Box Score KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University women's basketball team (6-18, 4-10 PSAC East) put four players in double-figures and the Lady Eagles completed the season-sweep of Kutztown University (9-15, 6-8 PSAC East) with 70-63 win tonight on the road.
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The win, which was Lock Haven's second straight kept the Lady Eagles' PSAC playoff hopes alive. LHU needs to win out with just two games remaining and hope Kutztown drops both of its remaining games.
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Leading the way tonight was
Sami Lane (Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock), who netted a team-high 15 points.
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Kelsey Ryan (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) added 12 points and
Marrysa Moyer (Altoona, Pa./Mansfield Univ.) and
Shaleta Heyward (Upper Darby, Pa./Mansfield Univ.) both scored 10.
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Moyer and Heyward each had three rebounds.
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J.J. Hillard (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) chipped in with six point and three assists.
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Kutztown took an early lead and led by as many as nine points midway through the first half.
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With 8:41 left in the first, Hillard drilled a three-pointer to start an 8-0 Haven-run. The late first-half push helped Lock Haven lead at the break, 34-30.
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The Lady Eagles shot 43 percent in the second half to help pave the way to the victory.
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Lock Haven returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at Millersville University.Â
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Game Notes: Last Saturday, the Lady Eagles completed the season-sweep of Mansfield with a hard-fought 66-63 win on the road … The win snapped a six-game losing streak … Junior-guard
Marrysa Moyer continues to prove she is one of the best all-around players in the PSAC … Moyer's is averaging a team-high 15 points/game (10
th PSAC) and 8.9 rebounds/game (4
th PSAC) … LHU plays at Millersville on Saturday and hosts Cheyney next Wednesday, needing to win both games to have a shot at a playoff berth – LHU also needs Kutztown to lose both of its remaining two games (Shippensburg & Bloomsburg).
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