WILKES-BARRE, PA (November 18, 2023) -- It was a closely-contested match up in McGrane Gymnasium, but it was fourth-quarter struggles that proved costly as the King's College women's basketball team fell, 55-47, to Lycoming College on Saturday afternoon. The Monarchs now stand at 2-2 overall, while the Warriors improved to 3-0.
 
Alli Lindsay started the game with back-to-back threes to see King's (2-2) take the early 6-0 lead, but Lycoming (3-0) chipped away at the deficit and tied the game with 4:32 to play in the quarter. A layup from Gianna Dickson and a triple from Rowan Murray saw the Monarchs rebuild their advantage, but the Warriors again found a way to knot the score before taking the lead, 13-11, at the first break. Lycoming led by as much as six points throughout the second, but King's kept the game close  as a jumper from Caileigh Costello and a three from Cadie Lewis late in the frame brought the Monarchs within one, 24-23, at the halftime break.
 
The team's matched each other's efforts basket-for-basket in the third, including six lead changes, with the Warriors ahead, 35-32, thanks to a layup from Emily Lockard with 24 seconds to go in the period. Lycoming used a 7-0 spurt to being the final quarter to build a 42-32 advantage, but the Monarchs would not back down as they closed within six, 53-47, on a three from Deanna Wallace with 42 seconds remaining, but all comeback efforts came up shy in the 55-47 defeat on Saturday afternoon in McGrane Gymnasium.
 
Lindsay led the Monarchs with 13 points on 5-for-10 shooting, including 3-for-5 from three, while Dickson added eight points and seven rebounds. Wallace also tacked on eight points off the bench, while Costello posted six points, three boards, and two assists. Brenna Costello also dished out two helpers and collected two steals, while Lewis handed out a team-high four dimes to go along with four points and three boards.
 
Lycoming was led by Emily Lockard's double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds with two steals and a pair of blocks, while Kami Abdo came off the bench to total 10 points. Additionally, Meghan Dufner dished out four assists in the loss.
 
King's shot 34.5 percent (19-55) from the floor, assisting on 13 of their 19 made field goals, while also shooting 46.2 percent (6-13) from beyond the arc. The Monarchs forced 15 Warrior turnovers while also limiting Lycoming to 18.2 percent (2-11) from three.
 
The Monarchs will return to their home court at McGrane Gymnasium to continue their four-game home stretch, hosting Wilkes University on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.