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Lady Eagles down Slippery Rock 76-67 at home on “Hooping for a Cure” night

Hall’s career-high 23 points help snap five-game losing skid

2/8/2012 10:23:00 PM

Box Score

Box Score

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. –
Senior Sharay Hall (Philadelphia/Carver) scored a career-high 23 points as the Lock Haven University women's basketball team (8-12, 7-10 PSAC) downed Slippery Rock (5-16, 2-15 PSAC) 76-67 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action.

LHU snapped a five-game losing streak with the win.

Hall filled up the basket from the opening tip, as she scored the first seven points of the contest.  Her career-high 23 points came on 9-for-15 shooting from the field.

Hall also added a career-high four blocks to go along with four assists and four steals.

Peaches Nesmith (Philadelphia/Northeast) and Samantha Lane (Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock) also scored in double-figures for The Haven.

Nesmith netted 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and added four assists.  She connected on a career-high nine free throws.

Lane scored 11 points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds.  She went a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line.

Lysa Mealing (Altoona, Pa/Altoona) added six points off of the bench and set her own career-high in rebounds with five.

The Lady Eagles got off to hot start and led by nine at the break, 35-26.  They shot 53.8% (26-for-53) from the field for the game.

Slippery Rock was led by Jasmine Cooper, who scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds

The two teams took part in “Hooping for a Cure” night, an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness.  The initiative was set up through the PSAC and the Play 4Kay foundation.  LHU supported the event with various “pink” activities, including t-shirt sales, pink programs among others.  Both teams wore pink warm-up shirts before the game.

The Lady Eagles return to action Saturday, February 11 when they travel to California (Pa.) University for a 3 p.m. tip.
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