Box Score

Penn St.-Berks PSB 1-16,1-10 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 6-12,4-7 United East

Penn St.-Berks PSB

1-16,1-10 United East

Final

Jan. 31, 2023

Penn St.-Abington PSA

6-12,4-7 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Berks PSB	18	16	12	6	52
Penn St.-Abington PSA	20	19	23	13	75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM

Third Quarter Surge Lifts Abington Over Berks, 75-52

Next Game:

at St. Mary's College

2/3/2023 | 5:00 p.m.

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Feb. 03 (Fri) / 5:00 p.m.

at St. Mary's College

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's basketball completed the season sweep over visiting Penn State Berks with a 75-52 victory in United East Conference (UEC) action on Tuesday night at the Abington Athletic Building on National Girls & Women in Sports Night. Prior to the game, both teams gathered and recognized the accomplishments of female athletes to jump start Nation Girls & Women in Sports Day which begins on Wednesday.

Score: Penn State Abington 75, Penn State Berks 52
Records: Penn State Abington (6-12, 4-7 UEC) | Penn State Berks (1-16, 1-10 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* A 16-6 run to close out the final five minutes of the third quarter turned out to be the turning point in the game. Abington led 46-40 at the 5:03 mark of the quarter and went on a quick 7-0 run that jumpstarted the rally. Senior Angel Sanders scored nine of the team's 16 points during that span.

* Leading 62-46 entering the fourth quarter, Abington went on to open the fourth quarter with a 9-2 surge to increase its lead to 23 points. A jumper by senior Isabella Vazquez made the score 71-48 with 4:19 to play. The Nittany Lions would lead by as many as 25 points in the final minute after a layup basket by junior Kankoun Sylla made it a 75-50 game.

* Abington opened the game on a 16-4 run, but Berks rallied the second half of the opening quarter to tie the game at 18-18. The 14-2 rally by Berks covered a four-minute span. Despite the comeback by Berks, Abington was able to take the lead by quarters end when Vazquez capped the scoring in the quarter with a jumper to give Abington a 20-18 lead heading into the second.

* Abington led by as many as nine points in the second quarter after a three-pointer by Sanders made the score 34-25 at the 4:57 mark. Abington maintained its lead and entered the locker rooms at halftime with a 39-34 advantage.

Inside the Box Score

* Sanders led all scorers with a season-high 25 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field. She also added eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.

* Junior Camille Fleming registered her first double-double of the season with a season-high 15 points to go along with a game-high 12 rebounds. Fleming shot 7-of-11 from the field and also had a block and steal on defense.

* Senior Cassie Tavormina also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds marking her third of the season and her second in as many games. Tavormina totaled a pair of steals and had a block.

* Vazquez finished the game in double-figures with 11 points to go along with four rebounds and a team-high five assists. She also blocked a pair of shots.

* For Berks, Hailey Miller led the team with 19 points and 10 rebounds to record a double-double. Morgan Kline added 10 points and seven rebounds.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 22^nd meeting between Abington and Berks since the start of the 2011-12 season. Abington is now 13-9 versus Berks in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Friday, Feb. 3 as the Nittany Lions travel to face St. Mary's College in a United East contest. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m.

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