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EAST STROUDSBURG – Sophomore Marlene Bassett scored a career-high 25 points for the East Stroudsburg University women's basketball team on Monday but it wouldn't be enough as Slippery Rock tallied a 75-68 victory.
 
ESU (3-4, 1-1 PSAC) came flying out of the gate, hitting four 3-pointers and shooting 61.5 percent from the floor. The Warriors would struggle in the second quarter, shooting just 28.6 percent (4-of-14). Slippery Rock (3-4, 1-0 PSAC) made the most of its chances at the free-throw line in the contest, going 23-of-28 to seal the victory down the stretch.
 
Bassett went 10-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 at the charity stripe for ESU. The Williamsport, Pa. native also notched five rebounds, two assists, and one block in the contest. Redshirt freshman Julia Kutz recorded her first career double-double, tallying 12 points and 12 boards. Junior Jordan Hertz added eight points, eight assists, five boards, and four steals for the Warriors.
 
The Rock would be paced by a 33-point outing from Brooke Hinderliter, who went 11-of-18 from the field and 11-of-11 from the free-throw line. Hinderliter also added four rebounds and three assists, while Ciara Patterson recorded 13 points, three assists, and four steals. Daeja Quick also notched 10 points in the contest for Slippery Rock.
 
ESU and Slippery Rock traded the lead in the opening quarter of play as the Warriors used the 3-ball to fuel their offensive push. Hertz and junior Tiffany Lapotsky each drained a trey for ESU, while Kutz connected twice from downtown. The Rock would close the quarter on a 4-0 run as Hinderliter hit a jumper with nine seconds left to trim the deficit to 20-19.
 
Slippery Rock quickly gained the lead back in the second quarter as Hinderliter put her team up 23-22 with a layup in the paint. The Rock opened their lead to 29-24 later in the quarter before ESU rallied to knot the score following a 3-pointer from sophomore Amanda Pike. The Rock would end the quarter on a 6-0 run as Quick hit a pair of shots at the free-throw line to send Slippery Rock into the half with a 35-29 lead.
 
The Warriors worked to eventually trim The Rock lead to one possession in the third quarter as Lapotsky finished a layup in the paint with 1:25 left. Trailing 47-45 ESU looked to knot the score as Lapotsky took a jumper with one tick left on the clock but would just miss.
 
Hinderliter gave Slippery Rock its largest lead of the contest, 62-51 with 6:27 remaining in the contest. ESU would rally to cut the deficit to a one-possession game as Bassett finished a 5-0 run with a layup in the paint to make it 66-63. Following the run, Hinderliter would take over at the line for Slippery Rock, going 8-for-8 at the charity stripe to close-out the 75-68 victory.
 
The Warriors hit the road for a PSAC matchup on Saturday against Edinboro at 1 p.m. The trip to Edinboro, Pa. opens a seven-game road-trip for ESU, who returns to Koehler Fieldhouse on Jan. 9 to host Lock Haven at 6 p.m.