Women's basketball huddle 2017-18
Tyler Schueck
75
Penn State Abington PSAW 5-2, 1-1 NEAC
82
Winner Penn State Berks PSBW 3-4, 1-2 NEAC
Penn State Abington PSAW
5-2, 1-1 NEAC
75
Final
82
Penn State Berks PSBW
3-4, 1-2 NEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Penn State Abington PSAW 7 14 29 25 75
Penn State Berks PSBW 28 17 19 18 82

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Strong first half propels women's basketball to win over Abington

READING, PA - The Penn State Berks women's basketball team jumped out to an early first half lead, before having to hold off a late rally in an 82-75 victory over visiting Penn State Abington in Tuesday night's North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) South Division contest.

Berks (3-4, 1-2 NEAC) found itself in a much better position than it had been in past few games with a big first half. Berks outscored Abington 28-7 in the opening quarter and then by three points in the second period to take a 45-21 lead into the halftime break. Abington (5-2, 1-1 NEAC) worked its way back into the game in the second half, starting with a 29-19 third quarter which cut the deficit to 14 points (64-50).

Berks went back ahead by 19 points with 8:15 to play in the fourth, before Abington used a 21-6 run to pull within four points with 59 seconds to play. Elise Paskowski recorded a huge offensive rebound and got the put back to fall to put Berks up by six (77-71) with :39 seconds left. Abington received a pair of free throws by Shayna Rodriguez, but Kylie Herman matched her with two on the Berks end to keep the lead at six. Herman and Deanna Daddona combined to go 3-for-4 at the line down the stretch to secure the victory for Berks.

Daddona, who was honored before the game for reaching 1000 career points, turned in her finest scoring performance of the season. The junior guard registered a team-high 25 points after drilling four 3-pointers and finishing 8-of-15 from the floor. In addition, Daddona recorded five assists, three rebounds, and two steals in 38 minutes of play. Herman notched her second double-double of the season after scoring 20 points and grabbing a team-high 13 boards. The sophomore guard also handed out a season-best and contest-high six assists. Sam Brensinger chipped in 16 points, three assists, and three steals in all 40 minutes of action. Paskowski added eight points and four boards, while Melissa Martin had seven points and four rebounds.

Lost in all of the scoring, one of the strongest efforts on the evening came from Abbie Carr. The freshman forward looked hauled in a season-high 11 rebounds and looked like she was back on the volleyball court with five blocked shots, which are a season-high. Carr matched her season-high with four points scored, while her four assists and two steals were both personal bests.

Rodriguez led all scorer with 30 points on 12-of-25 shooting from the floor. She also had seven boards, five assists, and two steals. Iman Richmond and Symantha Marrero both added 15 points, while Grace Dewey recorded a contest-high 15 rebounds.

Berks will travel to Cairn University on Friday, December 9 at 7 p.m. for the final game of the fall semester.

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