Abington Outlasts King’s Down the Stretch with 65-63 Victory

Box Score

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

King's (PA) King 0-3,0-0 MAC Freedom

Penn St.-Abington PSA

1-1,0-0 United East

Final

Nov. 11, 2026

King's (PA) King

0-3,0-0 MAC Freedom

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	7	25	16	17	65
King's (PA) King	16	16	19	11	62

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Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – Senior Amirah Hackney and junior Xenia Gillis each recorded double-doubles as the Penn State Abington women's basketball team defeated King's College, 65-62, in a non-conference contest on Wednesday night at McGrane Gymnasium.

Hackney finished the game with a game-high 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds, while Gillis totaled 11 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.

Score: Penn State Abington 65, King's 62
Records: Penn State Abington (1-1, 0-0 UEC) | King's (0-3, 0-0 MAC Freedom)
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (McGrane Gymnasium)

How It Happened

* Free throws down the stretch helped Abington overcome a three-point deficit in the final 90 seconds. Junior Tarianda Washington converted a pair of free throws to make it a 61-60 game. Two possessions later, Hackney hit a jumper to give Abington its first lead at 62-61 since the midway point of the quarter.

* After a defensive stop, the Nittany Lions increased their lead to 63-61 when senior Amina Reid split a pair of free throws with just :17 seconds remaining in regulation.

* King's came within one point of tying the game with eight seconds left when Tiffany Pecorella split two free throw attempts that made the score 63-62. The Monarchs were forced to foul on the ensuing Abington possession which put Hackney at the line. She missed the first but connected on the second to push the lead back to two points at 64-62.

* A steal by Hackney on the following King's possession put her back on the free throw line as she split another two attempts to give Abington a 65-62 advantage with two seconds remaining. The Monarchs once again turned the ball over with Gillis registering the defensive steal that sealed the win for the Nittany Lions as time expired.

* Abington trailed by as many as 10 points early in the second quarter after Claire Aufiero drained a three-pointer to give the Monarchs a 19-9 lead. The Nittany Lions chipped away at the lead and overcame the double-digit deficit after back-to-back three-pointers by junior Hailey Revak. Revak's three-point shot with less than four minutes remaining in the half gave Abington a 26-25 lead. Revak capped the scoring in the half with a jumper that tied the game at 32-32.

Inside the Box Score

* Hackney recorded her first double-double of the season as she totaled a season-high 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds. She also had three blocks and steals on defense.

* Gillis finished the night with 11 points to go along with a season-high 15 boards. Defensively, she totaled two steals and blocked a pair of shots.

* Reid flirted with a triple-double as she filled the box score with 12 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals. With her 12 points, Reid is inching closer to 1,000 points in her career. She currently has 960 points. In addition, Reid is now 10 assists away from 400 in her career. The program's all-time leader in assists currently has 390 in her career.

* Revak also scored in double-figures as she totaled 11 points off the bench after knocking down three three-pointers.

* Washington controlled the boards as she finished the game with 13 rebounds.

* For King's, Aufiero recorded a double-double as she led the team with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and King's.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 14 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Dickinson College in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 6 p.m.

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