MANSFIELD, Pa. – Millersville women's basketball fell to Mansfield on the road Saturday afternoon, 71-65.

The Marauders began play strong, scoring 23 first-quarter points and forming a six-point lead after one. However, that's when the Mountaineers stepped on the gas; outscoring 'Ville 41-23 throughout the second and third quarters of play to enter the fourth with a 12-point lead. The Mounties controlled the game for most of the fourth, keeping a near double-digit lead throughout. Millersville's (7-16, 6-12 PSAC) best attempt at a comeback came late in the fourth when Madison Grubb was able to cut the Mansfield (7-15, 6-12 PSAC) lead to five with less than 25 seconds remaining, but the Mountaineers would hold on.

Despite the loss, Millersville still sits in the sixth spot of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East standings, which would qualify the Marauders for a postseason berth. The Marauders still have work to do though, with games against two of the top three teams in the East coming up next week, as they head to Kutztown on Monday and Shepherd on Wednesday.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Lauren Lister was able to make her way through traffic midway through the first quarter for a layup that beat an expiring shot clock and put the Marauders up four.
• Brenna Ortwein and Mia Leonard connected on a pick and roll towards the end of the second quarter to even the score. The made layup gave Leonard her sixth point of the afternoon.
• Grubb's only points of the day came on a three-pointer that cut the Mansfield lead to five with less than 23 seconds remaining in regulation. It gave the Marauders a shot to tie the game up, but they ultimately fell short.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Marauders held the edge in bench points (34-2).
• The Mountaineers held the edge in points off turnovers (15-11) and second chance points (19-7).
• Each team finished the game with 24 points in the paint and eight fast break buckets.
• Millersville finished the game shooting 40% from the floor, 21.4% from beyond the arch, and 78.3% from the free-throw line. They shot a team-high 60% in the first quarter.
• Leonard finished the game with a season-high 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Shaw and Lister followed the center in scoring, as Shaw scored 12 and Lister added 11.
• Lister dished out a team-high five assists in the loss.

UP NEXT

• Millersville will continue its three-game road trip at Kutztown on Monday, Feb. 14. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. at Keystone Arena.