Box Score

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Come Up Short Against Lake Erie

MANSFIELD – Megan McSwain scored a game-high 20 points, but Mansfield's second half comeback fell just short as undefeated Lake Erie came away with a 69-60 non-conference victory at First Citizen's Community Bank Court at Decker Gymnasium Tuesday night.

Turnovers proved to be costly for the Mountaineers who totaled 30 in the game and allowed 36 points off giveaways to Lake Erie (5-0, 0-0 GLIAC).

Katie Fitzpatrick was 5-11 from the field on her way to 14 points and pulled down a game-high nine boards. The sophomore has scored in double figures in each of the five games this season and has at least nine boards in the last four games.

Jena Matter finished the game with seven points for the Mounties.

Mansfield (0-5, 0-2 PSAC) limited its opponent to just 38.2% (21-55) shooting from the field in the game including an ice cold 29.6% (8-27) in the second half. The Mounties shot 42.6% (20-47) from the floor and 46.2 (6-13) from beyond the arc.

Cloe Irish came off the bench for the Storm to lead three players in double-figure scoring with 15 points. Shelby Carpenter recorded 11 points while Kaeding Skelton added 10.

The Mountaineers were held to just 20 first half points, but doubled that figure in the second half of play. Lake Erie's scoring was more consistent with 33 points in the first and 36 in the second.

Mansfield scored the opening points of the game on a Fitzpatrick lay-up, but that would be the only time the Mounties led in the game. The Mountaineers tied the game five different times over the first 10 minutes of play before Lake Erie went on a 19-6 run to close out the first half with a 33-20 lead.

Mansfield opened the second with a 13-4 run to close within four on the Storm with 16:32 to play. Lake Erie's lead remained in single digits over the majority of the second half, leading by no more than nine points in the first 18 minutes of the game.

The Mountaineers again closed to within four points on an Alyssa DeRichie 3-pointer with 3:24 to play, but the Storm answered back with a trey on the ensuing possession which prompted a 9-0 run to lead 62-49 with 1:33 remaining. Lake Erie's late run was too much as the Mountaineers dropped their fifth straight contest of the season.

Mansfield is back in action when it hosts PSAC East foe Kutztown on Wednesday, Dec. 4.