KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Senior
Sydney Pierson (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) finished two blocks shy of her first career triple-double, which also would have tied the school record for blocks in a game as Kutztown women's basketball dropped a 60-50 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division contest Monday night at Keystone Arena.
The center from Elizabethtown recorded 11 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks, while adding three steals and two assists in a team-high 35 minutes of action. The eight rebounds is tied for second all-time for blocks in a game in program history, two shy of Advia Campbell's 10 set against West Chester on Dec. 7, 2013.
The Golden Bears (9-9 overall, 7-5 PSAC) lost for the second time in as many days, falling at first-place Shippensburg, 68-62, in overtime, last Saturday, Jan. 21, on the road. It's the first loss to the Warriors (10-8, 6-6) since Feb. 12, 2020. KU swept the two games last season.
East Stroudsburg led for 18:15 throughout the contest, scoring the game's first six points, and held a lead of nine midway through the second quarter before taking a 25-20 halftime advantage. KU pulled to within just four (36-32) with 3:18 left in the third quarter, but the Warriors scored seven of the last nine points to go on top by nine (43-34) after three.
Their lead quickly jumped to 14 (48-34) 1:04 into the final frame and it never got less than nine the rest of the way.
Casey Remolde (Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Basil Academy) and
Naia Pulliam (Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth) also finished with 11 points each. Remolde has six rebounds and three blocks, while Pulliam added three boards.
Zara Zerman (Jonestown, Pa./Northern Lebanon) contributed eight points, four rebounds and two assists.
Shannon Remolde (Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Basil Academy) scored four points off the bench for KU.
Kutztown has another quick, two-day turnaround, but it will remain at home as it hosts Bloomsburg in East action on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 5:30 p.m., from Keystone Arena.
