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64
Shippensburg SHIP 2-2, 0-0 PSAC
71
Winner Holy Family HFU 4-1, 0-0 CACC
Shippensburg SHIP
2-2, 0-0 PSAC
64
Final
71
Holy Family HFU
4-1, 0-0 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Shippensburg SHIP 15 16 20 13 64
Holy Family HFU 18 12 18 23 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Tigers End Home Stand with Victory Over Raiders



Philadelphia, Pa. – The Holy Family University women's basketball closed out its three-game home stand with a victory over Shippensburg University by the score of 71-64 in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon at the Campus Center Gymnasium.  The win marked the Tigers fourth straight victory improving their overall record to 4-1. 
 
Score: Holy Family 71, Shippensburg 64
Records: Holy Family (4-1, 0-0 CACC) | Shippensburg (2-2, 0-0 PSAC)
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (Campus Center Gymnasium)
 
How It Happened
 
* The game featured nine lead changes and nine ties but early on in the fourth quarter both came to an end.  With the Tigers' second possession of the quarter, sophomore Taylor Cotter (Fairfax, Va./Paul VI Catholic) converted a three-point play with jump and free throw to tie the game at 51-51.  On the next Tigers' possession, the team took the lead with a basket from sophomore Carolyn Prevost (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) and from there the Tigers never looked back.
 
* Holy Family increased its lead to six midway through the quarter when junior Moe Moore (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) hit a jumper to make the score 61-55.  Shippensburg responded with a 6-0 run to come within one point of the lead at 62-61 with 3:10 to play.
 
* Free throws down the stretch helped increase the Tigers lead back to two possessions with freshman Jessica Riepe (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) converting 2-of-3 and Moore 2-of-2 in back-to-back possessions.  Moore's free throws gave the Tigers a 66-61 lead with 1:46 left on the clock.
 
* In the final two minutes of the game, Holy Family shot 9-of-13 from the free throw line to ice the game.  Neither team made a field goal in the final three minutes of the game where as the final 12 points of the game came via the free throw line.

* Shippensburg opened the game with an 8-0 run before Holy Family responded with an 18-7 surge to close out the final 5:52 of the opening quarter to lead 18-15 at quarters end.  The Raiders opened the second quarter the same way but with a 10-0 run.  A three-pointer by Destiny Jefferson at the 5:51 mark gave the Raiders a 25-18 lead.  Holy Family followed with an 11-2 run to eventually tie the game and take the lead at 29-27 with 2:30 remaining in the half.  Shippensburg regained the lead by halftime and led 31-30 after the first 20 minutes.  
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Moore scored a season-high 21 points; two shy of her career-high.  She shot 8-of-17 from the field and totaled six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
 
* Prevost came off the bench and supplied the Tigers with a career-high 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field. She also grabbed a career-high seven boards. 
 
* Sophomore Taylor Cotter (Fairfax, Va./Paul VI Catholic) and freshman Jessica Riepe (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) both set career-highs in scoring as well.  Cotter finished with 12 points, while Riepe contributed nine points off the bench.
 
* Shippensburg's Lauren Pettis finished tied for the game lead in scoring with 21 points (8-12 FG) to go along with seven points.  Jefferson added 14 points and finished one rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked just the second match up between Holy Family and Shippensburg in the Tigers' Division II era.  The Tigers are now 1-1 versus the Raiders. 
 
Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 24 as the Tigers travel to face Kutztown University in a non-conference contest.  Game time is set for 3 p.m.
 
 
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