RELEASE DATE: 11/27/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TAGLIAFERRI AND ESPIGH COMBINE FOR 37 POINTS IN WIN OVER LYCOMING – 4-0 WOMEN OFF TO BEST START SINCE 1990-91 SEASON

WILLIAMSPORT – Alison Tagliaferri and Alicia Espigh combined for 37 points to lead Mansfield to a 75-48 win over Lycoming College at Lamade Gymnasium Sunday afternoon.

The victory improves the Mountaineers to 4-0 on the season, the programs’ best start since opening the 1990-91 campaign with a 6-0 record.

Lycoming jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first two minutes before the Mountaineers got on the scoreboard with a 3-pointer by Courtney Brooks at the 17:31 mark. That keyed a 11-0 run with Tagliaferri hitting a layup at 15:18 for an 11-5 lead.

It would remain a singe digit lead for most of the first half until the Mountaineers went on a 11-3 run over the final three minutes to take a 39-25 advantage into intermission.

Lycoming would pull to within 42-31 five minutes into the second half  before Mansfield went on a 24-7 run over the next seven minutes to take a 66-38 lead on a 3-pointer by Brittany Reed at the 7:59 mark.

Tagliaferri, who become the programs’ all-time scoring leader earlier in the week, posted the 18^th double-double of her outstanding career with a game high 19 points and 13 rebounds. She also dished out three assists. Espigh connected on 6-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 free throws for 18 points.

Courtney Brooks scored eight points while Emily Akins and Jessica Uhrich added seven. Mansfield got 23 points from its bench.

Amy Kile led Lycoming (1-3) with 18 points with Andrea Cooper adding 11.

Mansfield will travel to Edinboro this Saturday.

Newspaper Box Score

MANSFIELD vs Lycoming College

11/27/05 1:00 PM at Williamsport, Pa.

At Williamsport, Pa.

MANS-W 75, LYCOMING COLLEGE 48

MANSFIELD (4-0)

TAGLIAFERRI, Alison 9-17 1-1 19; ESPIGH, Alicia 6-8 5-6 18; BROOKS, Courtney

3-9 0-0 8; AKINS, Emily 2-4 3-4 7; UHRICH, Jessica 2-14 1-1 5; HAFER,

Mallory 2-4 0-0 5; REED, Brittany 2-2 0-0 5; CORRELL, Clarissa 2-3 0-0 4;

AKINS, Katie 1-1 0-0 2; TAYLOR, Tiffany 1-4 0-0 2; EASTMAN, Kelli 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 30-67 10-12 75.

LYCOMING COLLEGE (1-3)

Amy Kile 7-16 2-3 18; Andrea Cooper 5-15 1-2 11; Marissa Hastings 2-4 2-2 7;

Michelle Wisla 2-8 2-2 6; Stacy Lindeman 2-6 0-0 4; Danielle Kern 1-5 0-3 2;

Lauren Carey 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 19-59 7-12 48.

MANSFIELD ....................   39   36  -   75

Lycoming College..............   25   23  -   48

3-point goals-MANS-W 5-17 (BROOKS, Courtney 2-6; ESPIGH, Alicia 1-3; REED,

Brittany 1-1; HAFER, Mallory 1-3; TAYLOR, Tiffany 0-2; UHRICH, Jessica 0-2),

Lycoming College 3-15 (Amy Kile 2-8; Marissa Hastings 1-1; Lauren Carey 0-3;

Andrea Cooper 0-3). Fouled out--MANS-W-None, Lycoming College-None.

Rebounds-MANS-W 48 (TAGLIAFERRI, Alison 13), Lycoming College 32 (Danielle

Kern 12). Assists-MANS-W 21 (UHRICH, Jessica 7), Lycoming College 13

(Michelle Wisla 3; Danielle Kern 3). Total fouls-MANS-W 13, Lycoming College

11. A-120