Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 5-2,2-0 United East

Cedar Crest Cedar 1-3,0-2 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA

5-2,2-0 United East

Final

Dec. 04, 2024

Cedar Crest Cedar

1-3,0-2 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	23	16	18	24	81
Cedar Crest Cedar	19	22	14	14	69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/4/2024 12:00:00 AM

Abington Wins Third Straight with Victory at Cedar Crest

Next Game:

at Penn State Harrisburg

12/7/2024 | 1:00 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Dec. 07 (Sat) / 1:00 p.m.

at Penn State Harrisburg

History

Recap
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Allentown, Pa. – Junior Nia Newman scored a career-high 26 points as the Penn State Abington women's basketball team defeated Cedar Crest College, 81-69, in United East Conference (UEC) action on Wednesday night at Less Gymnasium.

Score: Penn State Abington 81, Cedar Crest 69
Records: Penn State Abington (5-2, 2-0 UEC) | Cedar Crest (1-3, 0-2 UEC)
Location: Allentown, Pa. (Lees Gymnasium)

How It Happened

* Abington opened the fourth quarter leading 57-55 and scored the first eight points of the final frame to grab its first double-digit advantage since the first quarter. Junior Tori Tolson split a pair of free throws at the 7:50 mark to give the Nittany Lions a 65-55 lead.

* The early fourth quarter run propelled the Nittany Lions to their largest lead of the game. With less than four minutes to play in regulation, sophomore Amina Reid completed a three-point play with a free throw to make the score 76-61.

* Abington outscored the Falcons, 24-14, in the fourth quarter and shot 10-of-19 from the field.

* The Nittany Lions' first double-digit lead came in the first quarter thanks to an 11-0 run to start the game. Newman scored the first six points as she finished the first half with 20 points.

Inside the Box Score

* Newman recorded her fifth straight double-digit scoring game and sixth of the season after scoring a career-high 26 points (11-19) to lead all scorers. She also had six rebounds and four assists.

* Amina Reid also scored in double-figures as she netted 16 points to go along with four assists and two steals.

* Tolson added 10 points and a season-high nine rebounds. She also had two blocks and two steals on defense.

* Sophomore Layla Reid scored a season-high 12 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists.

* Junior Naila Newman grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and six assists. Newman also scored seven points.

* For Cedar Crest, Caylie Long led the Falcons with 24 points and eight rebounds, while Bryanna Rivera and Maliya Gonzalez each scored 13 points.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the fifth meeting between Abington and Cedar Crest and the first since 2017. The Nittany Lions are now 5-0 versus the Falcons in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 7 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Penn State Harrisburg in United East action. Game time is set for 1 p.m.

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