ST. DAVIDS, PA - Susquehanna women's basketball defeated the Eagles of Eastern University ahead of their Puerto Rico Clasico trip, winning their fourth straight game and advancing to 8-1 on the season. The River Hawks, along with adding a receiving votes moniker in the newest D3hoops.com national rankings, maintain their double digit point differential in every game they have won this season with a 67-51 margin against the host Eagles.
How it Happened:
- Susquehanna struck first to open the game, with a Carly George layup in the paint to take the early 2-0 lead.
- The Eagles continued to fight, jumping out to as much as a seven point lead over the visitors.
- Susquehanna netted nine points in the first quarter, trailing Eastern 16-9 after the first frame of play.
- The second quarter was all SU, with the River Hawks cutting into the Eastern lead, cutting it down to three on multiple occasions.
- Susquehanna tied the game at 22 all, taking their first lead of the quarter with 1:22 to go in the half.
- Susquehanna jumped out to a small lead entering the break, 31-25.
- SU came out of the break with the hot hands, jumping out to their first double digit lead of the afternoon, 37-26.
- The River Hawks pushed their lead even farther following two made free throws by Annie Greek, pushing their lead to 17 points.
- Eastern trailed Susquehanna 50-40 entering the final frame of play.
- Susquehanna maintained a double digit lead throughout the entirety of the final quarter, jumping out to as high as 16 points.
- The River Hawks held on to defeat the Eagles, 67-51, marking their eighth time this season that they have won by double digits.
Inside the Box Score:
- Julia Pinckert netted 15 points to go along with six rebounds.
- Julia Roth and Sydney Weyant both netted double doubles for the River Hawks, with Roth netting 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Weyant scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
- Zoie Maffei led the River Hawks in scoring with 16 points. Maffei came up just one rebound short to her second double double of the season, pulling down 9 boards.
Up Next for the River Hawks:
- Susquehanna heads to warmer weather as the team heads down to Puerto Rico to take part in the Puerto Rico Clasico on December 18-19. Susquehanna faces off against Union College on December 18 followed by a meeting on December 19 against Montclair State University.
