Scranton, PA – On Thursday night, the Lackawanna Women's Basketball team stepped out of Region XIX play, when they welcomed in Region XX member, Cecil College, to the Historic Student Union.  The Lady Falcons were riding a 13 game winning streak and looking to stay undefeated at home.  Even though this was not a region game, Lackawanna still knew there was a lot at stake and could not get caught, looking ahead to Monday's Region XIX match-up with Bucks County Community College.

With Kyla Smith still nursing an injury, Miliesha Troche was once again in the Lady Falcons' starting lineup.  She wasted no time and started the first quarter off with a quick 3-pointer.  Briaunna McCullough followed that up with a 3-pointer of her own and Lackawanna had an early 6-2 advantage.  On the next possession, Keyanah Price took an inbounds pass for an easy jumper under the basket.  Troche would next convert on another 3-pointer, followed by a FG from Price and Cecil was forced to call a time-out, down to the Lady Falcons 13-4.  Out of the timeout, Ciaira Loyd stole a Cecil pass and connected on a 3-pointer, which was followed by a 3 from McCullough, to push the lead to 19-4.  On the next possession, Ciaira Loyd connected on her second 3-pointer of the game to give Lackawanna its largest lead, 22-6.  Jayla Lewis came off the bench to score a FG, followed by a layup from Loyd and the quarter would end with the Lady Falcons leading 28-8.

The second quarter began with Alayah Cowan hitting a 3 from the top of the key, followed by a steal on defense by Kiana Williams.  Briaunna McCullough put Lackawanna up 34-10 when she hit another 3-pointer and then the defense would force Cecil to miss a shot as the shot clock expired.  On their next offensive possession, Kiana Williams drew a shooting foul, and connected on 1 of 2 free throws.  Jamie Brann came back into the lineup and hit a short jumper in the paint, followed by a FG by Ciaira Loyd and the Lady Falcons had a 25-point lead, 35-14.  Even with the large lead, the Cecil defense was stingy and began to force Lackawanna into missed shots and turnovers.  However, Ciaira Loyd would find Jayla Lewis on a fast break, to settle things down on offense.  McCullough converted on another fast break opportunity, followed by Jayla Lewis and the quarter would end with the Lady Falcons taking a 49-16 lead into the half. 

Cecil came out to start the third quarter scoring 4 quick points off of forced turnovers.  Lackawanna would get on the board when Keyanah Price hit a jumper off an inbounds pass, which stopped the Lady Seahawks' run. Miliesha Troche connected on a 3-pointer from the corner and then Coach Whittington called a quick 30-second timeout to settle the Lady Falcons down.  Out of the time out, Jamie Brann drew the charge and Mcullough would take the ball down the court for a 2-point FG, to give Lackawanna a 56-20 lead.  On the next possession, Brann would draw another charge, and then hit a jumper in the paint, on the offensive side of the court.  After 2 free throws, Cecil picked up the full court pressure, but Miliesha Troche would take a pass from Allanah Bradford and hit 3-pointer from the wing, for a 66-29 advantage.  Coming off the bench, Jayla Lewis and Daeja Cromartie scored the final 4 points of the quarter, to give the Lady Falcons a 70-32 lead.

The fourth quarter saw Keyanah Price take a defensive rebound, coast to coast, for a layup and she followed that up with another fast break layup, off of a Lady Seahawks' turnover.  Cromartie would come off the bench again, but this time connect on a wide open 3.  That was followed by a Kiana Williams FG from the foul line and would force Cecil to call a time out.  Both teams traded baskets, but Troche stepped out, once again, and hit her fifth 3-pointer of the game, to give Lackawanna a 45-point lead, 86-41.  With the lead, Coach Whittington continued to get quality playing time from her reserves.  Alayah Cowan took advantage of it and banked in a 3, from the top of the key.  As the buzzer sounded, the Lady Falcons would come away with a 91-47 victory.

With the win, Lackawanna moves to 22-3 on the season and remains undefeated at home.  It was a balanced attacked as 4 Lady Falcons scored in double digits.  Miliesha Troche and Briaunna McCullough each led Lackawanna with 15 points apiece, while Keyanah Price finished with 14, followed by Ciaira Loyd with 12 points and 10 assists.  Price also dominated on the boards, grabbing a total 15 rebounds, with 10 coming on the defensive side of the ball.  Alayah Cowan and Jayla Lewis both had solid games off the bench, scoring 8 points each.  The Lady Falcons are back home, Monday February 17^th when they will face Bucks County Community College at the Historic Student Union.  Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00pm.