Women's Basketball: Bison comeback falls short to Lions

ERIE, Pa. – A commanding third quarter was the difference in Tuesday's non-conference matchup between Bethany College women's basketball and Penn State Behrend. The Bison would fall short to the Lions, 77-71.

GAME FLOW

• Behrend led Bethany, 12-3 to start the game. Bethany chipped away to cut the deficit, 18-15 after the first quarter.
• The Bison held momentum in the second quarter, outscoring the Lions, 23-17. Alyssa Serensky scored nine points, with two three's to help propel the Bison to the lead at half time.
• Bethany led 38-35 at the halftime break.
• In the third quarter, the Bison held the slim lead over the first six minutes. The Lions regained the lead after chipping away at the 2:33 mark of the third quarter. After exchanging buckets back and forth, the Lions scored the final seven points of the stanza to take a 59-52 lead.
• The fourth quarter, the Bison attempted to comeback, but the Lions were able to maintain the slim lead over the Green and White and pull out the win.

IN THE BOX SCORE

• Alyssa Serensky led the Bison with 22 points shooting 4-of-6 from behind the arc. She pulled down seven rebounds.
• Makenzee Mason and Bella Skobel scored 11 points apiece. Mason pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and had five assists.
• Lindsey Garrison and Sophie Morey added 10 points.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Bethany went 22-of-29 from the charity stripe including an 11-for-14 in the final quarter. Behrend went 22-of-29 from the charity stripe on the game.
• Behrend shot 44.3% from the field while holding Bethany to 35.0%.
• The Bison hit seven threes and out rebounded the Lions, 41-35.

RECORDS

Bethany College – 6-6 (4-3 PAC)

Penn State Behrend – 5-6 (3-1 AMCC)

UP NEXT

Bethany returns to action after the holidays when they travel to Greenville, Pa. for a PAC contest against Thiel College at 5:30 pm.