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MANSFIELD – Mallory Moore captured the PSAC scoring title in her final collegiate game but a second half Mansfield rally fell just short in a 79-71 loss to playoff bound West Chester in a PSAC East contest Saturday afternoon at Decker Gymnasium.

On Senior Day when the Mountaineers honored seniors Monique Webley, Meredith and Morgan Hafer, it was fellow senior Moore set the pace scoring a team-best 23 points to clinch the first-ever scoring title by a Mansfield player.

Mansfield trailed 40-29 at halftime and 48-34 four minutes into the second half before mounting a torrid rally using a 19-7 run over the next six minutes to cut the score to 55-53 on a layup by Moore with just over 10 minutes to play.

The Mountaineer tied the score at 61-61 on a pair of free throws by Jenna Matter with 7:40 to play. The score was still tied, this time at 63-63 when Morgan Hafer nailed a couple of free with just over five minutes to play.

But West Chester, went on a 11-2 run over the next three minutes to take what would prove an insurmountable 74-65 advantage with just under two minutes to play.

Moore's 23 points gave her 489 points on the year beating out California's Amy Johns who came into the day with three points more than Moore.

Moore posted her eighth double-double of the year with a game-high 13 rebounds while Jena Matter scored 18 points and pulled down eight boards. Meredith Hafer added 10 points.

Moore ended her stellar career as the second-leading scorer in MU history with 1,547 career points and third in career steals with 257.

Alex Lennon led West Chester (20-6, 16-6 PSAC) with a game-high 24 points with Ambreelinne Ortman recording a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Mansfield finishes the season with a 10-16 overall record and 7-15 in PSAC play.