WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The SUNY Morrisville women's basketball team picked up their fifth straight league win Saturday afternoon, as they used a 26-point second quarter to tame the Penn College Wildcats in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, by a 64-49 final score.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Morrisville 64, Penn College 49 (halftime: Morrisville 36-15)
• Location: Penn College Bardo Gym, Williamsport, Pa.
• Records: Morrisville 9-5, 5-0 United East; Penn College 2-11, 1-3 United East

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville women's basketball poured in 26 second quarter points behind their 68.8% effort from the floor in the frame, en route to a 64-49 United East win over host Penn College in Williamsport.
• The win is the fifth for the Mustangs in league action, bumping their overall record to 9-5 to go along with a 5-0 conference slate.
• Brooke Hammersley (Weedsport, N.Y.) led all scorers with 24 points, completing the double-double with 12 boards, while teammate Rachel Vieira (Caruthers, Calif.) added 16 points.
• Morrisville dominated the glass 47-34, in part due to 14 snags from Cara Walker (Phelps, N.Y.) who also collected eight points and assisted eight other buckets.
• Morrisville held a slim 10-7 lead after a slow start in the first quarter, before exploding for 26 points in the second to race out to a 36-15 lead at the break.
• Vieira hit a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor, including one from behind the arc to collect nine points in the quarter, while four additional teammates contributed to the lead.
• Penn College attempted a fourth quarter rally, but Morrisville maintained their distance to collect the win.
• The Mustangs registered 15 points off Wildcat miscues, while dominating the paint as they outgained Penn 44-14 in the box.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville will host Penn St. Berks on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

 
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