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Women's Basketball

Mounties Drop 71-59 Decision to Millersville After Cold Second Half

Mallory Moore became the second leading scorer in program history after scoring 23 points against Millersville.
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MANSFIELD – Mallory Moore scored a game-high 23 points, becoming the second leading scorer in Mansfield women's basketball history, but it wouldn't be enough as Mansfield's (7-11, 4-10 PSAC) cold second half led to a 71-59 loss to Millersville (12-6, 9-5 PSAC) Saturday afternoon.
 
Five straight made free throws by Moore and Meredith Hafer led Mansfield in a 5-0 run to lead Millersville 16-9 with 9:51 remaining in the half.
 
The Marauders closed within two points of Mansfield three different times throughout the half, but the Mounties never surrendered their lead to the visitors.
 
Alyssa DeRichie's jumper with twenty seconds remaining before the break put Mansfield up 33-28 over Millersville.
 
The Mounties shot 38.5% from the field in the first to Millersville's 31.4%. Mansfield also held a 25-18 rebounding advantage.
 
Millersville scored nine unanswered points to open up the second half, taking their first lead of the game in the process. A lay-up by Sophia Waters capped a 25-7 Millersville run to lead Mansfield by 13 points.
 
The Mountaineer's second-half woes continued as they shot 27.8% from the field and 16.7% from behind the arc while Millersville shot 50% from the field and 3-point in the second.
 
Mansfield couldn't find an answer to Millersville's 43-point second half, falling with a final score of 71-59.
 
Moore led all scorers with 23 points and recorded her fourth double-double of the season with her 11 rebounds. The senior also added three steals, three assists and a block.
 
With her jumper at the 5:17 mark in the first half, Moore passed Paula Olesky (1983-86) to take sole possession of 2nd place in program scoring history with 1,393 career points. The leading scorer in Mountie history is Alison Tagliaferri (2001-06) at 1,795 career points.
 
Moore needs just four more boards to move into 5th in career rebounding and 36 steals to move into 2nd in career take-aways.
 
Sophomore Jena Matter chipped in seven points and brought down eight rebounds while freshman Alyssa DeRichie added six points. Meredith Hafer and Shakara Gooding each had five points.
 
Junior Aurielle Mosley led three Marauders in double figure scoring with her 22 points and had a game-high 15 rebounds. Senior Sophia Waters added 18 points while junior Mashira Newman added 14.
 
Mansfield will continue PSAC East play when they travel to West Chester on Wednesday, February 1st.

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