Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 7-16,5-10 United East

Clarks Summit CSU 15-8,12-4 CSAC

Penn St.-Abington PSA

7-16,5-10 United East

Final

Feb. 13, 2023

Clarks Summit CSU

15-8,12-4 CSAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	11	10	21	21	63
Clarks Summit CSU	15	15	21	36	87

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Clarks Summit in Non-Conference Matchup

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at Lancaster Bible College

2/18/2023 | 1:00 p.m.

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at Lancaster Bible College

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Clarks Summit, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's basketball team closed out its final non-conference contest of the season with an 87-63 setback at Clarks Summit University on Monday night at Huckaby Gymnasium.

Score: Clarks Summit 87, Penn State Abington 63
Records: Penn State Abington (7-16, 5-10 UEC) | Clarks Summit (15-8, 12-4 CSAC)
Location: Clarks Summit, Pa. (Huckaby Gymnasium)

How It Happened

* It was a back-and-forth opening quarter as both teams exchanged leads multiple times. Abington took an 11-10 advantage at the 4:01 mark when junior Angela Sanders hit a jumper. Clarks Summit responded two possessions later when Ashlyn Messinger knocked down a three-pointer to give the Defenders the lead back at 13-11. Clarks Summit added another basket with :27 seconds remaining in the quarter to cap the scoring at 15-11.

* Abington kept things close throughout the second quarter until the final 1:30 of action when the Defenders used a 7-2 to close out the half. Clarks Summit went on to take a 30-21 lead into the locker rooms at halftime.

* In the third quarter Clarks Summit led 35-23 at the 8:25 mark grabbing its biggest lead of the game up to that point. Over the next four minutes the Nittany Lions rallied and used a 15-5 run to come within two points of tying the game at 40-38. Senior Cassie Tavormina capped the run with a layup basket with 4:21 to play in the quarter.

* Clarks Summit responded with a run of its own scoring the next nine points to regain its double-digit lead at 49-38 with 1:33 until quarter's end. The Defenders took a 51-42 lead into the final quarter.

* Abington cut the deficit down to six points early in the fourth quarter when Tavormina drained a three-pointer to make the score 56-50 at the 8:44 mark. However, another surge by the Defenders gave the home team a 65-50 advantage with 6:52 to play. Clarks Summit maintained its double-digit lead the rest of the game.

Inside the Box Score

* Sanders set a new career-high with her 12^th double-double of the season. She finished with 26 points; tying her season-high set over the weekend at Penn College. Sanders also totaled 15 rebounds to go along with four steals on defense.

* Junior Camille Fleming tied her season-high with 15 points while grabbing nine rebounds.

* Tavormina also finished in double-figures as she registered 14 points and five rebounds.

* Sophomore Safara McIntyre set a new season-high for the second straight game with 11 rebounds.

* For Clarks Summit, Serene Calderon led the team with 22 points to go along with eight rebounds and six assists. Elizabeth Singleton recorded a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked just the fourth meeting between Abington and Clarks Summit since the start of the 2015-16 season. The Nittany Lions are now 2-2 versus the Defenders in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 18 as the Nittany Lions wrap up the 2022-23 season on the road against Lancaster Bible College in United East Conference action. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.

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