MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's women's basketball team used a big second half to pull away from United East foe Keystone in a 65-42 conference victory at the Capital Union Building on Wednesday night, Jan. 22.


Jordan Carpenter netted a game-high 18 points, Giahny Correa added 17 off the bench and Ali Lister was the third player to reach double figures with 13 points. Carpenter and Lister also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds each. 


After watching Keystone (11-7, 5-4 United East) nearly erase an 11-point second-quarter deficit, the Lions (12-6, 6-4 United East) answered back after halftime and closed out the third quarter on a 10-4 run capped by a reverse layup by Sam Shaak that put the home team out in front 47-38 heading into the final frame. 


Penn State Harrisburg dominated the fourth quarter and turned what was a back-and-forth affair in the early going into a comfortable win by night's end. Correa opened the fourth with an old-fashioned 3-point play before Lister converted back-to-back buckets to stretch the advantage to 54-38 with 8:34 remaining.


A Mikayla Coleman 3-ball put the Lions ahead by 20 and a Carpenter layup off a Lister find gave the home team its largest lead of the night at 65-40. 


The Lions raced out to an 11-2 lead to begin the game and held a 21-10 edge after one but the Giants held Penn State Harrisburg to just four points in the second period and climbed back into the contest by halftime thanks to a plus-10 effort in the frame.


NOTABLES
- The Lions held Keystone to 23.3 percent shooting from the field and 17.4 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
- Penn State Harrisburg won the rebounding battle 39-33.
- Carpenter finished with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds. She was a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line. 
- Correa racked up 17 points off the bench. 
- Lister flirted with a double-double, finishing with 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds. 
- Lauren Moffatt tallied seven points and seven boards. 
- Coleman added eight points.


WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions travel to Penn State Abington for another conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.


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