Article Courtesy of Athletic Communications Intern, Cammi Quirk

SCRANTON, Pa. – The University of Scranton women's basketball team remained unbeaten on Wednesday with a dominant 104-29 victory over Lycoming College at the John Long Center. 

The Basics

• Final Score: Scranton 104, Lycoming 29
• Record: Scranton (22-0, 15-0 Landmark)
• The 75-point victory marked Scranton's largest margin of victory since 1989 and the fourth-largest in program history.
• Landmark Conference Standings

How It Happened

• The Royals came out firing with aggressive defense that sparked several forced turnovers, leading to a 15-0 run in the opening minutes. Katie Gorski opened the scoring, followed by early buckets from Kaeli Romanowski and Kaci Kranson to set the tone early. 
• Meghan Lamanna knocked down a three to cap the 15-0 surge and adding coast to coast layup. Kranson and Gorski continued to lead the attack at the basket helping the Royals build a commanding lead 25-5 at the end of the first. 
• Romanowski brought the energy and lead the defensive effort with 7 steals in the first half energizing the team on both ends of the court. 
• The scoring continued in the second quarter with multiple layups by Kranson, with Lamanna and Romanowski three pointers to balance the attack. 
• Elizabeth Bennett's all-round play highlighted in the first half contributed to their lead, with a rebound putback, strong in the paint finishing and a three pointer in the final seconds allowing the Royals to lead 50-15 at the half. 
• Kranson opened the second half with two three pointers and a long string assist to Gorski as the offense exploded to stretch the lead 80-20 by the end of the third. 
• In the fourth Natalie Stoupakis started the quarter with a reverse layup and aggressive ball movement leading to finishing by Gabriella Murphy and Lizzie Halligan to keep the momentum rolling. 
• Selena Cieszko pushed the team past 100 at the line, and the Royals capped it off to seal a dominate 104-29 win. 

Inside the Box Score

• FG%: Scranton 52.6% (40-76) | Lycoming 25.0% (10-40)
• 3PT: Scranton 39.3% (11-28) | Lycoming 27.8% (5-18)
• FT: Scranton 81.3% (13-16) | Lycoming 50.0% (4-8)
• Rebounds: Scranton 47 | Lycoming 20
• Steals: Scranton 28 | Lycoming 3

Top Performers

• Elizabeth Bennett: 20 points, 5 rebounds, two steals, 7 for 12 FG
• Kaci Kranson: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 for 10 FG
• Sophia Talutto: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3, assists, 3 steals, 
• Kaeli Romanowski: 5 points, 7 steals, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists
• Katie Gorski: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

Up Next

• The Lady Royals return to action on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 2:00 p.m., hosting Susquehanna University in the John Long Center.