What A Start: Ward Just Misses A Triple-Double In Season Opening Barnburner

Box Score

MONACA, Pa. – The Community College of Beaver County women's basketball program welcomed back the hoops season with a flourish, battling with crosstown PSU Beaver into overtime and triple digits before falling in a shootout, 105-102.

The Basics:

• Score (Overtime)
  • Penn State Beaver – 105
  • Beaver County – 102

• Records
  • Beaver County (0-1, 0-0 WPAC)
  • Penn State Beaver (1-0, 0-0 PSUAC)

• Location
  • Monaca, Pennsylvania – Gary B. Keefer Wellness Center

• Series History
  • Nittany Lions Lead 4-0 (0%)

• Winning Streak
  • Nittany Lions (W4) | Titans' Last Win: N/A

Titans' Top Performers:

• Jada Ward averaged a point per minute . . . she played 41 . . . having the game of her life in her collegiate debut by popping off 41 points on 16-for-36 (44.4%) and ten rebounds while missing a triple-double by one steal (9).

• Joining her on double-double duty was Josie Russell, who dominated in the paint with 22 points and a game-high 19 boards, going 7-of-10 (70%) from the floor and 8-of-10 (80%) from the charity stripe.

• Delana Fox did her damage coming off the bench, racking up 16 points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes whereas Medina Brooklynn placed the role of a workhorse, spending most of her time on the hardwood (41 minutes) en route to 18 points, seven boards, and a quartet of steals.

Next:

• A week of rest will help prepare the ladies for a different Penn State team (DuBois) at 6 p.m. Tuesday night on the road.

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