Lanise Saunders
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Redshirt senior Lanise Saunders recorded her second consecutive and fourth double-double of the season.
67
Winner Lock Haven LHU-W 3-3, 1-2 PSAC
64
Gannon University GAN-W 1-7, 1-2 PSAC
Winner
Lock Haven LHU-W
3-3, 1-2 PSAC
67
Final
64
Gannon University GAN-W
1-7, 1-2 PSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lock Haven LHU-W 11 23 11 22 67
Gannon University GAN-W 13 17 15 19 64

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Basketball Team Drops Late Decision To Lock Haven (Video)

THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: Lock Haven 67, at Gannon 64
  • Records: Gannon (1-7, 1-2 PSAC), Lock Haven (3-3, 1-2)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. - Hammermill Center (Gary Miller Court)
  • The Short Story: Kayla Henderson's go-ahead basket with 21 seconds to play enabled the Lock Haven women's basketball team to escape Saturday afternoon with a 67-64 come-from-behind victory against Gannon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) crossover action at the Hammermill Center.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon came out of the gates operating on all cylinders, scoring the first 10 points of the contest. Sophomore Lauren Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering) produced the first four points, before redshirt senior Lanise Saunders (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) converted an old-fashion three-point play and freshman Julia Braungart (Southampton, N.J./Camden Catholic) drilled a three-point bomb.
  • Lock Haven went scoreless during the opening 7:57 until Emily James' jumper put the Bald Eagles on the board. Her jumper ended a scoreless drought by both teams that lasted three minutes and 49 seconds.
  • James' basket was the start of an 11-0 blitz that put Lock Haven in front 11-10 with less than one minute to play in the first quarter.
  • Gannon rebounded with three free throws from junior Maggie Mitchell (Newark, Ohio/Newark) to assume a 13-11 advantage after one quarter.
  • Lock Haven generated the first six points of the second quarter and held the lead for the remainder of the first half.
  • Neither team produced a run larger than four points during the second quarter.
  • Lock Haven's biggest lead of the first half was six points on two different occasions in the second quarter, before the Bald Eagles went to the intermission with a 34-30 advantage.
  • A mini 6-0 run gave the visitors their biggest lead of the afternoon at 40-32 with 7:41 remaining in the third quarter.
  • Gannon slowly chipped away at the deficit and eventually tied the contest at 45 following Mitchell's old-fashion three-point play with 19 seconds left in the third quarter. The Lady Knights ended the third stanza with a 9-3 run.
  • The lead exchanged hands four times during the final quarter.
  • Saunders snapped the contest's fifth tie with a lay-up, giving Gannon a 60-58 lead with 4:07 to play.
  • After a Lock Haven free throw, Mitchell pushed the difference to 62-59 with a lay-up at the 1:55 mark.
  • Gannon then went 0-of-3 from the field and 2-of-4 from the free throw line with one turnover during the final 83 seconds. It allowed Lock Haven to regain the lead on back-to-back lay-ups by Kayla Henderson. The second field goal with 21 seconds left pushed the Bald Eagles in front 63-62.
  • A turnover off an errand in-bound pass led to a pair of Lock Haven free throws for a 65-62 Bald Eagle lead.
  • Two free throws by Mitchell with eight seconds remaining cut the deficit back to one, but Ayanda McGill-Jefferson broke free behind the defense for an uncontested lay-up with four seconds left.
  • Gannon was able to inbound the ball in front of its bench after a time-out, but a potential game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark as Lock Haven celebrated a 67-64 victory.

GAME NOTES
  • Saturday's game was the start of a PSAC crossover home weekend.
  • Mitchell led all scorers on both sides with 22 points, five assists and four rebounds. She finished 12-of-14 from the free throw line.
  • Saunders recorded her second consecutive double-double and fourth of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three blocks.
  • Braungart completed Gannon's trio of double-digit scorers with a career-high 12 points aided by a 3-of-4 showing from behind the arc.
  • Gannon shot 37.8 percent (17-45) from the field, 22.2 percent (4-18) from three-point range and 60.5 percent (26-43) from the free throw line.
  • Jalyn Shelton-Burleigh topped the Lock Haven scoring attack with 17 points.
  • Henderson and Madison McHale added 15 and 14 points, respectively.
  • Lock Haven shot 40 percent (26-65) from the floor, 25 percent (4-16) from behind the arc and 40.7 percent (11-27) from the charity stripe.
  • The contest featured seven lead changes and five ties.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Lock Haven snapped a 14-game losing streak against Gannon, winning for the first time since an 84-66 decision at the Hammermill Center on November 24, 1992.
  • Gannon has held a second-half lead during five of the last six games.
  • Mitchell reached the 20-point plateau for the fourth time this season while setting career-highs in free throws made and attempted.
  • Braungart scored 24 points during the first seven games, before netted a season-high 12 against Lock Haven. She entered Saturday's contest with two three-pointers, before hitting three.
  • Sophomores Lauren Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering) and Nicole LaCava (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) recorded career-highs in rebounds with eight and seven, respectively.
  • Gannon out-rebounded its opponent for the sixth time in eight games.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon concludes a PSAC crossover weekend Sunday, December 4 against Bloomsburg at the Hammermill Center. 
  • Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
  • The contest can be heard live on 90.5 WERG and via its online stream at www.wergfm.com.
  • Gannon leads the all-time series 7-2, but the two programs have battled evenly during the last five years.
  • Three of the last five match-ups have come during the postseason.
  • Gannon posted an 82-63 victory at Bloomsburg last season.
  • The Lady Knights are 3-0 in home games during the all-time series, but the two teams haven't met at the 'Mill since the 2012-13 campaign.
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Players Mentioned

Nicole LaCava

#31 Nicole LaCava

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
Lanise Saunders

#54 Lanise Saunders

C
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Electrical Engineering
Lauren Tewes

#34 Lauren Tewes

G/F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
Maggie Mitchell

#10 Maggie Mitchell

G
5' 7"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science
Julia Braungart

#4 Julia Braungart

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Pre-Physician Assistant/Biology

Players Mentioned

Nicole LaCava

#31 Nicole LaCava

6' 0"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
F
Lanise Saunders

#54 Lanise Saunders

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Electrical Engineering
C
Lauren Tewes

#34 Lauren Tewes

5' 11"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
G/F
Maggie Mitchell

#10 Maggie Mitchell

5' 7"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science
G
Julia Braungart

#4 Julia Braungart

5' 6"
Freshman
Pre-Physician Assistant/Biology
G