Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSAW 13-15

Penn State-Harrisburg PSHW 16-11

Penn St.-Abington PSAW

13-15

Final

Feb. 21, 2024

Penn State-Harrisburg PSHW

16-11

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Abington PSAW	13	24	6	20	63
Penn State-Harrisburg PSHW	22	13	28	23	86

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/21/2024 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Harrisburg in United East Volt Division Final

Middletown, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's basketball team came up short in the United East Conference (UEC) Volt Division Final against top-seeded Penn State Harrisburg by the score of 86-63 on Wednesday night at the Capital Union Building. The Nittany Lions, appearing in their first conference final since 2015, ends its season at 13-15.

Score: Penn State Harrisburg 86, Penn State Abington 63
Records: Penn State Abington (13-15) | Penn State Harrisburg (16-11)
Location: Middletown, Pa. (Capital Union Building)

How It Happened

* Abington erased a 15-point second quarter deficit after trailing 28-13 at the 8:02 mark. The Nittany Lions closed out the final eight minutes of the quarter on a 24-7 run to lead 37-35 at the half. Junior Kaya Mobley drained a pair of three-pointers in the final :90 seconds to cap the scoring in the half.

* In the third quarter, Harrisburg opened with a 19-5 run to build a 12-point advantage by the 4:04 mark. Jayla Galbreath hit a three-pointer to make the score 54-42. Harrisburg went on to lead 63-43 by quarters end. Harrisburg outscored Abington, 28-6, in the quarter.

Inside the Numbers

* Senior Angela Sanders led all scorers with a career-high 38 points to go along with 12 rebounds to record her 14^th double-double of the season and 38^th of her career. Sanders also had three steals and two blocks on defense. In 74 career games, Sanders finishes her career third all-time with 1,392 points and is tops in the record book with 758 career rebounds.

* Freshman Layla Reid also scored in double-figures as she totaled 11 points (5-9 FG) and four rebounds.

* Freshman Amirah Hackney finished with 11 rebounds.

* Mobley totaled six points, seven rebounds and five assists.

* Freshman Amina Reid led the team with seven assists to go along with four boards.

* For Harrisburg, Ciani Redd-Howard finished the night with 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Giahny Correa came off the bench to score 24 points.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 13^th meeting between Abington and Harrisburg since the start of the 2011-12 season. Abington is now 1-12 versus Harrisburg in the all-time series. Tonight was the first-ever meeting between the two teams in the postseason.

Abington in the Postseason
The Nittany Lions are now 7-5 all-time in the postseason after making their sixth appearance in the program's Division III era. Abington has now appeared in the conference championship twice (2015 & 2024).

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