Box Score

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Susquehanna women's basketball team continued its road struggles Wednesday night, falling 76-56 at Wilkes despite a double-double from Gina Palazzi (Newfoundland, Pa./Wallenpaupack).

Palazzi led SU with 10 points and 12 rebounds in her 24 minutes of action. Freshman Eleni Dimou (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh) netted nine points to go along with four assists, three steals and three rebounds. SU shot only 32 percent from the floor and only eight percent from three-point range. The team also committed 29 turnovers.

SU (2-5) was dominant on the boards, however, pulling 57 rebounds to Wilkes' 40. Shannon Grunwald (Neshanic Station, N.J./Somerville) had nine while Amarra Boone (Schewenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) chipped in seven.

Wilkes took an early 8-0 lead before Palazzi got SU on the scoreboard with a basket at the 18:07 mark.

A Boone jumper with 15:42 on the clock cut Wilkes' lead to five (11-6). It remained 11-6 for the next two and a half minutes when Megan Kazmerski hit one of two free throws to make it 12-6.

At the midway point of the half, the Colonels led 18-6 and built their lead to 18 points (35-17) by halftime.

With 15:25 on the clock in the second half, Wilkes held a 29-point lead, 53-23, as the Colonels had outscored SU 18-6 during that time.

Susquehanna found itself in a game-high 35-point hole, 59-24, less than two minutes later. A Jennifer Montan (Landing, N.J./Roxbury) jumper with 3:07 to play made it a 16-point game at 70-54 but Susquehanna did not pull any closer.

The Crusaders return home on Saturday, Dec. 17 to host Lycoming at 1 p.m.