Barron Becomes the Queen of "3s"

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – It only seems fitting that a player who wears No. 3 would hold the school record from three-pointers made in a season and career. That is exactly what Susquehanna senior Erika Barron (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area) accomplished on Friday night in a 65-51win over Drew.

Barron set the record for three-pointers made in a career earlier this season and set a program record for threes made in a season with five on Friday night. She now has 47 this season and broke the previous mark of 43 set by Amy Harrington '02 in 2002.

The senior was 5-for-10 from long range and finished with a game-high-tying 20 points. She made one three in the first half and scored the first six points of the second half to tie the game at 30.

SU (8-9,3-3) trailed Drew (8-8, 1-5) after the first 20 minutes, 30-24, but went on a 10-0 run to start the second half and only trailed by one point (35-34) for the remainder of the game.

Besides Barron's stellar, second-half play, sophomore Shannon Grunwald (Neshanic Station, N.J./Somerville) came off the bench to score 16 points, 11 of which came in the first half.

Sophomores Gina Palazzi (Newfoundland, Pa./Wallenpaupack) and Rachel Schaible (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) dominated the boards on both sides of the court with 25 combined rebounds. Palazzi pulled down 10 boards and added 14 points, while Schaible grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds.

The Crusaders shot 9-of-31 in the first half but turned around to shoot 13-for-27 in the second half to change the outcome of the contest.

Next Game for Susquehanna: Saturday, Jan. 22, vs. USMMA, 4 p.m.