WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – First-year
Kami Abdo (Pottsville, Pa./Nativity BVM) led the Lycoming College women's basketball team with 12 points as it fell to King's College, 55-40, in a MAC Freedom outing on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at McGrane Gymnasium.
In addition to her 12 points, Abdo finished with a rebound and two steals. Sophomore
Meghan Dufner (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) scored seven and added six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Sophomore
Ashley Yoh (Myerstown, Pa./Eastern Lebanon County) notched six points, six rebounds and two steals. Sophomore
Alicia Goldenziel (Moscow, Pa./North Pocono) led the team with a team-high 10 rebounds.
The Warriors (6-16 overall, 2-11 MAC Freedom) held a 50-36 advantage in rebounding, helping to account for 14 second-chance points, but the Monarchs (8-15 overall, 7-7 MAC Freedom) hit eight 3-pointers and posted a 20-9 advantage in points off turnovers.
Junior
Emily Lockard (Benton, Pa./Benton) and Yoh helped the Warriors start the game with a 4-0 lead. Abdo's layup put the Warriors up by one again after the Monarchs took a quick lead thanks to a layup by Caitlin Wilson. The first quarter finished on a combined five free-throws, three for the Monarchs with Dufner hitting the final two.
Yoh tied the game at 10 early in the second quarter but the Monarchs jumped on the lead, nailing four three-pointers in the quarter as Yoh, Goldenziel, and Abdo all hit a layup a piece.
The Warriors closed a seven-point halftime deficit to a point, as a jumper from Lockard open the third quarter before senior
Kenzie Reed (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) scored her first points of the night to make it 23-22. The Monarchs used a run of nine points midway through the quarter and led by 14 at the end of the period.
Abdo and sophomore
Mya Wetzel (Frackville, Pa./North Schuylkill) highlighted the final 10 minutes as Abdo hit a 3-pointer at the six-minute mark with Wetzel's dropping in a 3-pointer coming with two and a half minutes remaining. With 36-seconds left, Abdo drained her second 3-pointer to finish the scoring.
Gianna Dickinson led the Monarchs with 19 points and two rebounds. Mackenzie Bennett added 13 points, eight rebounds and four steals.
The Warriors return home on Saturday, Feb. 11, for a MAC Freedom Senior Day matchup against FDU-Florham at 1 p.m. Reed will be honored before the game begins for her contributions to the program.
