HARRISBURG, Pa. — At Penn State Harrisburg in a United East game on Wednesday, the Penn College women's basketball team dropped a 61-50 decision to fall to 6-14 overall and 5-8 in the conference. Harrisburg is 14-7, 9-4.
 
How it happened: After ties at two and four, Penn College forged ahead by three for the first time at 7-4 with 5:18 left in the first period on a layup by Maci Ilgen and again at 14-11 on a trey by Rachel Teats, before closing out the quarter on top 16-13 on a layup by Aubrey Stetts with three seconds showing. A minute into the second quarter, PS Harrisburg regained the lead before a jumper and foul shot by Teats helped the Wildcats get back in front, 19-15, with 6:02 until the half. Penn College extended its lead to six at 23-17 before the Lions tied the score at 26 and went ahead 29-26 at the intermission.
 
A layup by Teats cut the difference to 29-28 with 6:41 to play in the third frame as the defensive intensity picked up. Harrisburg maintained a lead through much of the quarter before an Ilgen layup put the Wildcats back on top, 35-34, with 3:03 to go. After knotting the score at 36, Harrisburg took advantage of three Penn College turnovers over the final 1:43 to go out in front 43-36 at the turn for home. The Wildcats opened the fourth with buckets by Teats and two by Stetts that helped close the gap to one at 43-42 with 6:48 left but that was a close as they could get as Harrisburg went on a 10-0 roll to take control and went on to lead by as many as 15 before the finish.
 
Inside the box: Ilgen and Teats each scored 12 points for the Wildcats, while Ja'Quela Dyer grabbed 15 rebounds and Ilgen pulled down 11.
 
Jenna Montana topped PS Harrisburg with 15 points.
 
Up next: Penn College hosts Penn State Abington in a UE game at 3 p.m. on Saturday.