WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A 40-point first quarter helped spur the Lycoming College women's basketball team to a school-record 108 points, as four of the team's five starters finished in double figures in a 108-61 win over Penn State Hazleton on Wednesday night, Nov. 15, at Lamade Gym.
 
Senior Shelby Mueller (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) became the 13^th player in school history to reach 900 career points and the 10^th to reach 500 career rebounds in one fell swoop, as she led the way with 21 points, 13 rebounds, three blocks and three steals to lead the Warriors (1-0 overall).
 
Sophomore guards Akilah McFadden (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) and Kayla Kline (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) each had 16 points, with McFadden adding eight assists, five rebounds and two blocks and Kline posting seven assists and seven rebounds. Senior Haley Sipple (Boothwyn, Pa./Chichester) added 13 points and five rebounds.
 
Lycoming took 96 shots in the game, hitting 60 percent from downtown (9-of-15) and assisting on 27-of-44 field goals. The Warriors scored 28 second-chance points, 60 in the paint and 28 points off turnovers.
 
Through the first 4:07 of the game, Lycoming built an 18-3 lead and never looked back, leading 40-13 at the end of the first quarter, as the team scored 13 points off turnovers and 22-4 on points in the paint. By the fourth quarter, Lycoming was able to cross the 100-point mark with 1:42 left on a three-point play from senior Erin Briggs (Timonium, Md./Dulaney). They surpassed the school record of 103 points set against Baptist Bible in a 103-39 win in 1988 and 103-48 win in 1996 with a 3-pointer from junior Shelby Schoonover (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge) with 1:21 left.
 
Penn State Hazleton was led by 23 points and three steals from Kendra Pfeil and 16 points and five assists from Mckenzie Prutsman.
 
Sophomore Morgan Mader (Cresco, Pa./Pocono Mountain East) led the bench, which scored 40 points, with nine points and freshman Erica Lutz (Bernville, Pa./Hamburg) added seven points and six rebounds. Both sophomore Megan Helminiak (Williamsport, Pa./St. John Neumann) and Schoonover each added six points. Senior Hailey Fricke (Denver, Pa./Garden Spot) added four assists, freshman Tori Talanca (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) added eight rebounds and Briggs notched six.
 
The Warriors get back on the court on Friday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m. when they face Valley Forge in the opening round of the Scotty Wood Tournament at Muhlenberg College.