BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Mount Aloysius women's basketball team competed at the Renie Moss Memorial Tip-Off Classic this past weekend, falling to Arcadia University, 67-52, and Neumann University, 81-62. 

Game #1 vs. Arcadia University
Mount Aloysius was right with Arcadia during the first half, but the Knights used a strong third quarter to build a lead that proved to be insurmountable, winning 67-52 on Friday night. 

Leaders
- Hanna Rittenhouse (Mc Veytown, Pa., Mifflin County) finished with 11 points and nine rebounds. 
- Karissa Mercier (Freedom, Pa., Freedom) also had 11 points, including two three-pointers, while grabbing seven rebounds.
- Cameron Bates (Fort Pierce, Fla., John Carroll) was the third Mountie in double figures with ten points and added five rebounds.
- Chloe Clemons (Kailua, Hawaii, Kalaheo) contributed seven points and Molly Richards (Naples, Fla., Naples) recorded six points and two assists.

How It Happened
- At the start of the game, the Mounties scored first before Arcadia went on a 7-0 run for a 7-2 lead. Then a three-pointer by Rittenhouse and layup by Clemons evened the game at 7 about midway through the quarter. Arcadia opened a five-point margin but Mount Aloysius responded to get within one point at the one minute mark, 15-14. Arcadia held a slight edge at the end of the quarter, 16-14.
- A Clemons jumper tied the game, 16-16, at the 9:01 mark, but Arcadia answered with back-to-back threes to make it 22-16. Beginning at the 6:41 mark, Mount Aloysius scored seven unanswered points, punctuated with a Richards three-pointer to take over the lead, 23-22. Arcadia then has a 7-0 run of its own to go ahead 29-23 in the final minute of the period. Two free throws by Richards concluded the quarter, meaning Mount Aloysius trailed by four points, 29-25, at halftime.
- Arcadia began the third quarter with six straight points in three minutes to stretch the gap to ten points, 35-25. Arcadia maintained and even built on this advantage during the quarter, while holding the Mounties to their lowest-scoring quarter, seven points, of the game. Arcadia led by 14 points, 46-32, heading into the final quarter.
- Arcadia hit two three-pointers early in the quarter to extend the lead to 20 points, 52-32. The Mounties continued to battle and cut the difference to 11 points, 58-47, with three minutes remaining in the game. That is the closest they would get, however, eventually falling 67-52, for their second defeat of the season.

Into the Box Score   
- Mount Aloysius had a solid shooting night, leading Arcadia in field goal percentage (38 percent to 37.1 percent) and three-point percentage (40 percent to 25.7 percent).
- The Mounties were let down by turnovers, with 26 compared to 14 for Arcadia.
- Both teams were relatively even in total rebounds, with Arcadia holding a slight edge, 38-37.

Game #2 vs. Neumann University
The Mounties started strong, but faded in the middle quarters, as Neumann University won 81-62 on Saturday afternoon.

Leaders
- In 39 minutes of action, Bates tallied 18 points, five rebounds, and two assists.
- Hanna Rittenhouse scored 11 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while dishing out a team-high five assists. 
- Clemons went 3-of-5 from long distance, finishing with in double figures with 11 points. 
- Mercier and Paris Dugan (Dover, Pa., Dover) each contributed seven points and two assists. 
- Halle Rittenhouse (Mc Veytown, Pa., Mifflin County) chipped in six points and six rebounds

How It Happened
- Mount Aloysius opened the game with five straight points, on a jumper by Hanna Rittenhouse and Clemons first three-pointer of the day. Four minutes into the game, a jumper by Bates put the Mounties ahead by eight points, 10-2. Mount Aloysius extended the lead 12 points at 3:33 mark and then to 19-5 with just under two minutes to go in  the first period. The quarter closed with Mount Aloysius ahead 19-10.
- An 8-2 stretch by Neumann brought it back within three points, 21-18, after the first three minutes of the second quarter. The Mounties had a slight advantage until Neumann tied the game, 24-24, at the 5:39 mark. Neumann then built the lead to ten points, 37-27, as the quarter reached the final two minutes. Bates, Halle Rittenhouse, and Mercier all contributed in the last part of the quarter to get Mount Aloysius back within five points, 38-33.
- The Mounties struggled out of the break as Neumann put together a 15-point run over the course of about four minutes for 53-33 lead. Neumann maintained the advantage the rest of the quarter with the score ending up 67-49.
- Mount Aloysius only lost the fourth quarter by one point, but the deficit was too big to overcome, as they fell by final score of 81-62.

Into the Box Score 
- Led by Clemons, the Mounties went 7-of-16 from the three-point line for 43.8 percent. 
- Mount Aloysius finished with more assists than Neumann: 16-15.
- While the Mounties decreased their total turnovers from the game against Arcadia, the disparity still proved costly, as they had 17 compared to Neumann's eight. 

Up Next
- The Mounties continue their non-conference slate when they head to Penn College on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.