Penn State Lady Lions advance in WBIT with win over Belmont
The women’s college basketball season will continue with one final home game for the Penn State Lady Lions. Penn State prevailed over Belmont by a score of 74-66 on Monday evening in the Bryce Jordan Center.
Penn State trailed Belmont by three points at halftime but turned in a strong third quarter to take the lead and held off Belmont in the fourth quarter for the win. Makenna Marissa led the Lady Lions with 18 points and Ashley Owusu added 16 points. Leilani Kapinus and Jayla Oden each scored in double figures as well with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Kapinus led the team with 7 rebounds.
Penn State will now host Mississippi State in the quarterfinal round of the WBIT on Thursday evening. A victory over the SEC program would send Penn State to Indianapolis for the semifinal of the postseason tournament. The winner of the Penn State-Mississippi State game will meet the winner of Thursday night’s matchup between Villanova and Saint Joseph’s on Monday, April 1.
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