Hazelton, PA - Despite shooting nearly fifty percent from beyond the three point arc, the women's basketball team fell to non-conference foe Penn St.-Hazelton on Monday night.

Box Score

Cairn's junior guard Haley Weber made 4-of-8 3-pt attempts to finish with 14 points, while senior forward Hannah McCardle paced the Highlanders with 17 points, including a 3-for-7 night from downtown, and 12 rebounds. As a team, the Highlanders made 9-of-19 3-pt attempts. Ruth Nelson continues to have in impact in the paint, reaching double-digit rebounds with 10 and adding 8 points.

In one of their better shooting nights of the season, the Highlanders were 36% from the floor, 19-for-53. Down at halftme by only 8 points, 33-25, Cairn made a feirce second half rally, outscoring the Lions 27-25 in the final stanza, but the host were able to cling to a 58-52 win. A key factor impeding the Cairn comeback was the desparity in trips to the foul line. The Highlanders and in particular Ruth Nelson earned three trips to the line on the night, making 5 of 6. Penn St.-Hazelton, however, saw 12 trips to the charity-spot, getting 13 points from 24 attempts, more than enough to cover the final 6 point difference. Coach Zamroz and the Highlanders will have to improve on getting to the free-throw line in the future.

Alexis Daly led the Lions with 15 points. Tiffany Donnelly contributed 14 of her own.

Cairn is now 0-10 on the season. Penn St.-Hazelton is now 6-5.

On Wednesday, the Highlanders will host Gwynedd-Mercy at 6pm.