SCORE: Gannon 85, at Kutztown 76
RECORDS: Gannon 10-3, 8-1 PSAC | KU 6-6, 4-5 PSAC
LOCATION: Kutztown, Pa. – Keystone Arena
The Short Story: The Gannon women's basketball team opened the second-half of the 2015-16 season with an 85-76 victory over Kutztown in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup Sunday afternoon in Kutztown.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The opening minutes of the game saw two ties, before Gannon took a 12-9 lead with 5:12 left in the first quarter.
• Kutztown went on a 4-0 run including a lay-up from Jenna Altomare to give the Golden Bears a 13-12 advantage.
• Senior Morgan Neighbors sank a three-pointer with 3:26 left on the clock to give the Lady Knights back the lead, 17-13.
• Kelsey Watson closed the first quarter sinking a jumper to tie the game at 19-19.
• Senior Jennie Thies gave the Lady Knights the 21-19 lead hitting the opening lay-up in the second quarter.
• The Golden Bears again tied the game with a jumper from Watson with 8:53 left in the quarter.
• Kutztown went on an 11-0 run before freshman Lauren Tewes would hit a lay-up with 4:34 on the clock.
• The Lady Knights went into the locker room trailing 38-32, after senior LaShawna Gatewood tallied five points, including a three-pointer.
• Gannon chipped away at Kutztown's lead, which included six points from Thies and three from senior Morgan Neighbors, 45-43 with 5:29 left in the third.
• The Lady Knights tied the game, 48-48, with 2:51 left as freshman Elisa Ellerbrock sank a three-pointer.
• With 1:59 left in the third, Thies hit a lay-up and added the extra point to give Gannon a 51-50 lead.
• Mariah Maciejewski sank a lay-up with four seconds remaining in the quarter to pull Kutztown within one, 53-52.
• The Golden Bears opened the fourth quarter going on a 6-0 run to lead 58-53.
• Neighbors sank both free throws to pull Gannon within three, 58-55.
• The Lady Knights responded with a 6-0 run of their own to tie Kutztown 61-61 with 5:34 left.
• The Golden Bears tied the game, 64-64, as Watson sank both free throws with 3:19 left in the game.
• A lay-up from junior Brianna Brennan gave Gannon a 66-64 lead, before Kutztown tied and took the lead again from Watson sinking a lay-up and a free throw.
• With 58 seconds left in the game, Thies sank a lay-up to tie the game, 68-68.
• Kutztown tied the game and took the lead 70-69, but Brennan sank a free throw to send the game into overtime.
• Ellerbrock sank back-to-back three pointers to lead 76-70 with 3:23 left in overtime.
• Keifonna Ferguson pulled the Golden Bears within four, 76-72 of Gannon.
• The Lady Knights closed the game going on a 9-4 run for the 85-76 victory.

GAME NOTES:

• Senior Jennie Thies recorded her sixth double-double of the season with a team-high 24 points and 16 boards.
• Two other Lady Knights also recorded double-digit figures, with Morgan Neighbors chipping in with 20 points and Brianna Brennan with 14 points and four blocks.
• Sophomore McKenna Shives recorded seven points and six assists.
• Gannon shot 46.9 percent (30-64) from the field, 41.2 (7-17) from beyond the arc and was 18-28 (64.3 percent) from the free throw line.
• Kutztown was led by Kelsey Watson with 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, while Natalya Lee chipped in with 12 points and Jenna Altomare added 16 points.
• The Golden Bears shot 41.7 percent (30-72) from the field, 70.6 percent (12-17) from the free throw line and were 4-of-13 from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT:

• The Lady Knights return to the Hammermill Center on Wednesday, January 6, 2015, when they host Mansfield in a PSAC matchup.
• The game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and is part of a conference double-header with the men's team. 

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