Kean Falls to Scranton at Days Inn
Tournament
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (1/3/09) - Sophomore forward
Tiffany Patrick (Piscataway, N.J.) finished with a
team-high 13 points, however the Kean University women's basketball
team was unable to overcome solid second-half shooting by
University of Scranton in a 77-52 loss in the championship game of
the Days Inn Tournament hosted by Gettysburg College on Saturday
afternoon. 
Patrick (pictured right) connected on 6-of-9 from the floor to
lead #8/9 Cougars (9-3), while sophomore guard Megan Kopecki
(Millington, N.J.) earned tournament most valuable player
honors after scoring a game-high 23 points for Scranton.
The Lady Royals led for most of the contest, extending their
lead to as many as 12 points in the first half before Kean closed
the half on a 16-7 run to pull within 33-30 at halftime.
Patrick and senior guard Ebony Jackson (Newark,
N.J.) each had seven points at the half, while Kopecki and
sophomore Jennifer King (Taylor, Pa.) each had eight
points for Scranton.
Kean cut the deficit to two points on a free throw by junior
Danielle Brown (North Brunswick, N.J.) to open the
second-half scoring, however a 13-2 run by the Lady Royals pushed
the lead back out to double-figures and the Cougars were unable to
trim the deficit back to single digits the rest of the way.
For the Cougars, Jackson finished with nine points, five rebounds
and four assists, while Brown added nine points and a team-high six
rebounds. Junior Olivia Triano (Keyport,
N.J.) (pictured left) had a career and team-high five
assists in a season-high 19 minutes of action off the bench.
King finished with 10 points for the Lady Royals, and senior
center Molly Klusek (Philadelphia, Pa.) had a
double-double with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
The two teams could face each once more this season if a
regularly-scheduled game from December 19th that was
postponed due to inclement weather in made up.
Kean gets back into New Jersey Athletic Conference action on
Wednesday, January 7, when the Cougars host Rowan University.
