MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's basketball team dropped an 83-46 decision to Nazareth University in the first round of the Women Leaders Tip-Off Tournament Saturday afternoon inside the David V. Wise Center.
The Golden Flyers (1-0) opened the contest by scoring the first seven points and never trailed from there. After some back-and-forth action, the Gators (0-1) cut the deficit to three points in the first quarter, both times on points from first-year
Casey Brancato (Burrell, Pa./Burrell).
After an
Addy Hutton (Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area) field goal less than a minute into the second quarter, Allegheny was held without a point for more than six minutes. The drought allowed Nazareth to run out to a 54-23 halftime lead en route to the win.
Inside the Box ScoreÂ
- The Gators shot 31.6% overall (18-of-57) and 80.0% (8-of-10) from the foul line.
- Nazareth shot 41.8% (33-of-79) from the field with a 75.0 free-throw percentage (9-of-12).
- The Golden Flyers held a 48-to-38 advantage in rebounds.
- Both teams blocked three shots.
- Brancato led all Gators with 12 points and three blocks.
- Hutton scored 10 points with a team-high seven rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench.
- Junior Isabella Antonacci (Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area) scored nine points with five rebounds and two assists.
- Junior Ashlan Price (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) added eight points, two rebounds, and two assists.
- Nazareth received a game-high 22 points from Kaitlyn Milham and Allison Bell.
- Sarina McDowell posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Golden Flyers.
News and Notes
- Allegheny and Nazareth met for the fourth time in series history and the first time since the 2002-03 season.
- Brancato was featured in the starting lineup in her collegiate debut.
- Brancato and Hutton both reached double figures in their first game with the Gators.
- First-years Hayley Bennett (South Park, Pa./South Park) and Kailynn Manson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) made their first collegiate appearances on Saturday.
Up Next
Allegheny will face Penn State Behrend in the second round of the Women Leaders Tip-Off Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m.
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