Lady Cavs lose first PAC game of season

CRISTIN MARCY ASSISTANTPERSPECTIVESEDITOR

The women's basketball team was undefeated in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference until they lost to Gwynedd Mercy College, 70-60, on Saturday, Feb.

I. Up until that meet both teams had not suffered a loss in the PAC.

This loss brings the team's record to 9-9 overall and 8-1 in the PAC. •

"We knew we had to play hard because we are the only t\vo undefeated teams in the PAC, and after today one of us would not be," Hannah Welker, freshman, said.

The Lady Cavs kept the score tight the entire game, with the lead changing four times. By the end of the first half, the Lady Cavs were down by eight points.

In the second half, the Lady Cavs started out well but by the end they looked tired and were unable to prevent Gwynedd Mercy from scoring. Offensive rebounds played a key factor. Captain Lisa Kqira, senior, said, "We played really hard but we need to work on our offensive rebounding." The Lady Cavs only had 12 offensive rebounds of their 45 rebounds.

The game was "youth versus experience," head coach Darlene Hillebrand said. For the Lady Cavs, three of the starters were freshman with three more freshman substitutes coming into the game. The team's hopes are that it will only get stronger and more