WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Three players reached double figures, but it was not enough against host Penn College of Technology, who defeated Mount Aloysius 72-45 on Wednesday night.

Leaders
- Cameron Bates (Fort Pierce, Fla., John Carroll) continued her strong start to the season with an 11 point, six rebound, and three assist performance.
- Hailey Drutarosky (Freedom, Pa., Sewickley Academy) also recorded 11 points and six rebounds
- Chloe Clemons (Kailua, Hawaii, Kalaheo) added 11 points, including three 3-pointers.
- Halle Rittenhouse (Mc Veytown, Pa., Mifflin County) contributed five points, while Molly Richards (Naples, Fla., Naples) and Hanna Rittenhouse (Mc Veytown, Pa., Mifflin County) each dished out a pair of assists.

How It Happened
- Two minutes into the game, Bates put the Mounties ahead 5-4 with a three-pointer. Penn College followed with a 5-0 run before a Drutarosky layup moved Mount Aloysius within three points, 10-7, midway through the quarter. Penn College then outscored the Mounties 15-3 through the end of the quarter to lead 25-10.
- Penn College continued to build on its advantage in the second quarter, reaching a 25-point margin, 41-16, in the latter stages of the quarter. However, Clemons hit a lay-up and 3-pointer in the final minute to cut the difference to 20 points, 41-21, heading into halftime.
- During the third quarter, the Mount Aloysius held Penn College to its lowest scoring output of the night, 15 points, but was unable to make much impact offensively. Therefore, Penn College stretched the advantage to 28 points by the end of the quarter, 56-28.
- Clemons provided a spark in the first minute of the fourth quarter with back-to-back three-pointers, decreasing the lead slightly to 59-34. Mount Aloysius kept pace with Penn College this quarter, and even outscored Penn by one point, but could not come back from the large deficit, eventually falling 72-45.

Into the Box Score
- The Mounties held Penn College to just 5-of-21 from beyond-the-arc for 23.8 percent.
- Penn College finished with 12 different players in the scoring column and tallied 41 points from its bench players.
- In the fourth quarter, Mount Aloysius shot 40 percent from the floor and 40 percent from the three-point line.

Up Next
- The Mounties will look for their first win of the season in the Mountain Valley Tip-Off Classic, taking place this weekend at Penn State Altoona and Mount Aloysius. They face Keuka College on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Sunday at 3 p.m.