Box Score

St. Mary's (MD) SMCMU 4-2,1-0 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 1-6,0-2 United East

St. Mary's (MD) SMCMU

4-2,1-0 United East

Final

Dec. 03, 2022

Penn St.-Abington PSA

1-6,0-2 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Mary's (MD) SMCMU	8	21	9	21	59
Penn St.-Abington PSA	10	13	13	12	48

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/3/2022 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to St. Mary’s in United East Action

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at Penn State Berks

1/6/2023 | 5:00 p.m.

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Jan. 06 (Fri) / 5:00 p.m.

at Penn State Berks

History

Recap
Roster

Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's basketball team dropped a United East Conference (UEC) contest against visiting St. Mary's College of Maryland by the score of 59-48 on Saturday afternoon at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: St. Mary's 59, Penn State Abington 48
Records: Penn State Abington (1-6, 0-2 UEC) | St. Mary's (4-2, 1-0 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* In a low scoring first quarter the Nittany Lions led by as many as five points later in the quarter. A layup senior Cassie Tavormina capped 6-0 run that gave Abington a 10-5 lead at the 2:19 mark. A three-pointer by the Seahawks cut the Nittany Lions' lead to 10-8 by quarter's end.

* In the second quarter St. Mary's jumped out with a 14-2 run over the first five-plus minutes of the quarter to take a double-digit lead. A layup score by Rachel Manning gave the Seahawks a 22-12 lead. The Nittany Lions cut the deficit down to five points when senior Rachel Sanders scored a fast-break layup to make the score 28-23. St. Mary's added one more point before the half to take a 29-23 lead into the locker rooms at halftime.

* Abington chipped away at the Seahawks' lead in the third quarter and came within two points of tying the game by the end of the quarter. Senior Isabella Vazquez drained a three-pointer in the final minute to make the score 38-36.

* In the fourth quarter the Seahawks scored the first five points of the quarter to extend their lead to 43-36 at the 7:39 mark. Abington made it a two-possession game with two minutes to play when Sanders scored a layup basket to make the score 53-48. However, that would be the final score for the Nittany Lions as St. Mary's closed out the game scoring the final six points.

Inside the Box Score

* Senior Angela Sanders registered her fourth double-double of the season and 15^th of her career as she finished with 19 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. She also recorded four steals on defense; one shy of her season-high.

* Vazquez also finished in double-figures as she totaled 10 points to go along with six rebounds.

* Tavormina added six points and six rebounds, while junior Camille Fleming finished with eight points and three rebounds.

* For St. Mary's, Samantha Blaylock totaled 19 points, while Karon Williams came away with 14 points and seven rebounds.

All-Time Series
Today marked just the third meeting between Abington and St. Mary's since the start of last season. The Nittany Lions are now 2-1 versus the Seahawks in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 10 as the Nittany Lions close out the calendar year with a non-conference contest at Clarks Summit University. Game time is set for 1 p.m.

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