WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Sophomore Alyssa Reisinger (Kulpmont, Pa./Mount Carmel) led the Lycoming College women's basketball team with eight points as it fell to the 11th-ranked Catholic University of America in Landmark Conference play on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 8.
With a minute left in the fourth quarter, senior Sarah Lanphear (Chittenango, N.Y. / Chittenango) and sophomore Ann-Marie McMurtrie (Centre Hall, Pa. / Penns Valley) each made a jumper, sophomore Sydnie Stone (Muncy Valley, Pa. / Montoursville Area) added a free throw, and first-year Summer Emlet (New Cumberland, Pa. / Red Land) posted a layup after a midcourt steal as Lycoming (2-10 overall, 1-4 Landmark) had a frenetic finish.
First-year Jocelyn McCracken (Jersey Shore, Pa. / Jersey Shore Area) had a tip-in and junior Allison Fisher (Lower Burrell, Pa. / Burrell) followed up on the momentum by adding a jumper to start the fourth quarter. Emlet and McMurtrie also contributed free throws in the third and fifth minutes before Reisinger posted a jumper in the sixth minute.
Catholic jumped out with 10 straight points to start the first period before Fisher hit a 3-pointer in the third minute. The Cardinals fired back with a trey of their own a minute later. With less than three minutes on the clock, senior Meghan Dufner (Washington, N.J. / Warren Hills Regional) and Reisinger each added a layup. In the last second, Reisinger pushed a tip-in into the net, rebounding off a missed layup to bring the score to 23-9.
Senior Mya Wetzel (Frackville, Pa. / North Schuylkill) drained a 3-pointer to start the second-quarter scoring for Lycoming. Less than a minute later, Dufner hit a free throw before Reisinger followed up with two more. Dufner soon returned to the line, adding two more free throws. With two minutes remaining, Reisinger returned to the court and hit a layup, but the Warriors trailed 47-19 at halftime.
To kick off the third quarter, junior Kami Abdo (Pottsville, Pa. / Nativity BVM) passed the ball to senior Ashley Yoh (Myerstown, Pa. / Eastern Lebanon County), who made a jumper less than a minute after play restarted. McCracken hit a layup and followed up with a free throw later in the period.
Dufner, Fisher, and McCracken each secured five points for the Warriors. Fisher also posted six rebounds to lead the team.
Alexa Kenah and Keegan Douglas each led the Cardinals (11-1 overall, 4-1 Landmark) with 12 points. Carly Mulvaney led the team with eight rebounds.
The Warriors travel to the historic Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sunday, Jan. 12, for Landmark Conference play against Moravian University at 5 p.m.
