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Eliza Oswalt

Women's Basketball

Women's Basketball Will Look to Bounce Back Against Lock Haven

Photo Credit: Ed Mailliard
The Mercyhurst women's basketball team will be on the road Sunday as they will face Lock Haven in their second PSAC matchup of the year.

Who: Mercyhurst (1-5, 0-1) at Lock Haven (5-1, 1-0) 
When: Sunday, Dec. 2nd, 2018 (1:00 PM)
Where: Lock Haven, PA
Live Stats: https://www.golhu.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/lockhaven/
  • The Lakers are coming off of a heart breaker in East Stroudsburg 65-64.  Nicolete Newman had 18 points while Lauren Lapertosa and Emily shopene both contributed with ten and nine points. 
  • Against East Stroudsburg, the Lakers were in a battle the whole game, especially down the 4th quarter stretch. Mercyhurst was down 61-62 with 2:59 to go in the fourth before Nicoloete Newman hit a three to put them ahead by two. The teams traded possessions back and forth in the final 2:43 while the Lakers ended up missing five shot attempts down the stretch before turning it over its final possession and falling short 65-64.
  • Mercyhurst leads the overall series against Lock Haven 11-9 but is 2-7 when on the road again the Bald Eagles. Tune into the game to see if the Lakers can notch a road win.
  • Next Up: The Lakers will host Bloomsburg at home on Dec. 8th at 1:00 PM
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Lapertosa

#14 Lauren Lapertosa

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5' 10"
Junior
Nicolete Newman

#15 Nicolete Newman

G
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lauren Lapertosa

#14 Lauren Lapertosa

5' 10"
Junior
G
Nicolete Newman

#15 Nicolete Newman

5' 7"
Junior
G