Beaver Bested by Miami Hamilton in Day 2 of the Tip-Off Tournament

Monaca, PA - Today the Lady Lions took on Miami Hamilton in a tough USCAA Match-up in Day 2 of the Tip-Off Tournament. Starting strong, Beaver scored first within 20 seconds of the game starting. First-year, Jaden Tesch (Chippewa, PA) scored first for Beaver with a layup and Second-year, Claudia Siegfried (Wilkes-Barre, PA) followed that up with a three-point shot and a layup, making the game 7-0. Beaver continued their lead until the 3 minute mark of the 1st Quarter where they started going back and forth with Miami Hamilton. Miami Hamilton took the lead with a little under 2 an a half minutes left. Starting the 2nd Quarter, Beaver went scoreless for 3 minutes, while Miami Hamilton took a 10 point lead. Tesch was able to bring the game back within 5 witha  layup before Miami Hamilton went for a point scoring run again. Second-year, Taylor Woodruff scored the final points of the first half with a layup before going into halftime with a score of 45-35 in favor of Miami Hamilton. First-year Katie Enderle (Darlington, PA) scored the first point for the Lions in the second half with a layup.  Miami Hamilton their lead for the entire 2nd half going up by 20 with a little over 3 and half minutes left in the 4th quarter. Fourth-year, Alexis Reid (Eastern Shore, VA) scored the final point of the game with her made free throw with under a minute left in the game. The final score of the game finished in favor of Miami Hamilton with a score of 89-66.

Second-year, Taylor Woodruff (Pittsburgh, PA) scored an impressive 18 points this game along with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Second-year Claudia Siegfried (Wilkes-Barre, PA) scored 16 points, had 2 rebounds, and 3 steals. While First-year Jaden Tesch (Chippewa, PA) played tough with 12 points, had 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Both Second-Year player Emery Black (New Braunsfels, TX) and First-year, Katie Enderle (Darlington, PA) scored 8 points and 7 points respectively. Beaver was 12-19 from the free throw line which was 63.2% and shot 41.4% from the field.

Penn State Beaver Women's Basketball is now 1-1 overall to begin the season. Beaver will face three more non-conference opponents before they take on their first set of PSUAC competitors. Come out to the Beaver Fieldhouse on Friday, November 15th at 6:00pm to support the Women's Basketball team in their next game against Penn State Altoona. Make sure to come out and support Penn State Beaver Women's Basketball or catch it all on the Rise and Roar Network!