La PLUME, Pa. – After a three-week layoff, the Keystone women's basketball team returned to the court for its first action of 2022 but were gashed by the Gators of Notre Dame Maryland, 77-56, in Colonial State Athletic Conference play at the Gambal Athletic Center.
After a close first quarter in Thursday night's game, NDMU splashed five of its 10-total 3-pointers to go along with a 50-percent shooting period to make it an uphill battle the rest of the way for the Giants.
Keystone matched the Gators point for point in the second half, but it was too late as Notre Dame of Maryland took the victory and improved to 6-4 in the CSAC (6-8 overall).
It was a rematch of a Nov. 27 contest that saw Keystone pull out a last-second come-back victory on the road to start conference play.
The Giants dropped to 4-2 in conference and 6-5 overall.
Standout Performers
- Abby Ritz (Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock Area) tallied up her first double-double with 11 rebounds and a season-high 18 points.
- Lee Gordon (Philadelphia, Pa./Penn Wood) also put up 18 points to go along with six assists, five rebounds and five steals.
- Alexis Durham put up a team-high 27 points for the Gators, making seven 3-pointers to go along with nine assists and seven rebounds for the near triple-double.
- Daija Fitchett finished with a double-double, shooting 10 of 13 (76.9 percent) from the field for 21 points with 12 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks.
Inside The Box Score
- Keystone nearly matched NDMU in 3-pointers with nine of their own but were outdone by the Gators' 45.5 success rate (10 of 22) compared to 9 of 30 (30 percent).
- The Giants shot 32.2 percent (19 for 59) from the field while going 9 of 12 (75.0 percent) at the free-throw line.
- Notre Dame of Maryland finished 31 of 64 (48.4 percent) from the field while going 5 of 14 (35.7 percent) at the charity stripe.
- In the second quarter, Keystone scored just five points on 2 of 12 shooting with 1 of 7 from beyond the arc.
What's Next
- Keystone will battle again Saturday, Jan. 22 with nearby-Clarks Summit (8-0 CSAC, 12-2 overall) at 1 p.m.
- The Defenders narrowly edged the Giants, 65-63, in their first round matchup in early December.
- A Jan. 12 postponed game between Keystone the Saint Elizabeth will be played next Monday, Jan. 24 at the Gambal Athletic Center.
- A Jan. 8 postponed game between Keystone and Wilson will be played Monday, Feb. 7 in Chambersburg, Pa.
- Keystone was scheduled to play a non-conference game against Centenary (N.J.) on Feb. 9. It's been rescheduled to Feb. 14.
- A Jan. 15 postponed game between Keystone and Cairn has been rescheduled for Feb. 16 at the Gambal Athletic Center.
- An originally scheduled Feb. 16 road game between Keystone and Cairn has been rescheduled for Feb. 9.
- Notre Dame of Maryland will host Cedar Crest (1-7 CSAC, 2-9 overall) on Saturday.
