RELEASE DATE: 12/18/07

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties fall to Lock Haven 73-65 in PSAC crossover game – Clarissa Correll scores career-high 26 for Mansfield

Game Statistics 

MANSFIELD – Clarissa Correll scored a career-high 26 points but it wouldn’t be enough as Mansfield dropped a 73-65 decision to Lock Haven University in a PSAC crossover game at Decker Gymnasium Tuesday evening.

Mansfield led early in the game, building a 16-11 lead on a layup by Correll seven minutes into the game. But Lock Haven held Mansfield without a field goal over the next five minutes and went on an 18-4 run to take a 29-20 led with five minutes to play in the first half.

A junior, Correll eclipsed her career-high in the first half alone scoring 17 of Mansfield’s 28 first half points.

After leading 38-28 at halftime, Lock Haven increased its lead to 51-37 on a pair of free throws by Malika Miller at the 14:13 before Mansfield went on a run of its own to pull to 55-51 on a 3-pointer by Brittany Reed six minutes later.

Lock Haven answered with a 11-2 run to go up 66-53 with 4:16 to play. Mansfield managed to twice cut the lead to seven points on a pair of 3-pointers by Alicia Espigh and closed to 70-65 on a pair of free throws by Correll in the last thirty seconds but could come no closer.

Correll had an overall outstanding game, hitting 6-11 from the field and 12-15 on free throws while also pulling down a team best seven rebounds while recording six steals and five assists. Espigh added 17 points while Brittany Reed scored 10.

Lauren Kelshaw led Lock Haven (3-5) with 24 points with Kristin Kudrick scoring 14 points and Casi Donelan 12.

Mansfield host Shippensburg in another PSAC crossover contest on Wednesday evening starting at 5:30 p.m.

Newspaper Box Score

Lock Haven University vs Mansfield University

12/18/07 5:30 p.m. at Mansfield, Pa. Decker Gymnasium

At Mansfield, Pa. Decker Gymnasium

LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY 73, MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY 65

LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY (3-5)

Kelshaw, Lauren 7-12 6-8 24; Kudrick, Kristin 5-10 4-4 14; Donelan, Casi

4-11 3-7 12; Mitchell, Michelle 2-7 2-3 7; Miller, Malika 1-6 4-6 6; Smith,

Aiesha 2-6 2-2 6; Waltenbaugh, Kara 1-2 0-0 2; Elliott, Marisa 1-1 0-0 2;

Finneran, Elizabeth 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 21-30 73.

MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY (2-4)

CORRELL, Clarissa 6-11 12-15 26; ESPIGH, Alicia 6-13 2-2 17; REED, Brittany

3-6 2-2 10; BROOKS, Courtney 4-9 0-0 8; AKINS, Katie 1-1 0-0 2; AKINS, Emily

1-6 0-0 2; ATALLAH, Tegan 0-1 0-0 0; MEACHAM, Jeannette 0-2 0-0 0. Totals

21-49 16-19 65.

Lock Haven University.........   38   35  -   73

Mansfield University..........   28   37  -   65

3-point goals-Lock Haven University 6-8 (Kelshaw, Lauren 4-5; Donelan, Casi

1-1; Mitchell, Michelle 1-1; Miller, Malika 0-1), Mansfield University 7-22

(ESPIGH, Alicia 3-8; REED, Brittany 2-3; CORRELL, Clarissa 2-5; AKINS, Emily

0-2; BROOKS, Courtney 0-4). Fouled out--Lock Haven University-Miller,

Malika, Mansfield University-BROOKS, Courtney. Rebounds-Lock Haven

University 33 (Kudrick, Kristin 9), Mansfield University 37 (CORRELL,

Clarissa 7). Assists-Lock Haven University 11 (Kudrick, Kristin 2; Donelan,

Casi 2; Miller, Malika 2; Kelshaw, Lauren 2), Mansfield University 9

(CORRELL, Clarissa 5). Total fouls-Lock Haven University 17, Mansfield

University 21. A-116