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Saint Francis University Athletics

Marissa Shelton
Heather Weikel
43
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 1-10,0-0 NEC
119
Winner Penn St. PSU 8-3,0-1 Big Ten
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA
1-10,0-0 NEC
43
Final
119
Penn St. PSU
8-3,0-1 Big Ten
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 15 9 12 7 43
Penn St. PSU 28 39 22 30 119

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Falls to Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.  – Saint Francis University fell on the road to Penn State on Sunday afternoon, 119-43.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Kendall Carruthers had a team-high 11 points and added two assists and one steal.
» Destini Ward scored 10 points, while Yanessa Boyd added nine.
» Fanta Daffe and Kameryn Dorsey each had a team-high four rebounds.
» Penn State's Leilan Kapinus had a game-high 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting.

TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Penn State held a 5-4 lead just over two minutes into the game before the Nittany Lions went on a 20-6 run and led 25-10 with 1:40 in the first quarter. Saint Francis ended the quarter with a 5-3 advantage, but Penn State held a 28-15 lead. In the second, Penn State outscored Saint Francis 39-9 and opened a 67-24 lead at the half.
 
The Nittany Lions outscored the Red Flash 22-12 in the third quarter and 30-7 in the fourth quarter to clinch its victory.

FLASH NUGGETS
Carruthers now has a team-high six double-digit scoring games this season. Ward and Boyd are one behind her with five each.
 
Marissa Shelton tied her career-high with eight points and two made three-point field goals.
 
Along with her four rebounds, Dorsey added two steals for the first time in her career.
 
NEXT
Saint Francis returns to the court on Thursday, Dec. 21 at Syracuse for a 10:30 a.m. tip-off.
 
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