MANSFIELD –
Mia Leonard dropped double-figures for the second game in a row but West Chester took home the 80-59 victory.
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Leonard shot 62.5% (5-8) from the floor and 5-6 from the charity stripe. The freshmen fell short of back-to-back double-doubles with eight rebounds.
Erin Gibbons connected on 2 trifectas on the way to 13 points.
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Mary Kate Rumbaugh added eight points of her own while
Paige Whitfield chipped in seven.
Alayna Biesecker was a force to be reckoned with down low grabbing seven boards.
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Porscha Speller paced five Golden Rams in double figures with 15 points while Gabrielle Troise grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.
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Leonard opened up on a 5-0 lead before Gibbons,
Alyssa Mullins, and Rumbaugh hit three treys in a row to lead 14-5 less than five minutes in. West Chester (18-4, 15-3 PSAC) regained the lead four minutes later for the first and final lead change of the game. The Rams held a 43-27 advantage at the end of the first half.
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After a slow next two quarters, The Mountaineers regained momentum to outscore the Rams in the final frame.
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The Mounties outrebounded West Chester 35-30.
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Mansfield completes a three-game home stand when they host Kutztown for Senior Day on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
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