BRADFORD, PA: The Lady Barons battle, but two cold shooting quarters help propel the Panthers to their first win of the year. 

The Basics
Scores: Franciscan 47 - Pitt.-Bradford 63  
Records: Franciscan (2-5 , 1-3 AMCC) - Pitt.-Bradford (1-7 , 1-3 AMCC) 
Location: KOA Arena - Bradford, PA

How it Happened

• The Lady Barons and Panthers would battle back and forth in the first quarter, as they would combine to shoot nearly 50% from the floor. Kelsey Scott-Avery started the action off by hitting her first of four threes on the day. Selena Coronis added a jumper to give Franciscan a 5-2 edge. Coronis would have eight first quarter points to lead all Lady Baron players.Franciscan would hold the largest lead at 16-11 with 2:51 left in the quarter, but the Panthers would on a 8-2 run to take a 19-18 lead to the second.
• Franciscan came out ice cold in the second, and the Panthers weren't much better. Bradford would start the first near seven minutes of the quarter on a 5-0 run, before Clare McGahan converted a three. That would be the Lady Barons only bucket of the quarter as they shot an abysmal 8.3% for the quarter. The Panthers would lead 28-21 at half.
• Franciscan would come out shooting in the second half. They were down 23-31 before they went on a 9-0 run with two Scott-Avery threes and Abby Baierl adding another, to give the Lady Barons a 32-31 edge with 6:17 left in the quarter. The Panthers would respond as they would take back the lead and stretch it up to five with 3:29 to play. Baierl and Scott-Avery would add a pair of jumpers to head to the last down by only one point.
• The Lady Barons would continue their run as Rose Judge made a layup, and Baierl added another three to give Franciscan a four point edge. Unfortunately the Barons would only make one more basket in the quarter as a Panther 12-0 run would give them a commanding eight point edge wiith 2:21 left in the game. Baierl added her last bucket to cut it toa six point game, but the Panthers would end on a 10-0 run including a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line.

Inside The Box Score

• Kelsey Scott-Avery led Franciscan with a career high 14 points.
• Senior Rose Judge had her best day on the glass as she grabbed 13 rebounds, and helped the Lady Barons win the rebounding battle 40-39.
• Franciscan shot 31.8% from downtown, but 0% from the free throw line as they only had four attempts from the charity stripe. 

Up Next
The Barons will wrap up the 2019 calendar year as they return home to face Mount Saint Joseph next Wednesday at 4 pm.