Nov 28, 2007

Freshman Gaskins' Last-Second Basket Leads Lady Rams to Road Win

Freshman forward Ashley Gaskins grabbed an offensive rebound and scored on a putback with 1.5 seconds remaining, leading Philadelphia University to a 74-73 win at East Stroudsburg University on Wednesday, November 28th, in women's basketball action. The win improves the Lady Rams to 3-1 overall on the season while the Warriors fall to 0-3.

In the opening frame, Head Coach Tom Shirley's squad jumped out to an early 21-9 advantage behind the scoring of sisters Kate Brennan and Amanda Brennan. Kate, a redshirt freshman, scored 11 during the opening run while Amanda, a junior guard, added seven. East Stroudsburg battled back with an 8-0 run of their own to close the gap, but the Lady Rams held a 43-33 advantage at the half.

In the second half, Shirley's team maintained the lead for the first 18:01, holding a 66-59 advantage with just over six minutes remaining in regulation. However, the Warriors put together one last run, tying the contest with 1:09 left and eventually taking the lead, 73-72, on a pair of Monika Fogelsanger free throws with 12 seconds left. Following a timeout, Amanda Brennan drove the baseline for the Lady Rams, missing a layup attempt while senior Ashley Webster grabbed an offensive rebound, but also missed. Gaskins then gathered the loose ball and scored the eventual game-winning basket, helping Philadelphia University avenge a loss to the Warriors last season. East Stroudsburg still had 1.5 seconds left on the clock, but was unable to get off a shot against the Lady Rams' pressure defense.

Kate Brennan led all scorers with 23 points while Webster added her third double-double in four games this season, finishing with 17 points and 11 boards. Sophomore center Jessica Romano also collected a double-double, adding 15 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out with 1:59 remaining.


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