November 15, 2016

Juniata Falls to Dickinson in Season Opener

Huntingdon, Pa. - The Dickinson Red Devils took control in the fourth quarter to come back and beat the Eagles 72-64 in the 2016-17 season opener on Nov. 15 in Memorial Gym.

Dickinson

Juniata

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Dickinson	12	15	20	25	72
Juniata	18	17	16	13	64

Game Leaders

Dickinson

Pts: Jennifer Smith - 13

Reb: Mary Martin - 9

Ast: 2 Players (#12, #22) - 3

Juniata

Pts: Dani Atkinson - 17

Reb: Rachael Anstine - 11

Ast: Dani Atkinson - 2

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Dickinson	Juniata
Field Goals	(23-56)	(22-66)
Field Goal %	41.1%	33.3%
Rebounds	43	43
Assists	9	7
Turnovers	22	22
Pts off Turnovers	23	18
2nd Chance Pts	13	10
Bench Pts	32	11

Full stats

THE HEADLINE: The Dickinson Red Devils took control in the fourth quarter to come back and beat the Eagles 72-64 in the 2016-17 season opener on Nov. 15 in Memorial Gym.

THE STARTERS:

21 Katy Leamer

FIRST HALF: Dani Atkinson (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) made a three-pointer jumper two minutes into the game to take a 3-2 lead over the Red Devils. From there, Juniata continued to add on, while keeping Dickinson quiet. With buckets from Atkinson, Kelly Leamer (Altoona, Pa./Bellwood-Antis), Katy Leamer (Altoona, Pa./Bellwood-Antis), and Bailey Swogger (Tyrone, Pa./Bellwood-Antis), the Eagles took an 18-12 lead into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, Katy Leamer exploded with five buckets and nine points. Juniata took a 35-27 lead into the half.

SECOND HALF: A layup by Kelly Leamer less than a minute into the third quarter gave the Eagles a game-high, 12-point lead. From there, though, Dickinson began to crawl back.

They gained the lead for the second time in the game with a layup two minutes into the fourth quarter, putting them ahead 54-51. Bethany Spencer (York, Pa./York Suburban) quickly tied it back up with a long three-pointer. After going back and forth for a few minutes, Atkinson hit a three to take a 59-57 lead.

That was the last lead the Eagles had in the game.

The Red Devils outscored the Eagles 15-5 after that, 11 of those points were made at the free throw line. Dickinson went on to win the game 72-64.

KEY PERFORMERS: Rachael Anstine recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Her 11 rebounds, seven offensive and four defensive, led the team.

Atkinson marked a team-leading 17 points. Followed by Katy Leamer with 13 and Anstine.

OFF THE BENCH: Swogger and Bri Wasser both tallied five points in their play off the bench. In her 18 minutes of play, Swogger also recorded six defensive rebounds.

WHAT'S NEXT?: Juniata is heading to the McDaniel Tip Off Tournament on Nov. 18-19. On Friday, Nov. 18, they will face No. 6 St. Thomas (Minn.) at 6 p.m. Depending on the results of that game, they will play McDaniel or Mt. Aloysius on Saturday, Nov. 19.