EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – The Millersville women's basketball team trailed East Stroudsburg throughout the majority of the game never coming within two until the final 10 seconds of play when a Lauren Lister layup tied the game for the first time since the beginning of the first quarter.
 
But with just 1.3 seconds left on the clock, the Marauders fouled the Warriors' Tiffany Lapotsky. A single free throw was all she needed for East Stroudsburg to walk away with the 60-59 victory.
 
Millersville falls to 7-15 on the season and 4-13 in PSAC play. East Stroudsburg improves to 15-8 overall and 10-6 in the conference.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trailing by 10 to start the second half, Lister immediately sank a jumper to start the Marauders' momentum. The ball got no further than mid-court before Lister knocked it out of the Warriors' possession and drove it down to the net for the fast break layup to bring the Marauders within six points of the lead, the closest they had come since the beginning of the first quarter.
• Erika Reed led the Marauders' efforts from the 3-point range shooting 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. Caught up in the paint, Lister passed the ball out to Reed for the 3-point bucket. Millersville was quick to shut down East Stroudsburg's offense again, setting up Reed for a second 3-pointer from the bottom left corner to remain within two points of the lead.
• With just over 10 seconds left in the game, Courtney Dimoff tossed the ball to mid-court where Lister awaited driving it down to the net for the layup to tie the game for the first time since the beginning of the first quarter.
• East Stroudsburg's Tiffany Lapotsky quickly rushed to the basket earning the foul and two shots for a chance to take the lead. Lapotsky missed the first shot but sank the second shutting down the possibility of overtime play.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Lister paced the team with 29 points off 11-of-20 shooting and 6-of-8 from the charity stripe. She and Reed tied in steals with three apiece.
• Reed saw just her second double-digit scoring effort of the season with 12 points. She went 4-of-7 from both the field and the 3-point range. Her 12 points and four 3-pointers both mark new career-highs.
• Mia Leonard led the Marauders' defensive efforts with three blocks and four defensive rebounds.
• Millersville saw its most success in the second half, shooting 46.15 percent from the field in the third quarter and 42.86 percent in the fourth. The Marauders shot 44.45 percent from the 3-point range in the second half.
• East Stroudsburg out-rebounded Millersville, 40-33. The Marauders capitalized off turnovers forcing 18 and scoring 22 points to the Warriors' nine.
 
HEAD COACH MARY FLEIG QUOTES
• "Erika Reed is a second-year kid that didn't get that much experience last year. We knew what she could do and it's nice to be able to see her step in and fill a critical role like that in times that we need it. Her game is evolving."
• "Lauren (Lister) was on the floor and she kept getting up. People don't understand how hard she goes for 40 minutes. I thought she played really tough today. She came out and set that tone in the second half for everyone else."
• "All we can do is stay positive mentally and keep working on it. We battled hard."

NOTES
• Millersville is now 53-33 all-time in the series against East Stroudsburg. The Warriors' now hold a three-game win streak over the Marauders.
• This marks the third consecutive loss for the Marauders. Millersville is now 2-8 when playing on the road.
• Lister now has 16 20-point game this season. Reed's 12-point effort marks just her second double-digit effort this season.
• Lister's 29-point effort puts her just 41 points away from breaking the program's all-time scoring record.
 
UP NEXT
• The Marauders return to Pucillo Gymnasium on Wednesday to take on Shippensburg at 5:30 p.m.