THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Gannon 46, Johnson C. Smith 81
Records: GU (1-1, 0-0 PSAC) | JCSU (1-1, 0-0 CIAA)
Location: R.L. Vaughan Center | Elizabeth City, N.C.
The Short Story: The Lady Knights fell to Johnson C. Smith Saturday night in the final game of the CIAA Challenge. The Bulldogs scored 47 points in the first half to propel them to their second win of the weekend. Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) and Sydney Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough) scored double-figures for the Knights.
 
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mitchell scored the first points of the game on a three-pointer just seconds into the game. JCSU responded with a 12-2 run. They would extend their lead to 13, but Daria-Hanna Koul (Minsk, Belarus/J. Addison) would cut into the lead with a pair of free throws to end the quarter. The Bulldogs led 23-15.
• Obenrader scored first in the second with a layup to give Gannon 17 points, but JCSU continued their offensive momentum using an 8-0 run to distance themselves from the Knights yet again. A three-pointer from Kensey Ferguson would close the half and give JCSU their largest lead of the night at 20 points.
• Gannon continued to try to chip away at JCSU's lead, but the Bulldogs found a way to lead by 30 at the end of the third quarter. Faith Williams (Grafton, Ohio/Elyria Catholic), Koul, and Sam Pirosko (Eastlake, Ohio/Eastlake North) all hit free throws near the end of the second half to get on the board for the Knights. JCSU managed an 81-46 win to go undefeated on the opening weekend.
   

GAME NOTES

• Obenrader scored a team-high 15 points for Gannon of 5-of-12 from the field. She also converted on 5-of-6 from the line.
• Obenrader also led the Knights with six boards.
• Mitchell was the only other player to reach double-figures. She scored 10 points and shot 50 percent from the field. She also tallied three assists, two blocks, and a steal in the contest.
• Chelsea Rourke (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) was the only other starter to score for Gannon. She recorded four points with one field goal make and two free throws.
• Koul, Margo Loutzenhiser (Russell, Pa./Warren Area), and Faith Williams (Grafton, Ohio/Elyria Catholic) all scored their first points in a Gannon uniform. Koul finished 4-of-4 from the line, while Williams and Loutzenhiser connected from the field.
• Gannon finished shooting 39 percent from the field and 25 percent from the arc.
• Two players scored in double-figures for JCSU. Le'Zarea Bowens led the way with 16 points and eight boards.
• JCSU shot 52 percent from the field and connected on 8-of-11 shots from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT

• The Knights return to Erie for their home opener Wednesday vs. Fairmont State.
• Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
• Live stats and video will be available for the game.