BOX SCORE

Reading, Pa. (Dec. 4, 2013) – Alvernia University (4-2, 0-2) shot just 28 percent from the floor in the second half and Lycoming College(2-3, 1-1) overcame a 5-point halftime deficit for a 65-61 win Wednesday evening in Commonwealth Conference women's basketball action at Jack McCloskey Court.

The Warriors opened the second half with a 17-7 run that took just over eight minutes and flipped the 5-point deficit into a 5-point lead, 51-46 with 11:55 to play.  Alvernia got a jumper from Stevie Fortna (Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon Catholic) on its next possession, but then neither team scored for better than two minutes before a Lycoming bucket with 9:16 to play.

Alvernia finally got hot from the floor scoring eight straight points to push back to a 56-53 lead with 5:58 to go.  Junior guard Kaitlyn Yoh (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) scored the last four points of the streak.
Lycoming answered the run with 10 of the next 11 points to take a 63-57 lead with 23 seconds to go.

Yoh responded by making two consecutive jumpers to bring the Crusaders within two points with  only two seconds remaining.  However, after an Alvernia foul to stop the clock, Lycoming scored the final two points off two good foul shots as time expired.

Yoh and freshman center Tyra Roberts (Bensalem, Pa/ Bensalem) led the Crusaders with 14 points each, the only players to reach double digits.  The Warriors got 18 from Julia Antonelli and 11 from Nicole Calella.

Alvernia will host crosstown and MAC rival, Albright College, Saturday at 1pm, the final home game before winter break.

Lycoming 65, Alvernia 61