Women's Basketball: Tournament Preview
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#1 Brandywine (19-7, 12-2 PSUAC) vs. Bye
Top-seeded Brandywine enters PSUAC tournament play
on a four-game winning streak, and have won eight of their last ten
overall. Their 71.8 points-per-game average ranks them third
in the conference, with sophomore guard Stacey MacArthur's 13.0 a
night leading the way. Fellow sophomore Olivia Encarnacion
(11.5 ppg.) and junior forward Lauren Munro (10.3 ppg.) also
average in double-figures in scoring for Brandywine. Their
13.1 assists-per-game average leads all PSUAC playoff teams.
#4 Hazleton (17-5, 11-3 PSUAC) vs. #5 Fayette (8-16,
8-6 PSUAC)
previous meeting: HN
64-47
Hazleton ended its campaign with a 6-4 stretch, and is led by
junior forward Alexis Daly's near double-double average; she posts
16.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Senior forward Taylor
Cannon (12.0 ppg.) and sophomore guard Stephanie Guevara (10.0
ppg.) also score in double-figures for Hazleton. They rank
fourth in both scoring, 67.4 points per game, and rebounding, 45.2
per game. Fayette opens the PSUAC playoffs having won just
three of their last ten, but ended the season with a
double-overtime victory over sixth-seeded Mont Alto. They
rank fifth in scoring at 64.5 points per game, and are led by a
trio of players averaging in double-figures. Sophomore
forward Courtney Haines leads the group at 12.1 per night, while
freshmen guards Ally Rudolph (11.3 ppg.) and Hayley Moreland (11.2
ppg.) complete the group. Fayette will be looking to avenge a
loss earlier in the season to Hazleton, as they fell in that game
64-47.
#3 Lehigh Valley (15-4, 11-3 PSUAC) vs. #6 Mont Alto
(12-11, 8-6 PSUAC)
previous meetings: LV 82-61 ;
LV 77-63
Third-seeded Lehigh Valley enters the PSUAC playoffs as the
conference's highest-scoring team, averaging 77.9 points per game.
They've won two straight games, and have lost just once in their
previous ten contests. Five Lehigh Valley players average in
double-figures in scoring, led by the conference's top offensive
threat in freshman guard Andrea Watkins and her 19.5 points per
game. Sophomore forward Taylor Russell averaged a
double-double on the season, with 11.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per
game. Mont Alto will be looking to defeat Lehigh Valley for
the first time in three tries this season, and have won seven of
their last ten games. They are led on offense by a pair of
sophomores, with Dori Kozain (11.4 ppg.) and Ashley Madison (11.3
ppg.) both averaging in double-figures. Mont Alto ranks ninth
in the PSUAC in scoring at 55.9 points per game.
#2 Beaver (16-8, 12-2 PSUAC) vs. Bye
Beaver ended their campaign with a 7-3 stretch, and
will be looking to repeat as
PSUAC tournament
champs. They ranked second in scoring at 75.7 points per game, and feature a balanced offense consisting of seven players averaging at
least seven points per game. Junior guard Morgan Kurtz leads
the way at 15.5 points a night, which ranks her fourth in the conference. Sophomore forward
Asia Borders (12.0 ppg.),
junior forward Cassandra
Flowers (11.7 ppg.) and senior guard Brittany Mineard (10.0 ppg.)
each averaged in double-figures for Beaver, as well. They also ranked third in the
PSUAC in rebounding at 47.0
per game.