The Griffins continued play in the Atlantic Regional Challenge on Saturday evening as they hosted Fairmont State in the final game of the challenge.
The Falcons outscored the Griffins 30-23 in the fourth quarter to rally for a 92-84 victory. SHU drops to 1-1 overall while FSU improves to 2-0.
Fairmont State scored the first nine points of the contest as they built an early lead. SHU cut the lead to 25-20 on a
Christiane Frye layup late in the quarter but the Falcons scored the final three points of the quarter to take a 28-20 lead into the second quarter.
The Falcons continued to lead through the entire second quarter and carried a 42-31 lead into the halftime break.
Over the first six minutes of the third quarter, the Griffins outscored the Falcons 26-10 as they took a 57-52 lead with 4:06 left in the third quarter.
Helene Cowan closed out the run with a three point play. Fairmont fought back and took a 62-61 lead into the fourth quarter.
Back to back baskets from Frye and
Abby Mankins put the Griffins in front 65-62 early in the fourth quarter. The Falcons answered back with eight straight as they took a 70-65 lead. FSU built their lead to as many as eight but two baskets from Frye cut the lead to 84-82 with 1:52 left. The Griffins would not get any closer down the stretch as the Falcons went 4-4 from the line.
Frye led SHU with 34 points. Mankins finished with 17 points on 8-10 shooting.
Helene Cowan finished with 16 points,
The Griffins will travel to Salem on Wednesday for a non conference matchup.
