Box Score BRYN ATHYN, Pa. – The Bryn Athyn College women's basketball team struggled to find its shot in the final quarter as the Lions suffered a 65-53 Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) loss to visiting Cedar Crest in Asplundh Field House Wednesday night.
Bryn Athyn (4-14, 3-7 CSAC) went into the final quarter trailing 47-46 after Cedar Crest's Ashley Wilson hit two free throws with 1:22 remaining in the third. In the fourth, all seven of Bryn Athyn's points came at the free-throw line as the Lions shot 0-of-18 from the field and 7-of-14 from the stripe.
Cedar Crest (4-14, 3-7 CSAC)—who shot 5-of-10 from the floor in the final 10 minutes—scored 12 straight points to widen its lead to 59-46 with 3:55 left in the contest. Allie Warren broke the drought by hitting three of her four free throw attempts in an 8-second span to cut the gap to 59-49. After Wilson hit a layup with 1:09 remaining to make the score 61-49, the rest of the scoring came at the free-throw line as each team went 4-of-6.
Clayshonia Cogmon recorded her eighth double-double of the season as she racked up a team-high 15 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Alisha McKnight added 11 points, while Warren finished up with 10 points.
The Lions dominated the final 3:21, using a 12-3 surge to erase a four-point lead and move in front 21-16. Cogmon scored six of her 10 first-quarter points in the run. The Bryn Athyn defense forced Crest Crest into 11 first-quarter turnovers.
Bryn Athyn took a game-high 34-26 left near the midway point of the second quarter thanks to a 1-of-2 trip to the free throw line by Alexis Mitchem. The Falcons answered back with eight points in a row to level the score at 34. The teams were deadlocked at 36 at halftime.
Bryn Athyn took its final lead of the evening (46-45) on a Mitchem layup with 2:58 left in the third quarter.
Mackenzie Borger led Cedar Crest in scoring with a game-high 21 points. Geminii Cabrera had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
The two teams spent a majority of the game battling in the paint with Cedar Crest outscoring Bryn Athyn in the line 40-30. Bryn Athyn made 20 free throws, while Cedar Crest scored 16 points at the line.
Bryn Athyn travels to Keystone for a CSAC battle on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m.