WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College was dealt a 68-40 defeat against York College in a nonconference women's basketball game Wednesday. The Wildcats fell to 3-9, while the Spartans improved to 5-3.
How it happened: Penn College jumped out to a 10-3 lead, after a pair of threes by
Lexi Troup and two buckets from
Bell Hitesman, and eventually led 13-10 after the first. A pair of Troup free throws with 8:46 left in the second, put the Wildcats ahead 17-12, but the Spartans answered with a 22-7 run to end quarter ahead 34-20.
York outscored Penn College 15-5 in the third and 19-15 in the fourth.
Inside the box:
Lexi Troup led Penn College with 11 points and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
Up next: Penn College returns to action Dec. 30 at Keystone College.