WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Lycoming College women's basketball team fell in MAC Freedom action to 11^th-ranked DeSales University, 72-30, on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, at Lamade Gym.
 
Junior Emily Lockard (Benton, Pa./Benton) led the Warriors (4-9 overall, 0-4 MAC Freedom) with 10 points and two rebounds. First-year Kami Abdo (Pottsville, Pa./Nativity BVM) threw in nine points and added two steals. Sophomore Ashley Yoh (Myerstown, Pa./Eastern Lebanon County) posted six points, four rebounds and an assist and sophomore Mya Wetzel (Frackville, Pa./North Schuylkill) led the team with six rebounds.
 
Abdo led the Warriors through the first half, posting seven points. She nailed a three-pointer to open the scoring for the Warriors before hitting four free throws in the second. The Bulldogs (13-0 overall, 5-0 MAC Freedom) posted a 19-point run in the first quarter and led, 37-15, at the break.
 
Lockard notched six points in the third quarter. The Warriors also scored on three possessions in a row in the third quarter, a jumper and layup from Lockard and another jumper from first-year Isabella Fave (Middleburg, Pa./Midd-West).
 
Megan Bealer led the Bulldogs with 16 points, five rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Mikaela Reese scored 14 points, four rebounds, two blocks, and three steals.
 
The Warriors return to the court on Saturday, Jan. 7, when they travel to FDU-Florham for a 1 p.m. MAC Freedom matchup in Madison, N.J.