Lady Barons Overwhelmed 89-41 by Penn St. Behrend

Franciscan women's basketball team suffered a devastating 89-41 loss to conference rival Penn State-Behrend on Tuesday night, dashing hopes to get in a win before the Thanksgiving break. The loss drops the barons to 0-4 (0-1) on the season. Though Franciscan shot a respectable 35.4% from the floor, the Lady Lions of Behrend tallied a 47.5 shooting percentage and distributed the ball evenly around the court giving them a solid win on the road.

Junior Marin Weber led the Lady Barons with 10 points and 9 boards. Fellow Junior Sarah Viancourt contributed 9 points and grabbed a pair of rebounds. Behrend held last year's overall leading scorer Cara Mitchell to 7 point for the game. Sophomores Jordan Henneberry, Jen Winkle, and Junior Caitlin Donovan, all registered an even 4 points for the night.

For the Lady Lions, Freshmen Holly Bourquin shot 9 for 11 on the evening and finished with 18 points. Junior Kelly Nowacinski helped her team with 14 points and a pair of rebounds. Other double digits scorers were Katie White and Lotis Taylor with 11 and 10 points respectively.

Playing a much closer game late last season with a 57-41 loss to Behrend, Lady Barons coach Kelly Herrmann is optimistic about the rematch on January 18, 2010. "I told the girls that we need to take better control of the ball. We worked hard during the game, but the control was off. This season, we have players who can really compete, and we hope to prove that at our second game (vs. Behrend)." Since Franciscan joined the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference last year, Behrend leads the series with Franciscan, 3-0.

The Lady Barons return to their home court on December 2, hosting Penn State-Altoona. Tipoff is set for 6pm.