USCAA NATIONAL CHAMPS!
The Lady Lions defeated St Joe's College (VT) 74-59 to claim the 2015 USCAA National Title
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Penn State Beaver
21-8
|
36 | 38 | 74 |
|
St. Joseph's (VT)
24-6
|
21 | 38 | 59 |
Team Stats
St. Joseph's (VT)
| Game Statistics | Penn State Beaver | St. Joseph's (VT) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (26-76) | (21-78) |
| Field Goal % | 34.2% | 26.9% |
| Rebounds | 73 | 65 |
| Assists | 12 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 25 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 16 | 23 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 17 | 12 |
| Pts in the Paint | 34 | 18 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 4 |
| Bench Pts | 43 | 4 |
Uniontown, PA- For the second time in three years, the Penn State Beaver Lady Lions reached the USCAA Division II National Basketball Championship. In 2013, the team was a bit wide-eyed, and fell to Albany College of Pharmacy. In 2015, the Lady Lions squared off against the #1 seeded St Joe's College (VT).
The lady Lions came out ready, using stingy defense and a full court offense to build an early 9-2 lead. Beaver pushed the lead at the 5:00 minute mark to 18, but the bears immediately went to work and had the lead back to 11 by the 2 minute mark. Beaver went on a small run to end the half to take a 15 point lead into the locker room (36-21).
The Bears started the second half on a 6-2 run to cut the lead to 11. Beaver responded again, pushing the lead to 16 by the first media time-out (15 minute mark) of the second half. Beaver led 54-35 with ten minutes left in the game. The Bears slowly made a comeback, cutting the lead to 12 with under 2 minutes to go but held on to win the USCAA National Championship by the score of 74-59.
Leading the team in scoring was Brittany Jackson (Turtle Creek, PA/Westinghouse) with 18 points followed by Cassandra Flowers (Pittsburgh, PA/Westinghouse) who added 17 as well as 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the tournament. Also tallying a double-double was Morgan Kurtz(Washington, PA/Trinity) who had 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Both Flowers and Kurtz earned tournament honors tonight, Flowers being named to the all-tournament team and Kurtz being named tournament MVP.
The Lady Lions end their season with an overall record of 21-8, PSUAC Regular Season Co-Champs, PSUAC Tournament Champs, and now, USCAA National Champions.
