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BERNADINE FRANK, 70, of West Hartford Street, Ashley, died Friday

But Lady Royals find success by winning Days Inn Tournament in Gettysburg.


 SCRANTON &ndash; The University of Scranton stuck with nationally ranked Richard Stockton College for most of the first half and came charging back at the Ospreys in the second half.
 Eventually, however, Richard Stockton&rsquo;s constant swarming defense had the same toll on the Royals as it has on most of the team&rsquo;s opponents.
 &ldquo;We never did this until about 12 games into last year,&rdquo; coach Gerry Matthews said of a trapping half-court and three-quarters court scheme that carried the Ospreys to a 77-62 victory over the Royals in the final of the seventh annual Radisson Invitational. &ldquo;Since we&rsquo;ve done that, people have struggled against us.&rdquo;
 Richard Stockton, which reached the round of 16 in last season&rsquo;s NCAA Division III tournament, is 12-1 after handing Scranton its first home-court loss of the season.
 &ldquo;We competed,&rdquo; Scranton coach Carl Danzig said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what you&rsquo;re always looking for. We had the (14th-)ranked team in the country in a two-point game.&rdquo;
 Even though Richard Stockton went 6-for-10 on 3-pointers to start the game, Scranton (7-4) led by as much as four early as was still up 23-20 on Paul Biagoli&rsquo;s spin move in the lane with 9:17 left in the half.
 The Ospreys seemed to break the game open with a 16-1 run for a 36-24 lead with four minutes left in the half.
 Scranton closed within seven at halftime and then used a 16-4 burst to move within 54-52 with 10:29 left in the game. The streak was capped by a three-play by Zach Ashworth, who took the ball out underneath the basket, threw the ball off the back of Omar Smith, retrieved the carom and drew a foul.
 &ldquo;We attacked and stayed aggressive,&rdquo; Danzig said. &ldquo;We were able to get to the foul line and make some shots and we forced some turnovers.&rdquo;
 The whole time Scranton was coming back it was getting deeper into foul trouble. The offense eventually lost its momentum.
 &ldquo;Most of the good teams we play hang with us for about a half,&rdquo; said Smith, the tournament&rsquo;s Most Valuable Player. &ldquo;The press after that starts to wear them down, then the turnovers come.&rdquo;
 Scranton turned the ball over 11 times in the second half after just four in the first half.
 The Ospreys even overcame their usual weakness. Although they came into the tournament under 60 percent from the line, they shot 21-for-29 (72.4 percent).
 Smith finished with game-highs of 22 points and 10 rebounds.
 Point guard Santini Lancioni made the all-tournament team with 20 points and five assists.
 &ldquo;(Lancioni) was the key,&rdquo; Danzig said. &ldquo;You come out and guard him high, he goes by you; you sag off and he makes the shot.&rdquo;
 Luke Hawk led Scranton with 18 points and made the all-tournament team. Biagoli added 14 points, while Paul Hawk and Ashworth added 10 each.
 Ryan FitzPatrick, who fouled out of the final, had 18 points to lead the Royals past Plattsburgh State, 66-52, in Saturday&rsquo;s semifinals.
 Shenandoah beat Plattsburgh State, 63-39, for third place Sunday.

 





RICHARD STOCKTON (12-1) 77

 Smith 8-13 6-11 22, Lancioni 6-15 3-4 20 Farrow 2-4 8-8 12, Hubbard 3-10 0-0 9, Massaquoi 1-2 4-5 6, Brown 2-9 0-0 6, Poe 1-5 0-0 2, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Wilson 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 23-58 21-29 77.

SCRANTON (7-4) 62

 L. Hawk 5-10 6-7 18, Biagoli 6-12 0-0 14, Ashworth 3-9 2-3 10, P. Hawk 4-9 1-2 10, O&rsquo;Connell 1-3 2-3 4, FitzPatrick 1-7 0-0 2, Londo 0-0 2-2 2, Fuller 1-1 0-0 2, Carlino 0-0 0-0 0, Bogovich 0-0 0-0 0, Wynne 0-0 0-0 0, Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Roe 0-0 0-0 0, Hilferty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-51 13-17 62.
 Halftime: Richard Stockton, 40-33. 3-point shooting: Richard Stockton 10-30 (Lancioni 5-10 Hubbard 3-10, Brown 2-6, Massaquoi 0-1, Farrow 0-1, Poe 0-2), Scranton 7-21 (P. Hawk 2-3, Ashworth 2-5, Biagoli 2-6, P. Hawk 1-3, O&rsquo;Connell 0-1, FitzPatrick 0-3). Rebounds: Richard Stockton 34 (Smith 10), Scranton 35 (P. Hawk 7). Assists: Richard Stockton 15 (Lancioni 5), Scranton 14 (Ashworth 4). Steals: Richard Stockton 8 (Hubbard 3), Scranton 3 (P. Hawk 2). Blocked Shots: Richard Stockton 5 (Smith 2, Poe 2), Scranton 4 (P. Hawk 3). Total foul: Richard Stockton 17, Scranton 26. Fouled out: P. Hawk, FitzPatrick. Technical foul: Scranton coach Danzig. Turnovers: Richard Stockton 8, Scranton 15. A: 350.
LADY ROYALS WIN TOURNAMENT
The Scranton women continued a surge that started when they returned from a Christmas break by putting together their most impressive effort of the season.
 Sophomore guard Megan Kopecki scored 15 of her 23 points in the second half to help Scranton pull away from ninth-ranked Kean University, 77-52, in the championship game of the Days Inn Tournament in Gettysburg Saturday.
 The Lady Royals won three games during the week and four straight overall to improve to 7-3.
 Molly Klusek had 11 points and 10 rebounds while Riverside graduate Jennifer King had 10 points in 16 minutes to earn spots on the all-tournament team.
 Kean (9-3) was within 33-30 at halftime before Kopecki scored six points in a 10-2 run to start the second half.
 The tough schedule continues for the Lady Royals, who played top-ranked Rochester Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Long Center. 

 


KEAN (9-3) 52

 Patrick 6-9 1-4 13, Jackson 4-10 1-1 9, Brown 2-5 5-6 9, Taylor 3-9 0-0 7, Bermudez 2-7 2-2 6, Jackman 1-8 0-0 3, Triano 1-1 0-0 3, Henry 1-3 0-0 2, De La Rosa 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Rodriguez 0-0 0-0 0, McFadden 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 9-13 52.

SCRANTON (7-3) 77

 Kopecki 10-19 3-4 23, Klusek 3-7 5-10 11, King 4-8 0-0 10, Tratthen 2-6 4-46 8, Roselle 2-7 2-2 6, Mooney 2-4 1-4 6, Rainey 3-6 0-0 6, McLane 2-4 0-0 5, Bontemps 1-4 0-0 2, Kelley-Kemple 0-0 0-0 0, Gage 0-0 0-0 0, Jaques 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 29-68 15-26 77.
 Halftime: Scranton, 33-30. 3-point shooting: Kean 3-13 (Triano 1-1, Jackman 1-3, Taylor 1-6, Bermudez 0-1, Henry 0-1, Jackson 0-1), Scranton 4-10 (King 2-3, Mooney 1-2, McLane 1-2, Bontemps 0-1, Jaques 0-1, Kopecki 0-1). Rebounds: Kean 34 (Brown 6), Scranton 46 (Klusek 10). Assists: Kean 12 (Triano 5), Scranton 16 (Mooney 6). Total fouls: Kean 18, Scranton 14. Fouled out: None. A: 121.

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