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Catholic CATHU 18-9,14-4 Landmark

Scranton SCR 26-0,18-0 Landmark

Catholic CATHU

18-9,14-4 Landmark

Final

Feb. 26, 2026

Scranton SCR

26-0,18-0 Landmark

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Catholic CATHU	15	8	4	9	36
Scranton SCR	24	15	16	19	74

Summary
Box Score

Vin Rinella

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/26/2026 9:16:00 PM

Lady Royals Defeat Catholic, 74-36, Advance to Landmark Championship

Written by Athletic Communications Intern Cammi Quirk

SCRANTON, Pa. -- The University of Scranton women's basketball team delivered a dominant performance Thursday night, defeating Catholic University 74-36 in the Landmark Conference semifinals at the John Long Center.

The Basics

Final Score: Scranton 74, Catholic 36
Records: Scranton (26-0), Catholic (17-9)
Scranton will host the third-seeded Elizabethtown College Blue Jays on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 2:00 p.m. in the John Long Center for the conference title.

How it Happened

The Lady Royals opened strong with Kaci Kranson and Meghan Lamanna hitting early threes as they set the tone. Kranson added a floater, while Katie Gorski and Sophia Talutto kept the momentum with driving layups.
Defense sparked separation late in the first quarter, highlighted by Elizabeth Bennett's block and free throws, followed by a Talutto floater and another Kranson three. A Cardinals turnover led to a Talutto fast-break layup, giving the Lady Royals a 24–15 lead after one quarter of play.
Scranton extended the lead in the second quarter with Jenna Sloan assisting Kranson for a layup, while Gorski, Kaeli Romanowski, and Bennett added strong finishes inside to keep the Lady Royals ahead.
Talutto closed the half with a deep three and a buzzer-beating floater, sending the Lady Royals into halftime ahead, 39-23.
The Lady Royals pushed through after the half with a Lamanna three. Kranson found Gorski for a layup to stretch the lead.
Romanowski recorded four steals, including back-to-back hustle plays that led to a fast-break layup, and another pass to Sloan for a finish. Talutto and Gorski pushed the advantage as the Lady Royals turned turnovers into points.
The Lady Royals never let up in the fourth, sinking another Lamanna three, along with layups from Kranson and Bennett, and a Gorski corner three to extend the lead. Steady foul shooting down the stretch secured the dominant win as Scranton closed it out comfortably with a 74-36 victory.