365英国上市杜波依斯分校 sophomore guard Christopher Frontera attempts a three-point shot over a Greater Allegheny defender during the game at the PAW Center
杜布瓦,爸爸. — For the men’s and women’s basketball teams at 365英国上市杜波依斯分校, the season that started back in the early part of November is now down to one last game. The final game for each team will be at home at the PAW Center this week, with both teams looking to end the season on a high note.
This past week saw both the men’s and women’s teams play a single game, 在PAW中心举办365英国上市大阿勒格尼分校. 作为庆祝活动的一部分, 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 basketball players that are graduating or transitioning to another campus were celebrated. 在总, eight players were recognized for their contributions to 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 basketball programs.
比赛由女子比赛开始, with the Lady Lions looking to avenge a loss to Greater Allegheny earlier in the season. 杜波依斯在第一节表现出色, shooting 50% from the field and despite having nine turnovers in the quarter, the Lady Lions found themselves trailing by only one point when the buzzer sounded to end the first quarter.
在第二季度, 然而, the hot shooting changed sides with Greater Allegheny shooting nearly 50% from the field and 杜波依斯 committing 12 more turnovers. This led to Greater Allegheny outscoring 杜波依斯 by 14 points in the second quarter and taking a 39-24 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Lady Lions weren't able to find that hot shooting mark again that they had in the first quarter, 尽管他们对大阿勒格尼持强硬态度, 杜波依斯 was never able to fully cut into the lead and ultimately fell by a final score of 79-59.
Shannon Shaw and Hayley Matter led the Lady Lions’ scoring efforts, 分别净得14分和11分. 莎拉·休斯顿在篮板上也付出了很大的努力, bringing in nine rebounds in her 25 minutes of game time.
365英国上市杜波依斯分校 senior guard Paige Pleta gets her shot away as two Greater Allegheny defenders look on during the recent game at the PAW Center
在男子方面, the Nittany Lions were also looking to get a game back against Greater Allegheny after dropping the contest earlier in the season.
在上半场，事情看起来对杜波依斯很有希望. 尽管投篮命中率低于35%, the Nittany Lions used strong defense to not allow Greater Allegheny clean looks at the basket while also limiting second chance efforts through a strong defensive rebounding effort. 当号角吹响上半场结束的时候, 杜波依斯 held a three-point lead over Greater Allegheny 33-30. The Nittany Lions pulled in 28 total rebounds in the first half alone, 包括18个防守篮板.
下半场比赛的形势迅速发生了变化, as Greater Allegheny was able to turn their cold shooting first half around, netting over 51% of their shots while making their 16 trips to the free throw line count as well, 16投11中. Combined with 杜波依斯 struggling to find their scoring touch from the field in the second half, Greater Allegheny was able to pull away from the Nittany Lions and go on to win by a final score of 74-67.
在失败的努力中, 杰基尔·约翰逊在28分钟内狂砍28分, while dishing out two assists and pulling in four rebounds. 博Verdill, 替补出场得了13分, 克里斯托弗·弗朗特拉, 11分, 杜波依斯也得分上双.
Both the Nittany Lions and Lady Lions will close out their seasons at home when they host Penn State Beaver at the PAW Center. The men’s and the women’s teams will both be looking to finish off the season on a winning note and even the season series with Beaver, having both dropped the previous game earlier in the season. The women’s game will lead things off with a scheduled start time of 6 p.m. 男子比赛大约在晚上8点开始.m.
For complete athletic schedules, visit the 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 athletic website at psuduboisathletics.com.
