Abington Drops United East Opener to Morrisville

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St. Mary's College

12/3/2022 | 1:00 p.m.

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Dec. 03 (Sat) / 1:00 p.m.

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's basketball team dropped its United East Conference opener against Morrisville State College by the score of 91-54 on Friday evening at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Morrisville 91, Penn State Abington 54
Records: Penn State Abington (1-5, 0-1 UEC) | Morrisville (3-4, 1-0 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* With the score tied 4-4 at the 7:36 mark of the opening quarter, Morrisville went on a 12-2 run over the next two-plus minutes to grab a 16-6 lead. The Mustangs would go on to lead by as many as 12 points in the quarter after a three-pointer by Delimar Vega-Haley made the score 22-10 in the final minute. Abington followed with a basket by senior Isabella Vazquez to cap the scoring as the Mustangs led, 22-12, after the first 10 minutes.

* Juniors Angela Sanders and Camille Fleming scored the first two baskets of the second quarter to bring Abington to within six points of the Mustangs at 22-16. However, that would be as close as the Nittany Lions would get as Morrisville followed with a 9-2 run to increase its lead to double-digits at 31-18 with 5:32 to play until halftime. The Mustangs led by as many as 18 points in the opening half after closing the second quarter with a three to take a 42-24 lead into the locker rooms at halftime.

* In the second half the Mustangs maintained their double-digit lead and went on to outscore the Nittany Lions, 49-30, in the final two quarters.

Inside the Box Score

* Sanders finished with a team-high 21 points marking her second straight game with a 21-point performance. It was also her third 20-plus point game of the season.

* Vazquez also scored in double-figures as she finished the night with 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from deep range. Vazquez also converted all four of her free throw attempts.

* Junior Kankoun Sylla grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

* For Morrisville, Cara Walker shot a near-perfect 11-of-12 from the field to finish with a game-high 28 points. Walker also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to record a double-double. Taylor Colone-Microni totaled 14 points (5-8 FG), while Rachel Vieira added 10 points and a game-high eight assists.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 13^th meeting between Abington and Morrisville since the start of the 2011-12 season. The Nittany Lions are now 4-9 versus the Mustangs in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday afternoon as the Nittany Lions continue conference play with a home match up against St. Mary's College. Game time is set for 1 p.m.

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