YORK, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's basketball team wrapped up the 10th Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament with a 91-70 win over the University of Pittsburg-Greensburg Saturday afternoon in York, Pennsylvania. The win moved the Knights to 2-1 on the season, while the Bobcats fell to 1-2.
HOW IT HAPPENED: After finding themselves in an early 10-2 hole less than four minutes into the first quarter, the Knights rallied back to outscore the Bobcats 20-6 the rest of the frame. Freshman
Courtney Hoffman tied the game at 10 with the first point of her collegiate career when she converted one of two free throws with 3:50 left in the quarter. A pair of Kelsey Oddis free throws for the Bobcats tied the game at 12 before sophomore
Sammy Downham scored eight straight points, and in the process handing the Knights a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the contest. The score was 22-16 in favor of Arcadia after 10 minutes of play.
The lead expanded to double-figures on a fast break layup from sophomore
Morgan Phillips less than a minute and a half into the second stanza; she would complete the three-point play for an 18-16 Knight advantage. Arcadia's lead was as many as 21 by half's end, when freshman
Sydney Cyr laid in two-points with 1:54 to go until the break for a 44-23 lead; the Knights led 46-27 at the half.
Senior
Maureen Fiocca came out hot in the second half, scoring the first five points of the third quarter with less than a minute coming off the clock. A 15-9 run to start the quarter gave Arcadia its largest lead of the day at 61-36 midway through the frame. The quarter went on to come to a close with the Knights leading 70-58. Fiocca opened the final frame the same way as the previous one as she scored the first two baskets in under a minute, the senior scored 12 of the Knights' 21 points in the quarter.
ARCADIA LEADERS: Fiocca led all scorers with a career-high 28 points, 26 of which came after halftime, on 12-25 (48%) shooting from the floor. She was joined in double figures by sophomores
Susan Bossler (16 points) and
Olivia Roseman (10 points). Cyr hauled in a team-best eight rebounds, while senior
Imani Alston handed out six assists.
PITT-GREENSBURG LEADERS: Oddis led the Bobcats with 21 points, while Jenna Cole recorded a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Lyndy Cole recorded 12 points to accompany a team-leading six assists.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Arcadia went 37-74 (50%) from the field, 5-14 (35.7%) from distance and 12-16 (75%) from the free throw line. The Bobcats were 25-65 (38.5%) from the floor, 7-19 (36.8%) from beyond the arc and 13-19 (68.4%) from the line. The Knights controlled the paint by outscoring the opposition 50-34, with the bench chipping in 26 points for the Knights but just 11 for the Bobcats.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Fiocca was named Arcadia's representative on the All-Tournament Team. Joining her was York's Sam Hruz and Sam Mocniak and Eastern's Emily Lavin and Amanda Riiff. Lavin was named the tournament MVP.
