Albright scored the first 11 points of the game, using a smothering defense to keep the Dutchmen off the scoreboard for just under nine minutes. After a Jenna Gambino lay up got the visitors on the board with 11:07 left in the half, Staci Waligorski and Olsheski hit back to back baskets to push the Lady Lion lead to 15-2. LVC would score the next four points to pull within nine, but would not get any closer for the rest of the evening. Albright closed the half on a 9-4 run and held a 24-10 lead at the break. Annie McMahon led Albright with six points at the half, while Gambino and Monica Johnson each had four for the Dutchmen.
The Lady Lions came out firing in the second half, scoring on their first three possessions to push the lead to 30-10. That would be the start of a 19-5 run over the first nine-plus minutes of the half that effectively put the game away. Charlotte Ciccone\'s jumper with 10:24 left in the ball game gave Albright capped the run and gave Albright a 43-15 lead. The Lady Lions cruised home from there, as they limited the Dutchmen to just 14.3% (6-35) shooting from the floor in the second half.
Olsheski scored 12 of her game high 16 points in the second half, including a perfect 3-3 effort from beyond the three-point line. McMahon was the only other Lady Lion in double figures, finishing with 10 points. Albright dominated the boards in the game, out-rebounding LVC 55-37, led by Jackie Hardwick\'s nine. The Lady Lions also committed a season-low 13 turnovers while forcing 20 from the Dutchmen. Ciccone finished with five assists, while Natalie Bizzarro and Marie Levins each added three.
Donna Geiger led Lebanon Valley with eight points in the game. Albright held Johnson, who entered the game averaging 16 points a night, to just six points, although she did pull down a game-high 12 rebounds and block a pair of shots. Gambino also finished with six points for the Dutchmen.
Newspaper Box Score Lebanon Valley vs Albright 11/28/06 7:00 pm at Bollman Center - Reading, PA At Bollman Center - Reading, PA ALBRIGHT 58, LEBANON VALLEY 27 LEBANON VALLEY (1-3, 0-1 Cwealth) Donna Geiger 3-14 1-2 8; Monica Johnson 2-9 2-4 6; Jenna Gambino 2-5 2-3 6; Jill Ryba 1-5 0-0 3; Julie Adams 1-3 0-0 2; Amie Bickert 1-2 0-0 2; Cassandra Martinez 0-8 0-0 0; Allie Butler 0-9 0-0 0. Totals 10-55 5-9 27. ALBRIGHT (3-1, 1-0 Cwealth) Mallory Olsheski 5-9 3-4 16; Annie McMahon 5-13 0-0 10; Jaqueline Hardwick 3-14 1-2 8; Natalie Bizzarro 4-10 0-0 8; Charlotte Ciccone 3-9 0-0 6; Casey Slack 1-1 1-2 3; Jen DuPrau 1-2 1-2 3; Marie Levins 1-4 0-0 2; Staci Waligorski 1-3 0-0 2; Meredith Berger 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-68 6-10 58. Lebanon Valley................ 10 17 - 27 Albright...................... 24 34 - 58 3-point goals-Lebanon Valley 2-14 (Donna Geiger 1-6; Jill Ryba 1-4; Allie Butler 0-4), Albright 4-9 (Mallory Olsheski 3-3; Jaqueline Hardwick 1-2; Annie McMahon 0-4). Fouled out--Lebanon Valley-None, Albright-None. Rebounds-Lebanon Valley 37 (Monica Johnson 12), Albright 55 (Jaqueline Hardwick 9). Assists-Lebanon Valley 2 (Monica Johnson 1; Allie Butler 1), Albright 14 (Charlotte Ciccone 5). Total fouls-Lebanon Valley 11, Albright 13. A-231