Alvernia Finishes Up Season With 69-54 Loss At Messiah Ebersole Sets 3s Record At 96

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Grantham, Pa. (Feb. 16, 2013) - Messiah College (22-3, 16-2) got 20 points and 15 rebounds from Dori Gyori in a 69-54 win over Alvernia University (9-16, 6-12) Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Conference women's basketball action at Messiah.

The Falcons wrapped up the top seed in the Commonwealth Championships which will begin on Monday with 5 Lycoming visiting 4 Elizabethtown.  Alvernia freshman Chelsea Ebersole (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra) hit four 3s-all in the second half--and finished her first season with a school record 96 3s.  Her season total is second all-time in the MAC and she came within two of tying the MAC record of 98 set by Jenna Palumbo (King's College) in the 2006-07 season.

Messiah used a 22-4 run early in the first half to run out to a 25-8 lead and never looked back.  Gyori had 12 points and six boards at the half and the Falcons led 34-19 at the break.  Ebersole and fellow freshman Stevie Fortna (Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon Catholic) struggled to find the range in the early going.  Both were 0-5 from the floor.

Both teams scored 35 points in the second half.

Ebersole was 4-9 from the floor including 4-8 from the arc.  Brittany Young (Columbus, N.J./North Burlington) reached double figures with 13 points.  Gyori was one of four Falcons to reach double figures.

Messiah will host the winner of the Etown/Lyco game on Wednesday in a semifinal.  The other semifinal will be 3 Lebanon Valley visiting 2 Widener.  The final will be next Saturday at the highest remaining seed.

Messiah 69, Alvernia 54