Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 5-9,1-1 United East

Lancaster Bible LBC 3-11,1-2 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA

5-9,1-1 United East

Final

Jan. 06, 2024

Lancaster Bible LBC

3-11,1-2 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	22	18	19	8	67
Lancaster Bible LBC	15	18	11	29	73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/6/2024 12:00:00 AM

Abington Opens the New Year at Lancaster Bible

Next Game:

at Stockton University

1/8/2024 | 6:00 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Jan. 08 (Mon) / 6:00 p.m.

at Stockton University

History

Recap
Roster

Lancaster, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's basketball team returned to action for the first time in 16 days with a United East Conference (UEC) showdown at Lancaster Bible College on Saturday afternoon at the Horst Athletic Center. The Nittany Lions fell short to the Chargers by the score of 73-67.

Score: Lancaster Bible 73, Penn State Abington 67
Records: Penn State Abington (5-9, 1-1 UEC) | Lancaster Bible (3-11, 1-2 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Horst Athletic Center)

How It Happened

* Abington scored the first 10 points of the game, including a pair of three-point baskets by freshman Amina Reid, to take a commanding lead early. The Nittany Lions led the entire first quarter and held a 13-point advantage when Reid connected on her third three-pointer of the quarter to make the score 18-5 at the 3:38 mark. Abington finished the quarter with a 22-15 advantage.

* The Nittany Lions never relinquished the lead in the second quarter despite Lancaster Bible cutting the deficit to a single point on two occasions with the latter coming at the 3:47 mark. A jumper by Jenna Dombach made the score 27-26. Abington followed with a 9-2 run to increase its lead to 36-28 with less than two minutes to play in the first half. The Nittany Lions took a 40-33 lead into the locker rooms at halftime.

* In the third quarter the Nittany Lions stretched their lead to as many as 16 points on two occasions. The first coming at the 6:13 mark when senior Angela Sanders scored a layup basket to make the score 50-34 and the next time was three minutes later after a jumper by freshman Kylie Frey increased the lead to 54-38. The Nittany Lions finished the quarter with a 59-44 advantage.

* In the fourth quarter Reid opened the scoring with jumper to give the Nittany Lions their biggest lead of the game at 17 points with the score reading 61-44 a minute into the quarter. Over the next five minutes, Lancaster Bible went on an 18-0 run to grab its first lead of the game at 62-61. The Chargers connected on three three-pointers during their run, including two by Dombach.

* Abington recaptured the lead at the 3:44 mark thanks to a layup score by Sanders. However, a pair of free throws by Alaysha Iwais on the Chargers' next possession gave the lead right back to the home squad.

* Free throws played a key role down the stretch in the final 3:34 of the game. After Iwais' two free throws gave the Chargers the lead, the team went 9-of-12 from the line the rest of the way. In turn, the Nittany Lions converted 4-of-4. Neither team scored a field goal during the final 3:34.

Inside the Numbers

* Sanders recorded her sixth double-double of the season and the 30^th of her career as she finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds. She also shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line.

* Junior Kaya Mobley set a season-high with a team-high 15 rebounds and tied her season-high with eight assists. Mobley also scored six points.

* Freshman Sereniti Minor finished the game with 12 points and five rebounds, while Reid totaled 11 points and three boards.

* Freshman Layla Reid and Frey each had eight points.

* For Lancaster Bible, Iwais and Dombach each finished with a game-high 24 points. Iwais finished one rebound shy of a double-double as she totaled a team-high nine boards.

All-Time Series
Today marked the 25^th meeting between Abington and Lancaster Bible since the start of the 2011-12 season. The Nittany Lions are now 3-22 versus the Chargers in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Monday, Jan. 8 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Stockton University in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 6 p.m.

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