Golden Wolves Claw Past Eagles
December 18, 2021

Golden Wolves Claw Past Eagles

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HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata women's basketball team couldn't complete the comeback as they lost to Alvernia, 73-63, Saturday afternoon inside Memorial Gymnasium. 

It was a tough first quarter for the Eagles offensively as they managed five points while shooting 14.3% from the floor. Grace Long (Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin) opened the scoring for Juniata three and half minutes into the game as she dribbled into three from the right-wing.  Hailey Sherman (Marysville, Pa. / Susquenita High School) forced a turnover, and on the offensive end, Long grabbed an offensive rebound.  She tossed the ball to Cassie Mock (Martinsburg, Pa. / Central Martinsburg), who drilled a jumper from just inside the three-point line. Alvernia scored the final 10 points of the period to lead to 14-5 after one.  

The Golden Wolves quickly built a double-digit lead at the beginning of the second quarter. 

A Mock layup made it 32-21 with just under three to play, but the Golden Wolves closed on a 6-0 run as Juniata trailed by 17 at the break. 

The third quarter opened with a Sherman layup, an Alvernia foul shot, and Kennedy Miller (Huntingdon, Pa. / Huntingdon Area HS) converting a foul shot to make it 39-24.

From there, Sherman took over briefly as she scored on a layup, made a three off an assist from Long, and splashed another off an assist by Mock to make it 39-32.

Juniata continued to narrow the gap, with Averie Hess (Jersey Shore, Pa. / Jersey Shore) making a jumper off a pass from Dani Scipioni (Altoona, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle) made it 42-38. In the final minutes of the third, Alvernia gave themselves some breathing room as they used a jumper in the last 30 seconds to push their lead back to ten, 52-42, heading into the final frame. 

The Eagles never got closer than seven in the fourth, with a Long jumper in the final minute making it 66-59, but the Golden Wolves made their free throws down the stretch to ice the game. 

Juniata is off until after Christmas when they will head down to Nashville to play in the Basketball Destinations Post-Christmas Classic.