BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – With an 11-point deficit after the first quarter, the Millersville women's basketball team put up a 22-point performance in the second quarter to come back within two points of Bloomsburg's lead. But a low-scoring third quarter wasn't enough to put the Marauders ahead. Millersville dropped the contest by a single-point, 62-61.
 
The Marauders fall to 5-9 overall and 2-7 in conference play. The Huskies improve to 7-6 overall and 4-5 in PSAC play.
 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• The Marauders struggled to find the net in the first quarter totaling just nine points to Bloomsburg's 20. With just three points off free throws, Millersville went without a basket for five minutes while the Huskies went on a 13-0 run to create a 14-point lead.
• Millersville broke open the scoring in the second half, outshooting Bloomsburg 77.78 percent to 45.45 percent. The Marauders went 7-of-9 from the field, 2-of-2 from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 from the charity stripe. Millersville ended the quarter on a 5-0 run to trail by just two-points, 33-31, going into the second half.
• A low-scoring third quarter kept Millersville from pulling ahead of Bloomsburg. The teams traded points through the first four minutes before a 11-3 run through the last six minutes gave the Huskies an eight-point advantage, 48-40.
• The Marauders outscored the Huskies again in the final quarter, 21-14. Millersville cut Bloomsburg's lead to as little as one with four minutes left remaining. The teams continued to trade points over the next few minutes, but a layup and free throw from the Huskies just edged out the Marauders.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Lauren Lister paced the Marauders with 23 points off 7-of-13 shooting and 9-of-12 from the free throw line.
• Mia Leonard went 3-of-9 from the field and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe to reach double-digit scoring with 10 points.
• Millersville went 18-of-48 from the field for a 37.5 shooting percentage. The team saw an 80.8 free throw percentage making 21 of the 26 attempts.
• The Huskies led in points in the paint (30-22), points off turnovers (17-12) and bench points (19-8). Both teams recorded three second chance points.
 
HEAD COACH MARY FLEIG QUOTES
• "When we went down 20-5, I thought we battled back really well. We stayed more disciplined and stayed more with our executions. This game was a tough one. The only thing we didn't do well in this game was rebound."
• "We weren't getting the stops that we need to come up with defensively. We're still letting too much penetration into the lane, which is hurting us. We're not getting our running game going. We had two or three opportunities in the open court and we just didn't have a good running game."
• "It was so important for us to be able to do what we did in the second quarter because of the perseverance that we had. It could have gone either way and we did an outstanding job of just battling back. We are very proud of how they battled back and on the road. It is important that we stay together and stay positive through it, not let it get us down. There is a lot of the season left to go."
 
NOTES
• Millersville and Bloomsburg are now tied in the all-time series, 43-43. The loss snapped the Marauders' single-game win streak.
• Lister has now recorded double-digits in 12 games this season.
• Millersville drops to 1-6 on the road.
 
UP NEXT
• Millersville travels to Slippery Rock, Pa. to face The Rock on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m.