Box Score

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The East Stroudsburg University women's basketball team attempted to overcome a double-digit deficit on Sunday but would come up just short against Jefferson, 70-56, at the Gallagher Center.
 
ESU (2-3) trimmed a double-digit deficit down to two points after outscoring the Rams 24-13 in the third quarter of action. Jefferson (6-0) held the Warriors to just eight points in the first and fourth quarter to remain unbeaten on the season.
 
Sophomore Amanda Pike paced the Warriors offensively with 14 points and six rebounds. Pike hit four of ESU's seven 3-pointers in the contest. Sophomore Marlene Bassett finished with 11 points, three rebounds, and one block for the Warriors. Senior Noelle Powell, junior Tiffany Lapotsky and junior Dominique Rayam each recorded seven points for ESU. Junior Jordan Hertz tallied a game-high six assists to go along with six points, five rebounds, and four steals.
 
Jefferson was paced by Jessica Kaminski, who notched a game-high 27 points and 15 rebounds. Kaminski finished 11-of-14 from the field while also adding a team-high five assists. Beverly Kum tallied 18 points for the Rams and finished 8-for-8 at the free-throw line, while Erin Maher recorded 14 points and seven boards for Jefferson.
 
The Rams would carry an 18-8 lead into the second quarter of action after going 7-of-18 from the floor as a team. ESU looked to close the gap in the second quarter, shooting 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from the floor after hitting just 21.4 percent of its shots in the opening quarter.
 
ESU trimmed the deficit to nine midway through the second quarter with a 5-0 run. Powell took a feed from sophomore Abby Schoffstall and drained a 3-ball with 5:34 remaining to make it 28-19. The Warriors would stay within single-digits of the Rams until Jefferson closed the half on a 6-0 run over the final 2:55 of play.
 
The third quarter saw the Warriors come charging back into the contest as Pike started a 9-0 rally for ESU with 2:29 left on the clock. She would connect from downtown 28 seconds later to trim the Jefferson lead to 50-45. Pike drained her third-straight trey with four ticks left on the clock to send ESU into the fourth quarter trailing 50-48.
 
Jefferson used a 5-0 run in the fourth quarter to open a 59-51 lead and wouldn't look back, extending its lead to 14-points with 1:17 left in the contest. The Rams hit 7-of-8 free throw shots in the quarter and finished the contest 19-of-26 from the charity stripe.
 
The Warriors return home to open PSAC play against Mercyhurst inside Koehler Fieldhouse on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m.