SCRANTON, PA -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team outscored DeSales University 15-4 in the fourth quarter to defeat the Bulldogs 59-37 Tuesday night at the John Long Center.
The Basics
- Final Score: No. 4 Scranton 59, DeSales 37
- Records: No. 4 Scranton (9-0, 4-0 LC), DeSales (6-3)
How it Happened
- Junior Kaeli Romanowski found sophomore Meghan Lamanna in the left corner who connected from three-point range to give the Lady Royals a 7-2 edge three minutes into the game.
- Graduate student Maddie Hartnett found junior Kaci Kranson on a baseline cut for a layup, then on the next possession hit Kranson in the right corner for a three-pointer, Lady Royals ahead 12-2.
- Quick ball movement created an open corner three-pointer for sophomore Elizabeth Bennett with 3:32 left in the first.
- Romanowski came up with a steal and finished a contested layup on the fast break, increasing the Lady Royals lead to 17-9 with a minute left in the opening quarter.
- Lamanna blocked the Bulldogs' last shot attempt of the quarter to ensure a 17-11 Scranton lead at the end of the first quarter.
- Kranson opened the second quarter with a corner three-point bucket off a feed from graduate student Kyra Quigley.
- Quigley then blocked a Bulldog shot attempt, Romanowski secured the ball, then found Hartnett down court who converted the fast break layup to put the Lady Royals ahead 24-16.
- The Lady Royals took advantage of DeSales' zone coverage, utilizing the high-low connection as Kranson found Quigley in the short corner for an easy layup to put Scranton ahead 26-28.
- Quigley kicked the ball out to Hartnett on the right wing who drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the Lady Royals to the locker room up 33-22.
- DeSales scored the first five points of the half, until Kranson worked around her defender to end the Lady Royals scoring drought with 6:43 left in the third.
- Junior Jenna Sloan drove baseline and finished with a floater to ignite a 9-0 run for the Lady Royals, which included a Harnett right wing three and a driving layup from Romanowski to end the third.
- The Lady Royals struck first in the fourth quarter, as Quigley faked her defender and drove to the basket to extend Scranton's lead to 12.
- Lamanna connected from three on the left wing, then Quigley found Romanowski in the left corner for the Lady Royals' eighth three-pointer of the night with five minutes remaining.
- Romanowski scored eight straight points as the Lady Royals defeated the Bulldogs 59-37.
Top Performers
- Romanowski recorded 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
- Kranson also scored 16 points for Scranton.
- Hartnett added eight points and four assists.
- Quigley grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
Inside the Box Score
- The Royals out rebounded the Bulldogs 47-26.
- Scranton went a perfect 6-6 from the free-throw line.
- The Royals shot 40.9% from three-point range, converting 9-22, while DeSales shot 16.7% on 3-18 shooting.
Up Next
The Royals will return to action on December 29th at the Daytona Beach Shootout, where they will face Bethel University at 12:00 PM.
