Happy Valley Times

The men’s and women’s basketball teams at Penn State DuBois closed out an impressive week when they hosted Penn State Wilkes-Barre at the PAW Center on Monday.

The Lady Lions found themselves in a tight contest after the first quarter, holding a narrow three point lead. However, Penn State DuBois turned up the heat in the second quarter, outscoring Penn State Wilkes-Barre by 13 points to take a 16 point lead into the halftime break. The Lady Lions never looked back and won the game by a final score of 62-41. Tara Leamer and Sarah Huston dominated the boards, both having double digit rebounds and combining for 11 offensive rebounds to help the team score 19 second chance points in the game. Huston also had a double-double, adding 16 points to her 10 rebounds. She shared the high scoring duties in the game with Shannon Shaw, who also had 16 points.

The Lady Lions have won their last three games. The run includes wins against Westmoreland County Community College, winning by a score of 57-44 on Jan. 10, and Penn State Scranton, getting the victory by a final score of 84-36 on Jan. 15. Frances Milliron lead Penn State DuBois against Westmoreland with 20 points along with five rebounds and two each of assists, steals and blocks. Against Penn State Scranton, the Lady Lions saw all five of their starters score in double digits while shooting nearly 48% from the field in the game.

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