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Chrissie Vaughan Action 2015
46
Malone University MAL 5-8, 2-6 GLIAC
52
Winner Lake Erie College LEW 4-10, 1-7 GLIAC
Malone University MAL
5-8, 2-6 GLIAC
46
Final
52
Lake Erie College LEW
4-10, 1-7 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Malone University MAL 14 12 15 5 46
Lake Erie College LEW 14 11 7 20 52

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Fourth Quarter Proves Costly in Loss to Lake Erie

Chrissie Vaughan led the Pioneers with 11 points and 9 rebounds

The Malone University women's basketball team was outscored 20-5 in the 4th quarter in a 52-46 defeat to Lake Erie Thursday night in Painesville.

Despite shooting just 33.3% (11-of-33) and committing 11 turnovers through the first two quarters, Malone took a 26-25 lead into the locker room as the Pioneers limited Lake Erie to 29.4% (10-of-34) shooting and collected a season-high 30 rebounds in the first-half.

Three-pointers by Alaina Schwarz, Chrissie Vaughan, and Rachel Goddard capped off a 16-2 Pioneer run that gave Malone its largest lead of the game 37-27 with 4:35 left in the third quarter. Malone held Lake Erie to just 3-of-15 shooting in the third frame, outscoring the Storm 15-7, giving them a 41-32 edge heading into the final stanza.

The Pioneers would miss 11 straight field goal tries while Lake Erie used a 15-1 run to give them a 47-42 advantage before an old-fashioned three-point play by Goddard made it 47-45 with 1:39 to go. Down 49-46 in the waning seconds, Malone, being forced to foul, had an opportunity for a game-tying possession after Lake Erie missed two free throw attempts. But the Pioneers failed to secure a defensive rebound and Lake Erie sunk 1-of-2 on its next try to make it 50-46, putting the game out of reach.

Malone Individual Highlights:
Lake Erie Individual Highlights:
  • Sami Narducci finished with a game-high 12 points and 3 steals
  • Coming off the bench, Christine Dawson registered 9 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals 
  • Kayla Gabor totaled 10 points and 8 boards

Game Highlights:
  • Malone held the edge in rebounds (49-40) but Lake Erie held a 10-8 edge in second-chance points
  • Lake Erie, coming into the game 11th in the nation in steals per game (11.8) collected 10 more steals in the win
  • The Storm, ranked 13th in the nation in turnover margin (+5.86) committed just 6 turnovers to Malone's 19
  • The Pioneers held Lake Erie to just 3-of-24 (12.5%) shooing from beyond the arc...Malone finished 7-for-26 (26.9%) from deep

Up Next:
  • The Pioneers (5-9, 2-7 GLIAC) will return home for a Saturday showdown with the nationally ranked (NCAA DII #6) Ashland Eagles (15-0, 9-0 GLIAC) at 1:00 pm. Preview notes are available here.
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