MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Freshman Megan Kelly posted 25 points, but a layup in the final 10 seconds put the game just out of reach for the Frostburg State women's basketball team as it dropped a one-point, 53-52 loss at Penn State Harrisburg, Wednesday evening.
 
Frostburg (1-6, 0-2 Capital Athletic Conference) led early on, jumping out to an 11-3 lead midway through the first quarter and leading 15-10 at the first intermission.
 
With 4:36 left before the half, Penn State Harrisburg (4-3, 1-0 CAC) managed to slip ahead on a three-point shot from Jasmine Yanich to take a slim 20-18 lead. However, two made free throws from junior Kirsten Rayner gave the Bobcats some momentum back and knotted the game at 20-20.
 
Coming out of halftime in a 29-21 deficit, FSU tried to chip away at the Lions' lead but headed into the final 10 minutes down 45-35.
 
Just 10 seconds into the final quarter, Yolanna Snypse added a layup to the hosts' lead, but the Bobcat defense shut the Lion offense down for 2:04 before another Lion layup gave PSH their largest lead of the game, 49-35, with just under eight minutes left to play. 

Frostburg hit 8-of-8 free throws down the stretch to rally back within one, 49-48, with 2:46 showing. Kelly hit her ninth and tenth free throws to knot the game at 50-50 with 45 seconds remaining in the contest. Kelly then made a layup to give FSU a 52-51 lead with 24 seconds to go, but a go-ahead layup from the Lions' Kiara Carter gave the hosts its final 53-52 victory.
 
FSU scored 24 points off Lion turnovers to keep the game within reach and Kelly led all players with 25 points, while sophomore Adjowa Pinkrah added 10 points and five rebounds for the black and red.
 
Jasmine Yanich led the Lions with 12 points and six rebounds while teammate Kiara Carter posted a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
 
Frostburg returns to Bobcat Arena on Saturday, December 5 for a 1:00 pm CAC matchup with Salisbury.