Mahwah, NJ:  The Lady Lions of Penn State-Harrisburg defeated the Panthers of Old Westbury, 74-57 to earn the 2015 Roadrunner Women's Basketball Tip-Off Tournament crown in Mahwah.  With the victory the Lady Lions improve to 3-1 overall.  Old Westbury falls to 1-1.  In the consolation match-up, Ramapo defeated the College of St. Elizabeth, 72-46 earning their first win of the season at 1-0.  St. Elizabeth falls to 0-2.
 
Penn-State was led by Jasmine Yanich who recorded 14 points shooting 5-10 from the field as the team hit 26-63 (41%).  Brittany Ulrich posted 13 points and Kaitlyn Carmo sank ten while Becca Bailey dished out a team leading four assists.  Old Westbury was led by Crystal Barnes who sank 20 points and Jasmine Robinson and Tori Bellings who each contributed 11.  The team shot a combined 26-65 (40%) in the loss. 
 
At the start of the game Penn-State Harrisburg quickly jumped out to a ten-point 19-9 lead with a jump shot from Ulrich and continued to climb as Ulrich drained another jumper to pull ahead 21-9.  The team finished the quarter with a 26-15 lead.  Penn-State shot 9-16 (56%) while Old Westbury was held to just seven field goals hitting 7-18 (39%).  In the remainder of the half, Penn-State continued to control the offensive game climbing to their biggest lead of 19 with 2:33 to play when Carmo drained a jump shot to pull ahead, 38-19.  The Lions held a 43-27 lead at the halftime buzzer behind 12 points from Yanich and ten from Ulrich.  The team hit 16-34 (47%) from the field while Old Westbury went 12-36 (33%).  Tori Bellings led Old Westbury with nine points in the half. 
 
Penn State-Harrisburg controlled the third quarter hanging onto their double-digit lead but Old Westbury fought in the final 1:37 when a free throw from Robinson sparked a 5-0 run to bring the Panthers within 13, 42-55 at the buzzer.  Old Westbury scored the first basket of the final period to come within 11, 44-55, but Penn-State took control again and closed out the game with the 74-57 earning the crown. 
 
In the first game of the day, Ramapo posted a 72-46 win over the Eagles from the College of St. Elizabeth behind 16 points from Jina Crawford.  With the win, Ramapo improves to 1-3 on the year.  St. Elizabeth falls to 0-2.
 
In the consolation match-up, the Roadrunners jumped ahead to a 20-14 lead after the first quarter behind six points from Kellie Lane.  Jasmine Poole led the Eagles with eight points as the team shot 3-16 (19%) from the field.  The Roadrunners hit 9-19 (47%) in the quarter.  Ramapo would go on a 6-0 run to start the second quarter before St. Elizabeth finally got on the board with 5:25 to go with the front end of a two shot foul from Marylane Gutierrez to close the gap, 26-15.  The Roadrunners closed out the half with a 10-6 run to stay on top, 36-21 heading into the intermission.  Ramapo went 13-35 (37%) in the half behind 12 points from Jina Crawford.  CSE was led by Poole with eight points as the team was held to just five baskets hitting 5-31 (16%). 
 
The Roadrunners outscored the Eagles, 10-14 in the third quarter to hang onto their lead, 50-31 after shooting a combined 6-18 (33%).  Lane contributed six points to lead Ramapo while Danesha Triplett led the Eagles with five.  The team shot 2-14 (14%) from the field.  In the final quarter, Ramapo pushed to extend their lead to 28, 67-39, with 2:44 to go in the game.  Two free throws from Lane put Ramapo on top by their biggest lead and in the final minutes, the Roadrunners closed out the game with a 72-46 advantage earing their first win of the season. Crawford collected a team leading 16 points on the day and Lane finished with 14 as the team shot a combined 26-65 (40%).  Bridgette Buckalew dished out five assists while grabbing five steals in the win.  Triplett led the Eagles with 11 points as the team went 12-59 (20%) in the loss.  Ashley Pledger dished out six assists and Triplett pulled down 11 rebounds. 
  
Ramapo returns to action on Tuesday, November 24th when they travel to NJAC rival William Paterson for a 6pm tip-off in their first New Jersey Athletic Conference match-up of the season.