2017, WBB, Saunders
Joe Mattis
69
Winner Edinboro EDIN-W 19-6, 15-4 PSAC
40
Gannon University GAN-W 8-18, 8-12 PSAC
Winner
Edinboro EDIN-W
19-6, 15-4 PSAC
69
Final
40
Gannon University GAN-W
8-18, 8-12 PSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Edinboro EDIN-W 15 19 15 20 69
Gannon University GAN-W 12 7 8 13 40

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Levi Rex, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Women's Basketball Downed by Edinboro, 69-40

THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: Edinboro 69, Gannon 40
  • Records: Edinboro (19-6, 15-4 PSAC), Gannon (8-18, 8-12 PSAC)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. – Hammermill Center
  • The Short Story: Lanise Saunders (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) led the Gannon Lady Knights with 12 points and a career-high five blocks in a 69-40 defeat to Edinboro on Wednesday night (Feb. 15) at the Hammermill Center.
     
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Lanise Saunders (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) opened the game with a bucket from the paint to give the Lady Knights an early 2-0 lead.
  • Edinboro countered with a Michaela Barnes layup and pulled out to a 15-7 advantage over the next seven minutes.
  • Lauren Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering) hit three free throws while Kelsey Herbert (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson) added a layup to pull the Lady Knights to within three by the end of the quarter, 15-12.
  • Nicole LaCava (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) knotted the game up at 15 on a three-pointer at the 7:08 mark of the second quarter.
  • Edinboro took the lead back on a Jontay Walton layup and proceeded on a 19-4 run to end the quarter. The Fighting Scots took a 34-19 lead to the break.
  • Saunders opened the third quarter with a bucket, drawing the Lady Knights two points closer.
  • Edinboro outscored Gannon 15-8 in the third quarter and led 49-27 headed into the final period.
  • Saunders scored her 11th and 12th points of the night as the fourth quarter began. She scored the first bucket in three of the four quarters against the Fighting Scots.
  • After the Saunders bucket, Edinboro went on a 9-0 run before Julia Braungart (Southampton, N.J./Camden Catholic) netted a bucket at the 5:16 mark. Gannon down, 58-31.
  • Braungart made it back-to-back buckets as she lined up a three at the 3:57 mark and finished with nine points in the quarter. Edinboro finished out the game, 69-40.
     
GAME NOTES
  • Lanise Saunders (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) led the Lady Knights in points (12), rebounds (9) and blocks (5).
  • Gannon shot just 13-of-40 from the field and 3-of-16 from three-point range.
  • Edinboro connected on 26-of-68 from the floor and 11-of-24 from three range.
  • Braungart added in a nine-point, three assist game for the Lady Knights.
  • The Fighting Scots held a 29-5 advantage in points off turnovers.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Maggie Mitchell (Newark, Ohio/Newark) moved to 19th all-time for most points in a season by a Gannon Lady Knight. She's scored 436 points in 26 games so far this season. Tonya Treharne is 18th with 440 points.
  • Saunders tied a career-high with five blocks in the game. She also had five rejections earlier this season against Findlay.
  • Saunders moved up to third among PSAC players in blocked shots this season (41), averaging 1.6 per game.  

UP NEXT
  • Gannon Women's Basketball goes back on the road for the final time in the regular season, at Slippery Rock on Saturday (Feb. 18).
  • The women's game is scheduled for 1 p.m., followed by the men's game around 3 p.m. 
  • Gannon leads the all-time series, 33-11.
  • The contest can be heard live on Jet Radio 1400 and via the 90.5 WERG online stream at www.wergfm.com. 

 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Herbert

#25 Kelsey Herbert

C
6' 1"
Sophomore
Sport and Exercise Science/Pre-Physician Assistant
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

Kelsey Herbert

#25 Kelsey Herbert

6' 1"
Sophomore
Sport and Exercise Science/Pre-Physician Assistant
C
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