The Misericordia University women's basketball team evened its record with a 68-53 win over Penn State Lehigh Valley, Saturday afternoon in the consolation game of the Rose City Classic at Drew.
 
Justine Seely led the Cougars with 16 points, on 8-of-10 shooting, and seven rebounds and Rachel Carmody added 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
 
Liz Waleski had seven points and seven rebounds and Nikki Baro had seven points.
 
Carmody had four blocks and three steals while Seely had three blocks and four steals.
 
The Cougars led 30-25 at halftime and scored the first six points of the third period to break the game open.  The Cougars shot 10-15 from the foul line in the third period to take a 53-36 lead after three stanzas.
 
Leading 46-35, the Cougars ended the third period with a 7-1 run over the final 90 seconds.  Japriya Carroll ignited the run on a fastbreak layup and Seely followed with a jumper to make it 48-35.
 
Leanne Forsyth added two free throws and Waleski closed the quarter with a three-pointer.
 
Penn State closed within 13 points early in the fourth quarter, but Jackie Hajec and Ashley Johnson both sank jumpers as the Cougars went up 66-45.
 
Misericordia, 1-1, will host Alvernia, Wednesday at 7:00.