PITTSBURGH, PA – It was a battle of shooting percentages for the Franciscan University of Steubenville Lady Barons basketball team Wednesday night, falling to the La Roche College Redhawks, 72-53. With the loss, the Lady Barons stand 3-17 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and 3-21 overall.

The Lady Barons played a solid first half, but struggled with shooting, hitting only 26.1% of their shots. As a result, they trailed 36-20 at the break. The Lady Barons then shot an impressive 48.1% from the floor in the second half, but Redhawks held a lead that could not be overcome.

Cara Mitchell and Marian Weber were the statistical leaders for Lady Barons. Mitchell had 14 points and four rebounds. Weber had 12 points, and added three rebounds and three steals.
Chantelle Jennings led La Roche with 20 points, while teammate Cheronda Ransaw had a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

La Roche now holds a 4-0 series advantage over the Lady Barons since they entered the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference last season.

“It was a good effort today,” Lady Barons coach Kelly Herrmann remarked. “We had trouble shooting, but we had a good game all-around outside of that. We were without Sarah Viancourt, and that hurt our defense in the post. Cara and Marian led us in scoring again, and Jen Winkle and Cait Donovan had great games for us.”

The Lady Barons host Christendom College for their Senior Night in the Finnegan Fieldhouse at 6:00 p.m.