The Basics

• Final Score: No. 3 Scranton - 70, Bates - 49
• Records: No. 3 Scranton (28-1), Bates (17-10)
• With the win the Lady Royals advance to the Sweet 16 where they'll face off against Johns Hopkins University on Friday, March 14 at a site yet to be determined.
• More info on the Sweet 16 game will be released as soon as possible.

How it Happened

• Graduate student Kyra Quigley opened the game with a tough and-one and converted the free throw to put Scranton up 3-0.
• Bates stayed close to Scranton for the first five minutes of the first quarter but back-to-back threes from sophomores Elizabeth Bennett and Meghan Lamanna followed by a jumper from graduate student Maddie Hartnett put Scranton up 17-11. 
• The Lady Royals closed the opening period with a 7-0 lead and led 24-13 at the end of the first.
• Junior Kaci Kranson paced Scranton with eight points in the first period. 
• Scranton went on an 11-0 run to open up the second quarter, including six points from Kranson. 
• The Lady Royals out scored Bates 16-7 in the seventh and held a 20 point lead at halftime, 40-20.
• Bates cut the lead to 15 in the early stages of the third quarter but Scranton responded with a jumper from Kranson and a three from Lamanna to regain a 20 point advantage.
• Junior Kaeli Romanowski recorded two steals that resulted in fast break lay ups on the other end in the third period.
• Scranton held a 59-38 lead headed into the fourth quarter.
• Hartnett hit a three midway through the fourth to put Scranton back up 21.
• The Lady Royals held Bates to 11 points in the fourth period and went on to win by a final score of 70-49.

Top Performers

• Kranson recorded her first double-double of the season with a game-high 26 points and 13 rebounds.
• Hartnett and Lamanna each scored 10 points.
• Romanowski posted six points, five assists, and a career-high nine steals. Romanowski is now at 97 steals, two shy of breaking the single-season program record.
• Bennett scored nine points and added four boards.

Inside the Box Score

• Scranton out rebounded Bates 35-30.
• The Lady Royals shot 43.4% from the field and 37.5% from three.
• Scranton recorded 11 steals, led by Romanowski with nine.

Up Next

• The women's basketball team will face Johns Hopkins in a rematch of last year's Sweet 16 game on Friday, March 14.