Marauders fall to Bloomsburg in PSAC East opener, 66-49

Saturday, January 15

Millersville, PA

1:00 PM

Millersville University

1-10,0-6PSAC

Bloomsburg

9-7,6-3PSAC

Bloomsburg

Millersville

Marauders fall to Bloomsburg in PSAC East opener, 66-49

1/15/2022 7:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Jeremy Joseph, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – Millersville women's basketball fell to Bloomsburg Saturday afternoon in its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East opener, 66-49. Bloomsburg used a 12-1 run at the start of the fourth quarter to pull away from the Marauders and advance to 9-7 (6-3 PSAC) on the year, while dropping 'Ville to 1-10 (0-6 PSAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED

An Erika Reed three-pointer with 12 seconds left in the first quarter brought the Marauders within two Huskies, 16-14.
La'Shyra Williams capped off an 11-4 run with a layup that came just under the one-minute mark in the second quarter to bring Millersville within one, 30-29.
Megan Corridoni grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back for a score to give Bloomsburg an eight-point lead with just over eight minutes remaining in the third quarter.
A Makiah Shaw layup at the four-minute mark of the third gave Millersville their first lead since early in the first, 40-39.
Bloomsburg outscored Millersville 17-7 in the fourth quarter, including a 12-1 run to pull away from the Marauders and leave Pucillo with a victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

The Huskies held the edge in points off turnovers (21-10), second chance points (18-5), points in the paint (34-28), and fast break points (6-2).
The Marauders held the edge in bench points, 14-6.
Millersville finished the game shooting 38.2% from the floor, 16.7% from beyond the arch, and 50% from the free-throw line. They shot a team-high 53.85% in the second quarter of play.
Lauren Lister and La'Shyra Williams each scored nine in the loss.
Brenna Ortwein and Lister each grabbed five rebounds.
Lister led the team in assists, dishing out four.

POST GAME REACTION FROM HEAD COACH SHARAY HALL
"We got outplayed today in the fourth. Unfortunately, that was expected with us fighting back from covid; However, I thought we fought and played hard. We will continue to build and grow on executing plays down the stretch in order to prepare us for games to come. With a quick turnaround, we have to have sharp focus and take care of our bodies."

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