Lemont Furnace, PA- The Lady Lions took to the road yesterday as they traveled to Penn State Fayette for their first conference contest of the season.
The teams went back and forth throughout the first half, trading buckets and playing stellar defense. PSU Fayette was able to close strongly, on their way to a 34-27 lead at the break over the Lady Lions.
New Kensington struggled offensively to start the second half, shooting just 12.5% in the third quarter and being outscored 25-9. Unfortunately, the Lady Lions could not recover and went on to lose the game, 77-50.
Sophomore point guard Destiny Batiste (Thibodaux, LA) was a force, leading the Lady Lions with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals on the night. Fellow freshmen guard Najah Perryman (Woodbridge, VA) chipped in 14 points and freshmen forward Esther Cole (Brooklyn, NY) added 9 points and 9 rebounds off the bench.
The loss drops New Kensington to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the PSUAC on the season. They will look to get into the win column this Friday, November 18th as they travel to York, PA for a conference showdown with Penn State York.
Stay tuned at PSNKathletics.com.
