Box Score KUTZTOWN, Pa. – J.J. Hilliard (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) scored a career-high 25 points and
Kelsey Ryan (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) recorded the Lady Eagles' first double-double of the season, but it wasn't enough as the Lock Haven University women's basketball team fell to host Kutztown University, 64-62 tonight in PSAC action.
The Lady Eagles (2-6, 0-5 PSAC) led by two at the break, 34-32, but clutch-play down the stretch helped Kutztown (4-4, 3-2 PSAC) hang on for the win.
Hilliard's 25 points were also a game-high. The freshman hit a pair of three's and was 10-of-14 from the field.
Ryan netted 11 points to go along with 11 rebounds.
Marrysa Moyer (Altoona, Pa./Mansfield Univ.) pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds and added five points in the loss.
Kutztown was led by a trio of players who scored in double-figures including Tanejha Smith, who had 18 points.
Lock Haven returns to action on Sunday, December 30 at 2 p.m. when the Lady Eagles travel to the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
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Kelsey Ryan's double-double (11 points / 11 rebounds) marked the first of the season. It was the first double-double since February 18, 2012 at Gannon (
Lysa Mealing).
- Lock Haven shot 40 percent from the field, while Kutztown shot 38 percent.
- The loss was the fifth straight for Lock Haven.
- Freshman
J.J. Hilliard, who scored a career-high 25 points tonight, added eight in the loss at East Stroudsburg yesterday.
- Lock Haven is now 9-18 all-time vs. Kutztown
- Lock Haven is 4-12 all-time vs. Pitt-Johnstown. LHU has lost eight straight to UPJ including a, 73-65 loss at home last year.