Devastating Loss to Lehigh Valley in Semifinals

Monaca, PA - The Women's Basketball team was back in play at home for the 2nd round of the PSUAC Playoffs. Beaver has had an incredible season so far going undefeated at home and only losing three games during the regular season.  Last year in the 2nd round, Beaver had ended Lehigh's season and chances of going to the championship. Beaver was looking to do the same and head to the championship for the third year in a row. 

The first quarter of the game was the only one not in favor of Beaver. Although Beaver scored the first bucket of the game, Lehigh went on a run and was able to get an early lead on Beaver. Beaver managed to put up some points, but after the first quarter they remained down by 8. Lehigh had scored 15 points and held Beaver to only 7. The second quarter was the first of three to be in Beaver's favor. Beaver managed to out up 12 points while Lehigh scored 11. This was not enough for Beaver to take the lead from Lehigh, and at halftime they were down by 7 points. 

The third quarter was again in Beaver's favor. They were still not able to take the lead away from Lehigh, but they managed to hold them to only scoring 8 points. Beaver was only down by 5 going into the last ten minutes of the game. The fourth quarter is when Beaver really started to pick up. They managed to close the gap Lehigh had, and towards the end Beaver had tied the game. The last few minutes of th game remained neck-in-neck. With just under a minute remaining, Lehigh was up by on point. With 16 seconds remaining, Beaver had taken their first lead of the game when the score sat at 43-42. With just a few seconds remaining, Lehigh scored the winning bucket and ended Beaver's winning streak at home and chances of going to the championship. Lehigh Valley won the game 44-43. 

Freshman Makitah Logan (Pittsburgh, PA) finished with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Junior Alison Boykin (Canton, OH) finished with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal. Sophomore Kiera Baker (Houston, TX) and junior Caitlyn O'Hara (Norco, CA) both did great in rebounding. Baker finished with 10 rebounds and O'Hara finished with 8. 

Beaver had an amazing season this year. They finished with a 22-4 record and only lost one game at home. They gained the number 1 spot in the West early in the season after defeating Shenango at home. Beaver still has a chance to continue their season at the USCAA National Tournament March 12-16. Congratulations to the Women's Basketball team for all they have done this season. Stay up to date on anymore action at beaverathletics.com!