54
Sean Gallagher
64
Winner Gannon Gannon 3-0,0-0 PSAC
59
Lynn Lynn 1-3,0-1 Sunshine State
Winner
Gannon Gannon
3-0,0-0 PSAC
64
Final
59
Lynn Lynn
1-3,0-1 Sunshine State
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gannon Gannon 18 15 16 15 64
Lynn Lynn 18 14 15 12 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Dogan's Career Effort Leads No. 8 Gannon to 64-59 Win over Lynn

LAKELAND, Fla. – Delaney Dogan (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex) posted career-highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead Gannon to a 64-59 win over Lynn on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the Terrace Hotel Thanksgiving Classic, hosted by Florida Southern. The eighth-ranked Golden Knights improved to 3-0 on the young season while the Fighting Knights dropped to 1-3.

Dogan dominated the action inside in a tight contest which saw eight ties and nine lead changes. Neither team led by more than seven points, and that was by the Golden Knights at 29-22 midway through the second quarter on a 3-pointer by Dogan. The trifecta was the first attempt of the season by the 6'0" senior and the second of her career.

The Dogan three capped one of the few runs of the game, an 11-0 burst in which she scored all 11 points. Lynn would outscore Gannon, 10-4, the rest of the quarter as the Knights held a narrow 33-32 advantage at intermission.

Neither team led by more than four points in a back-and-forth third period, with Gannon taking the lead for good at 49-47 on Dogan's layup with 16 seconds remaining.
The fourth quarter began with a Lynn basket to tie the contest at 49-49, but a pair of Emma Wright (Fairview, Pa./Talawanda) free gave Gannon the lead for good. The Golden Knights were able to extend the lead to five points at 60-55 with 1:46 remaining on Emily Poling's (Defiance, Ohio/Defiance) jumper, her lone basket of the game.

Back came the Fighting Knights. Loie Webb and Uloma Enyogasi scored to cut Gannon's lead to 60-59 with 29 seconds to play. Boston McKinney (Bolivar, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) stepped to the line and made a pair of huge free throws. Webb missed a three and Margo Loutzenhiser (Russell, Pa./Warren Area) pulled down the rebound and was fouled. The junior made both at the charity stripe with 14 seconds left as the lead grew again to 64-59. Lynn would miss a 3-pointer and a layup in the final seconds.

Dogan made 9-of-13 field goals and was 2-for-2 at the line. Of her 12 rebounds, six came on the offensive end. Samantha Pirosko (Eastlake, Ohio/Eastlake North) was also in double figures while 13 points, adding five rebounds and six steals. For the second straight game, Loutzenhiser came off the bench to turn in a huge contribution. She totaled 10 points in 20 minutes, making 2-of-3 3-pointers. Wright had nine points and six assists.

Gannon shot 43.1 percent from the floor (22-of-51), including 6-of-15 3-pointers, and went 14-of-16 at the line. Lynn came in at 42.6 percent from the (23-of-54), but made just 1-of-9 fr4om beyond the arc while going 12-of-14 at the line. Lynn held a 34-27 advantage on the glass, but Gannon forced 22 turnovers while committing 15.  

Enyogasi came off the bench to lead Lynn with 17 points.

Gannon is back in action on Saturday at 2:00 p.m., playing host Florida Southern.
 
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