Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 4-2,1-0 United East

St. Joseph's (Brkln) SJCBK 1-5,0-3 Skyline

Penn St.-Abington PSA

4-2,1-0 United East

Final

Nov. 30, 2024

St. Joseph's (Brkln) SJCBK

1-5,0-3 Skyline

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	19	16	24	29	88
St. Joseph's (Brkln) SJCBK	11	20	13	15	59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 11/30/2024 12:00:00 AM

Abington Powers Past Bears, 88-59

Next Game:

at Cedar Crest College

12/4/2024 | 7:00 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Dec. 04 (Wed) / 7:00 p.m.

at Cedar Crest College

History

Recap
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Brooklyn, N.Y. – Juniors Naila Newman and Nia Newman each recorded double-doubles as the Penn State University women's basketball team defeated St. Joseph's University Brooklyn, 88-59, in a non-conference contest on Saturday afternoon at The Hill Center. Naila finished with 12 points and 11 steals, while Nia totaled 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Score: Penn State Abington 88, St. Joseph's Brooklyn 59
Records: Penn State Abington (4-2, 1-0 UEC) | St. Joseph's Brooklyn (1-5, 0-3 Skyline)
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. (The Hill Center)

How It Happened

* Abington trailed 11-7 with just over three minutes to play in the first quarter. Nia Newman and sophomore Amina Reid scored on back-to-back possessions to tie the game at 11-11 before a pair of free throws by freshman Tarianda Washington gave the Nittany Lions a 13-11 lead with less than two minutes remaining in the quarter. Abington then closed out the quarter with back-to-back three-pointers by sophomore Amirah Hackney and Reid to lead 19-11 by quarters end.

* In the second quarter the Nittany Lions grew their lead to double-digits when Hackney scored a layup basket to make the score 31-20 at the 3:41 mark. However, the Bears rallied with an 11-0 run to tie the game at 31-31 with :35 seconds to play until halftime. Naila Newman ended the Bears' run with a three-pointer on the ensuing possession and then split a pair of free throws in the final seconds to give the Nittany Lions a 35-31 lead at the half.

* Abington held the lead through the third quarter and pushed its lead to back to double-digits late in the quarter. Sophomore Layla Reid hit a jumper to make the score 48-37 with less than three minutes to play in the quarter. The lead swelled to as many as 15 points (59-44) after junior Tori Tolson connected on a three-pointer in the closing seconds of the quarter.

* Tolson's three-pointer gave the Nittany Lions momentum heading into the fourth as the team scored the first 11 points of the quarter to lead 68-47. Amina Reid capped the run with a three-pointer at the 7:30 mark.

* Abington outscored the Bears, 29-15, in the final frame on its way to the 29-point victory.

Inside the Box Score

* Nia Newman scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds to register her fourth double-double of the season her third in as many games.

* Naila Newman recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 steals on defense. She also had five rebounds and a team-high five assists.

* Amina Reid finished the game with 18 points and nine boards to go along with four assists.

* Tolson also scored in double-figures as she finished with 11 points, four rebounds and three assists.

* Layla Reid added 10 points, three rebounds and five steals; one shy of her career-high.

* Hackney finished with seven points and nine rebounds.

* For the Bears, Mercedes Perez led the team with 13 points and six rebounds, while Kristen Donovan added 12 points and seven rebounds.

All-Time Series
Today marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and St. Joseph's Brooklyn.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday, Dec. 4 as the Nittany Lions resume United East play with a road contest at Cedar Crest College. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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