Beaver Loses to Davis & Elkins College

By: Marcus Smith

Elkins, WV-- Penn State Beaver was looking to continue their winning streak against Davis & Elkins College but fell short.

In the first half Beaver was fighting to get the lead but couldn't keep up with the offense of the Senators. Beaver got into foul trouble early in the first half and having 15 turnover's didnt help them gain the lead either. Davis & Elkins went on a 14-0 run to make the score 23-8. Beaver went on to score only 18 points in the first half, which is their lowest scoring half all year. Beaver was down 40-18 at halftime.

In the second half Beaver did a complete 180 turn around scoring 51 points. Beaver played alot better shooting 45% from the three point arc and out rebounded Davis & Elkins 20-16.  After such a low scoring first half, the Lady Lions couldn't get themselves close enough for the win as they fell, 94-69.

Beaver was lead by Brittany Mineard (Beaver Falls, PA/Beaver Falls) with 14 points. Cassandra Flowers (Pittsburgh, Pa/Westinghouse) had another double-double with 10 points and 18 rebounds, as well as another outstanding performance by Brittany Jackson (Turtle Creek, PA/Westinghouse) with 12 points and 9 rebounds.

Beaver's next game is November 25th against Geneva College at 6 p.m.