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Catholic CATHU 13-2,6-2 Landmark

Scranton SCR 15-0,8-0 Landmark

Catholic CATHU

13-2,6-2 Landmark

Final

Jan. 18, 2025

Scranton SCR

15-0,8-0 Landmark

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Catholic CATHU	8	15	14	18	55
Scranton SCR	17	15	23	22	77

Summary
Box Score

Timmy Drewes

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/18/2025 6:27:00 PM

Balanced Attack Leads No. 3 Women's Hoops Past No. 16 Catholic, 77-55

SCRANTON, PA -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team earned a 77-55 victory over Catholic University in Landmark Conference action at the John Long Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

Final Score: No. 3 Scranton - 77, No. 16 Catholic - 55
Records: No. 3 Scranton (15-0, 8-0 LC), No. 16 Catholic (13-2, 6-2)

How it Happened

With the game tied at 6-6 in first period, graduate student Maddie Hartnett hit back-to-back threes to give Scranton a 12-6 advantage.
Sophomore Elizabeth Bennett then followed up with five straight points to put the Lady Royals up 17-6.
Scranton closed out the opening quarter with a 17-8 lead.
Catholic connected from deep to start the second period to cut Scranton's lead to six, but junior Kaeli Romanowski answered with a three of her own to give the Lady Royals a 20-11 lead.
Scranton took its biggest lead of the contest with 2:11 remaining in the opening half as sophomore Meghan Lamanna drilled a three to increase Scranton's lead to 30-18.
The Lady Royals led 32-23 at the end of the first half.
Scranton opened up the second half with consecutive threes from Lamanna and junior Kaci Kranson followed by a layup from Hartnett to take a 40-23 lead at the 8:33 mark of the third period.
The Cardinals cut Scranton's lead to 10 midway through the third quarter, but the Lady Royals responded with a 12-3 run to take a 53-35 advantage with 2:50 remaining in the third quarter.
Scranton remained 18 points ahead of Catholic at the end of the third period.
Catholic scored the first six points of the fourth period to cut the lead to 12, but Lamanna ended the run with a three to put Scranton back up 15 with 7:27 remaining in the contest.
Hartnett hit a pair of threes late in the fourth quarter and the Lady Royals completed a commanding 77-55 victory against Catholic.

Top Performers

Lamanna and Hartnett combined for nine of Scranton's 12 threes and scored 19 and 18 points respectively. Both were season highs.
Kranson (13), Bennett (12), and Romanowski (10) all reached double figures in the win.

Inside the Box Score