Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 5-8,1-0 United East

Immaculata IU 6-7,0-0 Atlantic East

Penn St.-Abington PSA

5-8,1-0 United East

Final

Dec. 20, 2023

Immaculata IU

6-7,0-0 Atlantic East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	18	13	20	14	65
Immaculata IU	19	13	22	18	72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/20/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Edged by Immaculata, 72-65

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at Lancaster Bible College

1/6/2024 | 1:00 p.m.

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Jan. 06 (Sat) / 1:00 p.m.

at Lancaster Bible College

History

Recap
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Immaculata, Pa. – Freshman Amina Reid scored a season-high 26 points as the Penn State Abington women's basketball team closed out the calendar year with a non-conference contest at Immaculata University on Wednesday afternoon at Alumnae Hall. The Mighty Macs came away with a 72-65 victory over the Nittany Lions.

Score: Immaculata 72, Penn State Abington 65
Records: Penn State Abington (5-8, 1-0 UEC) | Immaculata (6-7, 0-0 AEC)
Location: Immaculata, Pa. (Alumnae Hall)

How It Happened

* Immaculata led 32-31 at the half and opened the third quarter with five straight points, including a three-pointer by Reese Mullins that made the score 37-31. The Mighy Macs would go on to increase their lead to seven points at 47-40 midway through the third quarter before Abington cut the score to one possession heading into the fourth. Senior Angela Sanders capped the scoring with a jumper with less than a minute to play in the third to make the score 54-51.

* In the fourth quarter the Nittany Lions regained the lead for the first time since the second quarter when Reid drained a three-pointer with 4:16 to play to give Abington a 61-60 advantage. Abington's previous lead in the game also came off a Reid three-pointer late in the second quarter when the Nittany Lions led 31-30.

* Immaculata quickly grabbed the lead back from the Nittany Lions as a key offensive board on the Mighty Macs' next possession led to a layup score by Abigial Lentowski. Immaculata followed with an 8-0 run to increase its lead to 68-61 after a Mullins three-pointer capped the run with :45 seconds left in regulation.

* Abington came within five points after Reid's sixth and final three-pointer of the game with :24 seconds remaining on the clock. The Nittany Lions followed with a defensive stop but were unable to produce on the offensive end. The Mighty Macs converted a pair of free throws to increase their lead back to seven at 72-65 with just :16 seconds showing.

Inside the Numbers

* It was a career day for Reid as she shot 9-of-15 from the field, including 6-of-10 from deep range to finish with a season-high 26 points. She also had three rebounds and three steals.

* Sanders recorded her fifth double-double of the season and 29^th of her career as she finished with 14 points and a season-high 17 rebounds. Sanders is two rebounds shy of 600 for her career. She also blocked three shots and recorded a steal on defense.

* Freshman Amirah Hackney also scored in double-figures as she finished the game with 11 points.

* For Immaculata, Lentowski finished with a team-high 21 points, while Mullins added 19 points and eight rebounds.

All-Time Series
Today marked the fourth meeting between Abington and Immaculata since the start of the 2013-14 season. The Mighty Macs have taken all four matchups in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington is off until after the New Year and will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 6 when the Nittany Lions travel to face Lancaster Bible College in a United East Conference showdown. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.

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