11/11/25
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SCRANTON, Pa. ā Montgomery's Imani Dennis scored 29 points and the Raptors forced 30 Lackawanna turnovers in a 68-53 loss for the Falcons on Tuesday night in non-league NJCAA women's basketball action inside the historic Lackawanna College Student Union gymnasium.
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The Falcons (0-2) were within ten points early in the third quarter at 41-31, but Lackawanna would only manage to score seven points all quarter, only on free throws, as Montgomery (2-2) gently pulled away, leading 55-35 after three. Lackawanna was 0-for-14 in the quarter, including 0-for-6 from downtown, while shooting 7-for-10 from the free throw line. All seven points came from
Ali Johns (North Wales, PA).
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In all, the Falcons went 12 minutes and 23 seconds of game time between baskets on the floor. A
Jasmin Romano (East Stroudsburg, PA) lay-up with 1:28 to go in the second was the last Lackawanna basket until Johns scored a jumper in the paint with 9:05 to go in the fourth.
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Dennis led all scorers with her 29 points, going 12-for-21 from the floor, but she also paced the defense with ten steals. Dennis was two assists shy of a triple-double, leading a Montgomery attack that feasted on Lackawanna turnovers to the tune of a 25-6 advantage on points off turnovers.
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Johns led the Falcons with 19 points and eight rebounds, along with four steals, while
Sophia Summa (Dunmore, PA) scored 12 points and had four assists, four steals, and four rebounds. Lackawanna shot 25% from the floor, going just 4-for-20 from three-point range. Lackawanna was also outrebounded 45-to-33, giving up 18 offensive rebounds.
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Lackawanna College is back in action this weekend, playing the first of two games up at Monroe CC on Saturday, November 15
th. The Falcons will face SUNY Westchester CC at 2:00pm ET on Saturday at the Stabins Physical Education Complex in Rochester, NY. Then, on Sunday, November 16
th, they'll take on Syracuse University Club women's basketball at 12:00pm ET.
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