The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team captured a
one-point win over Frostburg State, on Saturday, January 24 at home
in the Junker Center by a score of 62-61.
In the first half the blue and white used pressure defense to snag
11 steals and saw nine players get into the scoring column.
Amy Oldach (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria) scored nine of her 15 on the day
in the first half. The blue and white used a late push during
the first half to build a 31-24 advantage at halftime.
The blue and white quickly pushed the lead to eleven to open the
second half with two quick layups. The Frostburg State
Bobcats would respond and were down 44-37 before going on a 12-2
run to snag their first lead in the second half at 49-48 with just
under nine minutes to play. Frostburg held a five point lead
with 4:35 to play before Behrend responded with a run of its own to
tie the game. The teams battled out the last three minutes
but Behrend got buckets by Natalie Engel (McDonald, Pa./Fort
Cherry) and Oldach to take a slight edge. Oldach would knock
down two free throws to give the blue and white a three point lead
with 19 seconds to go. The Behrend Lions defense would hold
on for a 62-61 win.
Frostburg State was led by Brittany James and Caryn Wright.
James would drop 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the
floor. Wright would have a huge game under the basket
grabbing 16 rebounds and 19 points.
Behrend was led by Oldach and Engel who finished with 15 and 17
respectively. Oldach would add five assists and six
boards. Richardson was big for the Behrend Lions defense with
coming up with eight steals.
The blue and white play their next two games on the road, on
January 28 at Mount Aloysius and on January 31 at
Pitt-Greensburg. They will return to the Junker Center on
February 4 when they take on AMCC foe Hilbert.