Lady Warriors Drop Home Opener
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Lycoming women’s basketball opened its 2005-06 home schedule against Mansfield University on Saturday afternoon, but the outcome was less than desirable as the Warriors fell to the Mountaineers 75-48.  Lycoming drops to 1-3 on the season while Mansfield improves to 4-0.

The Warriors looked strong for the first 10 minutes of the contest hanging tough with their NCAA Division II opponents, but the Mountaineers eventually caught stride and went into the half up 39-25.

A poor shooting first half got a little better in the second frame as the Lady Warriors shot a few ticks better than their 31.3 percent showing in the opening stanza with a 33.3 percent second half output, but Mansfield reared back and made 14-of-28 shots in the second twenty minutes to secure its victory.

Senior Amy Kile (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) led the Warriors attack with 18 points including a pair of three-point field goals.  Freshman Andrea Cooper (Holidaysburg, Pa./Holidaysburg) followed up with 11 points and senior Danielle Kern (Lehman, Pa./Lake-Lehman) pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds.

Mansfield was paced by 19 points and 13 boards from center Alison Taglieferri.  Guard Alicia Espigh added 18 points while guard Jessica Uhrich grabbed seven rebounds and dished out seven assists.

The Mountaineers inside-outside game proved much of the difference in the match.  Mansfield routinely played the ball into their post player who, when not shooting, redistributed the ball to one of the wings for an open jump shot.  When they missed, the Mountaineers crashed the boards hard evidenced by a 48-32 rebounding advantage.

Lycoming looks to regain its winning ways as the Lady Warriors open Freedom Conference play against the University of Scranton on Wednesday, November 30. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. in Lamade Gymnasium.