Box Score 1/23/24
 
BRANCHBURG, NJ – Lackawanna College women's basketball put three players in double-figures, but it wasn't enough, as the Falcons fell to the Lions of Raritan Valley CC on Tuesday night, 71-52, in NJCAA Region XIX Division II women's basketball action at Raritan Valley.
 
Lackawanna (6-9, 2-4) used an 8-3 spurt to close the first quarter, with six of the eight coming from Jayla South (First Year; Long Pond, PA), and Saraiah Franklin (First Year; Philadelphia, PA) hitting a jumper on the baseline as time expired to put the Falcons up two after one. That momentum carried into the second frame, where the Falcons led 25-23 through the first three minutes, but Raritan (17-2, 5-1) tightened the screws defensively, started getting out in transition, and hit an impressive 26-1 run to close the half and put Raritan up 49-26 at the break. The Lions held Lackawanna without a point for over six-and-a-half minutes, and without a made shot from the field until a minute into the third, as they cruised to the win.
 
The Falcons were led by Nariyah Turner (Sophomore; Philadelphia, PA), who had 16 points. South and Franklin each added eleven points.
 
Raritan was led by Lucia Noin, who scored a game-high 24 points. Julia Fontanillo added 16 points for the Lions, who now sit a game behind Union County College for the top spot in the Region XIX DII standings. The Falcons are a game ahead of Middlesex for the fourth spot.
 
Lackawanna College is back in action on Saturday, January 27^th, when the Falcons are set to host the Bears from Harcum College for another Region XIX DII clash. Tip is set for 1:00pm ET, and will be the first game of a doubleheader, with the men taking on Delaware Tech CC at 3:00pm ET inside the Lackawanna College Student Union gymnasium.