#22/RV Women's Basketball Unable to Comeback Against Millersville
PHILADELPHIA – The #22/RV Thomas Jefferson University women's basketball team ((6-3) kept up with the Marauders, even taking the lead with 3:02 left in the game, but turnovers and fouls late put a stop to their rally as the Rams fell 58-51 to Millersville University (7-2) in non-conference action this Friday evening.
WHAT HAPPENED
- Rams and Marauders had their best outing in the opening quarter, with Jefferson scoring 20 and Millersville adding 18 respectively. Emma Kuczynski hit two threes in the quarter while Emily Spratt, Tori Nigro, and Cassie Murphy delivered on their shots. Murphy made both of her free throws while Gabby Recinto made 2-4
- The Marauders kept up with Jefferson, matching them in scores early on. The Rams scored three of the next four baskets by way of Nigro, Jordyn Thomas, and Carolyn Sipprell baskets.
- Sophia Elstone and Rhyan Mitchless hit their attempts to even the game out, but a Thomas layup to close the first half put Jefferson ahead 32-20
- Jefferson was unable to keep up in the third quarter, going 2-of-11 on the floor and scoring eight points throughout the next 10 minutes. Five different Marauders got on the board, including a three by Kali March. Recinto scored six of the eight Ram points in the quarter, with Millersville going up 43-40 into the fourth
- Kuczynski tied it up early on with a three pointer in the game. Millersville retook the lead, but Spratt got an and-one to make it 46-46
- The Marauders kept inching their way ahead with layups and free throws. Jefferson eventually got out ahead by another Kuczynski three to have the Rams up 51-50
- Millersville made it short lived with a basket at the 2:36 mark, which they held their lead and kept Jefferson scoreless. Six free throws down the stretch nailed the game in for the Marauders, giving the Rams their second straight loss on the season, first time Jefferson has suffered back-to-back defeats since the 2021-22 season
TEAM STATS
FG: 18-of-57 (33.3%)
3PT: 4-of-10 (40.0%)
FT: 9-of-13 (69.2%)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Emma Kuczynski: 16 points on 6-of-15 shooting (4-8 3PT), 5 assists
Gabby Recinto: 8 points on 1-of-2 shooting, 6-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 2 steals
Cassie Murphy: 8 points on 3-of-14 shooting, 2-2 FT, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks
Emily Spratt: 7 points on 3-of-11 shooting, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
UP NEXT
Jefferson looks to get back in the win column as they take on another PSAC team, this time heading on the road to go against Bloomsburg University on Sunday, December 15 at 1 p.m.
