Bethany 70, Franciscan 33

Franciscan Starters 
Madison Doan, Sophie LaRose, Ilena Gonzales, Jazzlyn Melnyk, Felicia MacGillivray 

Bethany Starters 
Garrison, Wheeler, Heap, Mason, Stinnett

How It Happened 
Franciscan hosted their local PAC rival Bethany on Wednesday night. The visiting Bison would come out on top, by a score of 70-33

Sophie LaRose would open the scoring up for Franciscan with a long two point field goal to set the score at 3-2. LaRose would make a three pointer later in the quarter, and Jazzlyn Melnyk made a free throw to give Franciscan six points in the first quarter. Bethany freshman Lindsay Garrison was off to another great start, as she had eight points with two made three pointers in the opening quarter.

Bethany continued their early success by starting the second quarter on an 11-2 run. LaRose would deliver a big made three pointer, her second of the day, to stop the run and set the score at 27-11. Kimberly McDaniels would join the scoring column a little late in the quarter on a hard take to the basket. Bethany would respond once more with a 5-0 run, but then Madison Doan would make her first shot of the night to end the half with a score of 36-15. 

The Lady Barons and Bison would exchange buckets over the first couple minutes of the third quarter. Felicia MacGillivray would score four straight points for Franciscan in the middle of this quarter. Madison Doan would finish the quarter off strong with four points of her own in a row, including a tough, and one, driving layup. 

Doan would keep it up in the fourth quarter, as she scored six points in the fourth to work her way into double figures. Bethany would prevail with the win by a score of 70-33.

Inside the Numbers 
- Madison Doan led Franciscan with 14 points and nine rebounds.
- Sophie LaRose had nine points in 23 minutes of play.
- Doan and LaRose each recorded two blocks.
- Natalie Conner and Felicia MacGillivray each had two assists.
- Garrison led all scorers with 19 points.
- Bethany shot 85.7% from the free throw line (24-28)

Up Next 
Franciscan will continue PAC play at Waynesburg on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Barons are in search of their first win against the Yellow Jackets, as they have lost their previous three matchups. The Yellow Jackets have scored 75 points exactly in each of the wins. Last year Sophie LaRose scored 16 points and pulled in 17 rebounds to lead Franciscan in both categories. Waynesburg pulled down 64 rebounds with two Yellow Jackets recording double doubles as well.

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