PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University women's basketball team defeated the Vermont State University Johnson Badgers, 59-31, in a non-conference match in Foley Gymnasium on Wednesday evening.
 
Plymouth State held VTSU Johnson to one first half field goal en route to a comfortable first win of the season as nine different Panthers produced points on the evening.
 
Junior Raegan Peck (Dudley, Mass.) and sophomore Ashley Stephens (Pembroke, N.H.) led the charge with 12 points apiece, while senior Alli Ingalls (Hampstead, N.H.) contributed 11 of her own. Junior Hailey Malozzi (Maynard, Mass.) brought down a team-high 10 rebounds in the winning effort.
 
The five first half points allowed are the fewest in any contest since at least the 2010-11 season.
 
Plymouth State improves to 1-1 in the early season, while the Badgers fall to 0-2.
 
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 59, VTSU Johnson 31
  • Plymouth State (1-1)
  • VTSU Johnson (0-2)

Top Performers:

• Plymouth State
  • Raegan Peck (12 pts, 4-6 3pt)
  • Ashley Stephens (12 pts, 5-9 fg, 2 blk)
  • Alli Ingalls (11 pts, 4-7 fg, 3-5 3pt)
  • Sabrina Vlahovic (5 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl)
  • Hailey Malozzi (2 pts, 10 reb)

How it Happened:

• The Panthers opened on a 14-0 run with 4:26 on the clock in the first quarter.
• VTSU Johnson managed its first field goal with just over two minutes left in the first, the team's only basket of the first quarter, as the Panthers extended the margin to 18-3 after one.
• Plymouth State's defense continued to shut down its counterpart, holding the Badgers to only five first half points as the Panthers took a 30-5 lead into the halftime break.
• The Panthers stretched the margin to 31-points (44-13) with 3:09 remaining in the third quarter.
• VTSU Johnson went on two separate 9-0 runs in the second half to prevent the game from being a complete runaway, but the Panthers lead was never in jeopardy as PSU coasted to its first win of the season.

By the Numbers:

• The Panthers went 20-of-58 (34.5%) from the floor and 7-of-25 (28.0%) from three.
• PSU outrebounded the Badgers 47-46 overall.
• VTSU Johnson led on the offensive boards, 16-11.
• Points off turnovers were in the Panthers' favor, 19-8.
• Bench points went to PSU, 21-7.
• PSU had nine steals to six for the Badgers.
• Points in the paint went to the Panthers, 22-14.
• The Panthers did not trail at any point in the contest.
• Plymouth State is 20-4 in the head-to-head matchup dating back to the 1988-89 season.

Up Next:

• The Panthers will participate in the Colby College Tip-Off Tournament on the weekend, opening with a matchup against the host Mules on Saturday (Nov. 16).  The game is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m.

 
 
 
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