LOCK HAVEN, Pa.- Riding a three-game win streak, the Lock Haven University women's basketball team (4-1) will look to extend its strong start to the 2018-19 season this weekend at home when the Bald Eagles open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play. LHU hosts Clarion on Saturday, December 1 at 1 p.m. in Thomas Fieldhouse. It will mark the first of two straight home-PSAC games in back-to-back days as the Bald Eagles will also host Mercyhurst on Sunday, December 2 at 1 p.m.
Setting the stage:
Lock Haven, 4-1 overall, 0-0 PSAC (0-0 PSAC East) // Bald Eagles have won three straight
Sat, Dec. 1 // 1 p.m. vs. Clarion (5-1, 0-0 PSAC)
Sun, Dec. 2 // 1 p.m. vs. Mercyhurst (1-4, 0-0 PSAC, at East Stroudsburg Sat, Dec. 1)
News, notes & storylines:
- The Bald Eagles have won three straight games including their last game on Monday (Nov. 26) when they powered their way past host Penn State Altoona, 94-66. The 94 points marked the most scored in a win in six years.
- LHU is 2-0 at home this season.
- Leading the way is Rileigh Devine who is averaging 14.6 points per game, the 18th best scoring mark in the PSAC.
- Devine is one of three players averaging double figures in the scoring area. Ahnera Parker is scoring 11.8 points per game and Jayln Shelton-Burleigh is adding 11.2 points per game.
- Freshman Taylor Leidy ranks eighth in the PSAC in assists with 4.2 per game. She is also averaging 9.8 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game.
- Bink Redman leads Lock Haven with 8.2 rebounds per game (No. 7 PSAC) and she adds 9.4 points per game rounding a solid scoring approach from Lock Haven thus far.
Up next:
Following Sunday's game vs. Mercyhurst, Lock Haven will return to action on Saturday, December 8 at Gannon.
