Floyd Scores 1,000th Point; Lions Fall At Eastern

ST. DAVID'S, Pa. – Senior Amanda Floyd (Glenolden, Pa./Interboro) notched the 1,000^th point of her career, but the Penn State Brandywine women's basketball team was downed at Eastern University, falling 77-68 on Saturday afternoon.

Floyd entered the Brandywine record books at the 7:02 mark of the fourth quarter during her 68^th career game when she sank the front end of two free throws, giving her 11 points on the day. The 11^th member of Brandywine's 1,000-point club, Floyd finished the afternoon with 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 38 minutes of action.

Trinell Watson (Pottstown, Pa./Pottstown) was the Lions' leading scorer with 15 points, while Kiara Koger (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) produced a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double and handed out four assists. Cheyenne Rivas (Thorndale, Pa./Collegium Charter) added 11 points and four boards.

Eastern led by six after one quarter and pushed the margin to double figures early in the second, but a 14-4 Brandywine run, which featured scoring from five different players and spanned more than five minutes, knotted the count at 26-all. An Eagles three-pointer put the hosts back on top before Sierra Diawara (Glenolden, Pa./Interboro) sank two free throws to get the Lions within two at the break.

Brandywine led for the first time since early in the opening quarter when Koger knocked down a jumper at the 7:28 mark of the third period. The Lions' lead reached five points following a Floyd basket and a triple from Rivas, but nine-straight points from Eastern put the Eagles back on top. Four free throws, two from Floyd and two from Arianna Henry (Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth), during the final 64 seconds of the quarter sent the team's into the final period tied 53-53.

Eastern netted the final quarter's first five points, but Floyd's 1,001^st point brought Brandywine back within two. The Lions still trailed by two with under five minutes to play; however, the hosts pulled away over the next three minutes by outscoring Brandywine 13-4.

Brandywine outrebounded Eastern 47-36 and shot 37 percent from the field, but was hurt by 25 turnovers that led to 31 Eagle points.

Brandywine (5-6, 4-3 PSUAC) returns from the holiday break on January 4 when the Lions visit Neumann at 6:00 PM.