2/4/23

SCRANTON, Pa. -- The Lackawanna College women's basketball team held a lead heading into the fourth quarter, but the #10 Harcum College Bears had just a little more juice in the final period, pulling in front and away with a 55-47 win over the Falcons in a Region XIX Division II match-up on Saturday afternoon inside the Lackawanna Student Union.
 
The Falcons (8-9, 4-4) led 37-34 heading into the fourth quarter, with a partisan crowd and some momentum on their side, but the Bears went on a 21-10 fourth quarter spurt to pull away, hitting clutch shots down the stretch, while the Falcon offense struggled from the field. Tenth-ranked Harcum (22-1, 7-0) was 11-for-13 from the free throw line in the second half, and shot just slightly better than the Falcons (31% to 27%) to pull away with the win in the second half.
 
Lackawanna was led by Gabrielle Jackson (Darby Twp, PA), who had 17 points on four three-point shots, with eight boards and three assists. Mahogony Collins (Harrisburg, PA) had seven points, 13 rebounds, and eight blocks. The Falcons shot 25% for the game, and outrebounded the much-bigger Bears (41-32), but committed 17 second half turnovers, which the Bears turned into 17 points.
 
Harcum was led by Amaris Baker, who scored 17 points and had six assists. Jasmyn Jefferies had eleven points, and Sara Aumer had ten points and eight rebounds.
 
Lackawanna is next in action on Tuesday, February 7^th, when the Falcons travel to take on Montgomery County CC. That game is set for a 5:00pm ET tip-off.