Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSAW 2-7, 1-3 UE

Penn State-Harrisburg PSHW 6-6, 3-0 UE

Penn St.-Abington PSAW

2-7, 1-3 UE

Final

Jan. 07, 2023

Penn State-Harrisburg PSHW

6-6, 3-0 UE

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Abington PSAW	23	2	25	8	58
Penn State-Harrisburg PSHW	23	8	24	19	74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/7/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Harrisburg in United East Action

Next Game:

at Bryn Athyn College

1/9/2023 | 8:00 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Jan. 09 (Mon) / 8:00 p.m.

at Bryn Athyn College

History

Recap
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Middletown, Pa. – A fourth quarter run propelled Penn State Harrisburg to a 74-58 victory over the Penn State Abington women's basketball team in United East Conference (UEC) action on Saturday afternoon at the Capital Union Building.

Score: Penn State Harrisburg 74, Penn State Abington 58
Records: Penn State Abington (2-7, 1-3 UEC) | Penn State Harrisburg (6-6, 3-0 UEC)
Location: Middletown, Pa. (Capital Union Building)

How It Happened

* Harrisburg led 55-52 early in the fourth quarter and went on to use a 19-4 run over a seven-minute span to take control of the final frame. Kendis Butler capped Harrisburg's run with a three-pointer that gave the home team a 74-56 lead with 1:39 to play in regulation. Harrisburg outscored Abington, 19-8, in the final quarter.

* Abington trailed by as many as 13 points at the 6:29 mark of the third quarter with Harrisburg holding a 45-32 advantage. The Nittany Lions rallied and cut the deficit down to five points by the end of the quarter thanks to a 18-10 rally over the final six minutes of the frame. Senior Angela Sanders capped the scoring in the quarter with a pair of free throws in the final seconds to make it a 55-50 game heading into the fourth quarter.

* Abington came within one possession of tying the game after scoring the first basket in the fourth quarter. However, after making the score 55-52, Harrisburg went on its 19-4 run to dash any hopes of a come-from-behind victory by Abington.

Inside the Box Score

* Sanders recorded her third straight double-double and sixth of the season with a 14-point/10-rebound performance. It marked her 17^th career double-double. She also dished out four assists and tallied four steals on defense.

* Senior Cassie Tavormina scored a game-high 19 points setting a new season-high. She also recorded five rebounds and had three steals.

* Junior Camille Fleming also scored in double-figures as she finished with a season-high 11 points to go along with six rebounds.

* For Harrisburg, Butler led the team with 19 points, while Ciani Redd-Howard recorded a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.

All-Time Series
Today marked the ninth meeting between Abington and Harrisburg in the team's NCAA Division III era beginning with the 2011-12 season. Abington is now 1-8 versus Harrisburg in that span.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Monday, Jan. 9 as the Nittany Lions head across town to face Bryn Athyn College in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 8 p.m.

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