Lady Warriors Come Up Short in Final Game
Aggies' Late Surge Spoils Senior Day Upset Bid
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- The Lycoming women’s basketball team did its best to make Senior Day a memorable afternoon for its elder members as the Lady Warriors owned as high as a nine-point edge in the second half, but Delaware Valley College went on a 15-0 run in the final 5:23 to post a 68-60 victory on Saturday afternoon.  Lycoming finishes the season with at 5-18 overall, 1-12 in Freedom Conference play while the Aggies improve to 17-8, 9-5.

With the win, the Aggies finish tied for second in the conference standings with DeSales University, but the Lady Bulldogs get the nod for the first round home playoff game thanks to a series sweep of Delaware Valley.

Delaware Valley, which hadn’t won at Lycoming in at least the last 10 years, trailed 60-53 with 5:23 remaining.  Senior Amy Kile (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) hit a jumper for the Lady Warriors that would eventually mark their final make of the day. It was all Aggies from that point on as they scored the game’s final 15 points while holding Lycoming to 0-for-9 shooting and forcing three turnovers.

Juli McGowan began the run just 16 seconds after Kile’s basket as the senior drilled a 3-pointer. Rachel Joyce followed a minute later with a pair of free throws and Moira Donohue tied the game at 60-60 with a jumper with 2:17 to go.

Following a Lycoming turnover, the Aggies got three chances on their next offensive possession and finally took the lead for good with 1:18 remaining as center Brooke Dittmar hit a short range jumper.

Kile led the Warriors with 17 points and four assists.  Freshman Andrea Cooper (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg) capped an excellent rookie campaign with a 13-point, seven-rebound effort.  Sophomore Michelle Wisla (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) saved her best outing for last with 10 points to go with four assists.

Senior Danielle Kern (Lehman, Pa./Lake-Lehman) fell short in her bid for her 500^th career rebound, but did move up in the Lycoming all-time histories.  With five boards on the day, Kern finishes her career with 492 rebounds, good enough for ninth place in Lady Warrior history.

Joyce finished with a double-double as she recorded 15 points and 14 rebounds as Delaware Valley held a 57-36 advantage on the glasss, including 26 at the offensive end. Donohue contributed 15 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds while McGowan hit double digits with 14 points. McCarthy added eight points while Dittmar had six points and 13 boards in the win.

The first half featured five ties before a late Aggie run gave the visitors a 35-29 advantage at the break.  Lycoming responded with the first six points of the second stanza. It was still tied at 37-37 before the Lady Warriors went on a 10-4 run to build a six-point lead with 11:29 remaining.

Delaware Valley fought back to tie the game and it was still deadlocked 49-49 with 8:48 to go before Lycoming scored nine straight – four by Kern, for its largest lead of the game, 58-49 with 6:18 remaining. The Aggies notched a pair of baskets, but Lycoming countered with Kile’s jumper at the 5:23 mark. That set the stage for the Delaware Valley comeback and the victory.