Fitzpatrick Scores 22 but Mounties Fall in Season Finale

WEST CHESTER – Katie Fitzpatrick and Brielle Kelly combined for 43 points but it would be enough as Mansfield closed out the 2014-15 season with a 95-71 loss to West Chester at Hollinger Field House Wednesday night.

Mansfield (3-23, 2-20 PSAC) hung in early trailing just 15-12 on a Fitzpatrick jumper six minutes into the game and still trailed by just three points at 26-23 when Kelly hit a pair of free throws with just under eight minutes remaining in the first half.

But West Chester (22-4, 18-4 PSAC) closed the half out with a 17-5 run to take a 43-28 advantage into intermission and Mansfield never threatened in the second half.

Fitzpatrick had an outstanding performance connecting on 10-of-16 from the floor and pulled down a team-best eight rebounds to lead Mansfield with 22 points. It marked the eighteenth time she's scored in double-figures this season and her sixth game with 20 or more points. A junior, Fitzpatrick now has 895 career points going into her senior season.

Freshman Brielle Kelly scored 21 points with 10 of them coming at the free throw line marking the sixth time in the last seven games she has scored 13 or more points. Sophomore Tianna Jackson added 12 points.

Jasmen Clark had a game-high 28 points for West Chester with 24 of them coming on eight 3-pointers. Serifat Junaid and Dallas Ely each scored 14 points.