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Four Score Double Figures But Penguins Fall to Wright State in Quarterfinals

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    Dayton, Ohio -- Junior Tiara Scott led four players scoring in double figures with 18 points and 10 rebounds but the Youngstown State women's basketball shot just 35.2 percent from the field and dropped a 69-60 decision to Wright State in the Horizon League Quarterfinals on Wednesday evening at the Nutter Center.

    The Penguins season ends with a record of 14-17 while Wright State improves to 15-15 and advances to the Horizon League Semifinals.

    Senior Heather Karner scored 15 points and pushed her single-season 3-point mark to 87 while junior Toni Roscoe scored a career-high 11 points. Senior Lauren Branson added 10 points with five rebounds and six assists.

    The Guins led 8-5 early in the contest but the Raiders used an 18-5 run to take a 23-13 lead with 8:13 remaining in the first half.

    The Raiders extended their lead to as many as 16 points, 49-33, at the 12:38 mark after a 3-pointer by Shey Peddy, who scored a game-high 26 points.

    The Guins cut the deficit to eight points, 56-48, on Karner's fourth 3-pointer but the Guins would not get any closer.

 

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