Box Score 2/20/24
 
CRANFORD, NJ – The Lackawanna College women's basketball team couldn't ride the momentum of a strong first quarter, as the Union College Owls were too much in an 87-65 setback for the Falcons on Tuesday evening in Region XIX Division II women's basketball action.
 
The Falcons (10-13, 4-6) came out of the gates firing against the nationally-ranked Owls, coming in at tenth overall in the latest Division II rankings. Union (21-4, 9-1) and Lackawanna traded buckets early, but the Falcons used a mini-spurt capped by a Desiree White (First Year; Carlisle, PA) three-pointer to go up seven at 20-13 late in the first. The Owls were able to close the gap to just three, thanks to a put-back lay-up as time expired on the quarter, and used that momentum into the second quarter.
 
Union started to break away from the visitors in the second quarter, thanks to their patented pressure defense and a raucous homecourt advantage. The Owls forced turnovers, and also sped the Falcons offense up, while going on what would prove to be a decisive 10-1 run to take control of a tie game and force Lackawanna to play catch-up the rest of the way.
 
To their credit, the Falcons really didn't let Union get too far ahead until the fourth quarter, as Union kept pressuring and took what was a nine-point lead and stretched it out to the final margin of 22.
 
Lackawanna was led by White's 22 points on the night. Saraiah Franklin (First Year; Philadelphia, PA) added 20 points, and Jayla South (First Year; Long Pond, PA) put up 14 points.
 
Union got a game-high 34 points from Khila Morris. Ahjanae Young added ten, while Najla Cecunjanin and Aleah James each put in nine points.
 
Lackawanna will now turn its attention to the postseason, where the Falcons will compete in the Region XIX Division II women's basketball playoffs. Lackawanna is the fourth-seed, and will host a playoff home game this Saturday, February 24^th, at 1:00pm ET, against the fifth-seeded Middlesex County College Colts at the Lackawanna College Student Union. The winner of that game will face top-seeded Union next week in New Jersey in the region semi-finals.