Middletown Pa, - The Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lions struggled to find their offensive rhythm against an Eastern Mennonite University team that was in press mode throughout a large portion of the game.  The Lions Tessa Dolce led Harrisburg with 11 points and seven rebounds in the hard fought 68-44 loss.

Penn State Harrisburg Starters

Alexis Nolan, Kaitlyn Carmo, Precious Shirk, Raven Ransom, Sidney Gordon

Eastern Mennonite Starters

Chloe Roach, Myneshia Walker, Lexi Deffenbaugh, Jazmine Carter, Jonae Guest

Records

Penn State Harrisburg: 1-3

Eastern Mennonite: 1-1

Team Stats

Field Goal Shooting (%): Harrisburg 17-56 (30%) Eastern Mennonite 23-64 (36%)

Three Point Shooting (%): Harrisburg 4-22 (18%) Eastern Mennonite 9-22 (40%)

Free Throw Shooting (%): Harrisburg 6-9 (67%) Eastern Mennonite 13-19 (68%)

Rebounds: Harrisburg 39 Eastern Mennonite 43

Assists: Harrisburg 10 Eastern Mennonite 13

Turnovers: Harrisburg 23 Eastern Mennonite 17

Blocked Shots: Harrisburg 5 Eastern Mennonite 1

Steals: Harrisburg 8 Eastern Mennonite 15

Game Highlights:

-Both teams were very evenly matched in the first quarter as they each battled back and forth to find the basket. Tessa Dolce scored 5 of her 11 points in the opening quarter to give the Lion's their first lead of the day

-In the second quarter Ana Edmondson put the Lion's back on trach with a three pointer followed by two layups from Jada Pettis and Dolce

-Harrisburg struggled offensively in the third quarter scoring only 5 points to Eastern Mennonites 19

-Eastern Mennonite dominated once again in the final quarter, putting away the Lion's 68-44

Harrisburg Leaders:

Tessa Dolce: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block

Ana Edmondson: 8 points, 4 assists, 1 steal

Kaitlyn Carmo: 6 rebounds, 1 assist

Eastern Mennonite Leaders:

Chloe Roach: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

Myneshia Walker: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals

Chrissy Delawder: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist

Up Next

Penn State Harrisburg will travel to York (Pa.) for their first conference game of the year. Game time is scheduled for 6 pm