CLARION, Pa. - The Gannon women's basketball team pounded Alderson-Broaddus inside the paint all night long and rolled to an 81-42 victory Monday evening during the second night of the Clarion Classic. In the process, the 19th-ranked Lady Knights remained undefeated at 5-0 and extended their regular-season unbeaten streak to 15 games.

Gannon wasted little time to produce a sizeable lead. The Lady Knights scored the first six points and 19 of the first 23. Leading 10-4, the squad rolled off a 9-0 run to assume a commanding 19-4 advantage. Four different Lady Knights scored during the run, capped by Kim Vargas' (Sterling, Va./Broad Run) lay-up with 12:19 remaining in the first half.

Head coach Cleve Wright's squad shifted its gear into cruise control after a 17-0 run over the span of 6:21 late in the half. It was another balanced blitz with five different Lady Knights putting the ball through the hoop.

Carrie Nolan (Girard, Pa./Girard) nailed two three-pointers during the run while Brittany Tabron (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic) and Tiffany Crocker (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) added two baskets each. Shanna Thompson's (Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights) jumper with 2:52 left until halftime gave Gannon a 43-11 lead. The two teams traded baskets in the final 2:09 to account for a 45-13 halftime difference.

Gannon shot a red-hot 59.4 percent (19-32) and out-rebounded Alderson-Broaddus 22-11 in the first half. The Lady Knights had large advantages in points in the paint (28-4), points off turnovers (21-5) and bench points (17-7) during the first 20 minutes. Gannon extended its lead to 44 points on two occasions in the second half, before setting for an 81-42 victory.

Tabron led Gannon's offensive attack with a season-high 16 points and seven rebounds. The senior forward hit 7-of-10 shots. Vargas and Thompson added 10 points each. Kristina Freeman (Yonkers, N.Y./Pelham Memorial) recorded a career-high 11 rebounds, six points and five assists.

Gannon shot 52.3 percent (34-65) from the field, 29.4 percent (5-17) from three-point range and 72.7 percent (8-11) from the free throw line. The Lady Knights won the overall battle for points in the paint (52-14), points off turnovers (31-16), second-chance points (22-7), rebounds (48-23) and bench points (19-13).

Tori Charley was the only Alderson-Broaddus player to reach double digits in scoring, netting 10 points. She added four rebounds, three steals and three blocks. The Battlers shot 29.2 percent (14-48) from the floor, 27.3 percent (6-22) from behind the arc and 61.5 percent (8-13) from the charity stripe.

Gannon remained undefeated at 5-0 with Monday's victory. Alderson-Broaddus dropped to 0-2. The Lady Knights open the home portion of their schedule Friday, November 20 against former Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) foe Ferris State at the Hammermill Center. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m. The contest can be heard live on 90.5 WERG and online at http://www.gannon.edu/athletics/werg/knightsound.html.

For a complete box score from Monday's women's basketball game between Gannon and Alderson-Broaddus, please click here.