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Megan Kazmerski scored 21 points and snagged 12 boards against Eastern Saturday

KAZMERSKI SHINES AS LADY COLONELS FALL TO EASTERN 71-65

2/9/2013 7:16:00 PM

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KAZMERSKI SHINES AS LADY COLONELS FALL TO EASTERN 71-65

WILKES-BARRE – Megan Kazmerski (Kingston, PA/Holy Redeemer) dropped 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Lady Colonels fell to Eastern 71-65 Saturday afternoon in Freedom Conference play.

Wilkes stands at 11-12 overall and 2-10 in Freedom play while Eastern improves to 10-13 overall and 6-6 in the Freedom.

Down by nine with 7:04 to play in the first half, the Lady Colonels came firing back to tie it just before the half. Kazmerski drained a three-pointer on a dish from Angela Palmerio (Telford, PA/Lansdale Catholic) to make it a six point game. Amanda Pawlowski (Nanticoke, PA/Holy Redeemer) found Kazmerski on their next possession for another trey to bring them back to within three. Elena Stambone (Jessup, PA/Valley View) laced a deep three to tie it with 5:08 to play, at 24-24. Down by three, Kazmerski laced her final three of the half to send the Lady Colonels into the break at 36-36.

In the second half, Wilkes caught a cold spell and Eastern put together a scoring run to create some space. Stambone and Chelsea Brown (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley) hit jumpers to keep Wilkes in the thick of things at 43-40, with 15:50 to play in the game. After a stretch by Eastern, Cara Basile (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) hit two free throws to get Wilkes back to within ten. A Kazmerski three-point play two minutes later made it a 64-56 game. Kazmerski hit a layup late in the game but the Eagles hit their free throws late to bury Wilkes comeback attempt.

Eastern was led by Kaitlyn Dougherty and Gina DiDomenico with 16 and 15 points.

Wilkes was led offensively by Kazmerski's 21 points and 12 rebounds. Stambone contributed 16 points while Brown added 11 tallies of her own.

Wilkes will return to action Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. when they travel to DeSales.

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