LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University Women’s Basketball team (11-15) powered their way to a victory over the East Stroudsburg University Warriors (15-13) on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Jackie Fetsko brought in 11 rebounds in a back and forth battle that propelled the Bald Eagles to a 49-44 win.
“[The game] was very stressful,” Lock Haven Head Coach Jennifer Smith said. “It’s definitely a win that we needed to make this playoff push.”
East Stroudsburg jumped out to an early 5-4 lead, but the Bald Eagles ended the quarter on an 11-2 run to grab a 15-7 lead.
The second quarter only saw a total of 12 points scored. The Warriors cut Lock Haven’s lead to 17-12 after a three-point shot by Jessica Polin and a successful layup by Katie Geisler. Lock Haven held onto their lead at halftime (19-15).
The Warriors took the lead from the Bald Eagles, 25-22, after Ryan Weise sank a pair of three-point shots. Lock Haven took the lead back when Olivia Smith hit a three-point shot for the Bald Eagles along with a two-point shot from Taylor Leidy. East Stroudsburg took a 30-29 lead heading into the final quarter of play.
East Stroudsburg stretched out their lead (35-31) after another successful three-point shot by Weise. The Bald Eagles went on a 5-0 run, with four points coming from Jenadia Jordan, to take a 36-35 lead, but four points by East Stroudsburg had the Warriors up 39-36 with 3:28 remaining. Smith knocked down another three-pointer for the Bald Eagles to help grab a 42-40 lead. Leah Pishock hit a two-point bucket to tie the game at 42, but Lock Haven outscored East Stroudsburg 7-2 in the final minutes for the victory.
PLAYOFF BOUND:
With the Bald Eagles victory, they have punched their ticket to the 2022-23 PSAC playoffs.
TOP SCORERS:
Smith led Lock Haven with ten points. Jordan and Alana Robinson each had nine points.
UP NEXT:
Lock Haven will hit the road on Saturday, Feb. 25 for their final regular season game for a 1 p.m. start time at Shippensburg.
“The end of the season is figuring out how to win games, Smith said. “It wasn’t pretty tonight but we figured it out and stuck with the plan and got it done.”
(Photo: Lock Haven Athletics/Whitney Harshbarger)
