GREENSBURG, Pa. – The Concord University women's basketball team fell to Lock Haven 84-64 in a neutral site non-conference game Saturday afternoon hosted by Seton Hill in the McKenna Center.  
 CU (0-2) had a cold-shooting first half as it trailed the Bald Eagles (1-1) by 24 points at halftime, 48-24. Sophomore forward Abbie Smith led the Mountain Lions with nine points at the break.  
 
Concord rattled off an 8-0 run to begin the third quarter with junior guard Skylar Davidson, senior guard Jazz Blankenship, and graduate guard Maddie Ratcliff converting layups from LHU turnovers to cut the score to 48-32. Davidson made two more fastbreak layups to bring CU within 13, 52-39.  
 
The Mountain Lions forced four steals in the third quarter, leading to eight points off of turnovers.  
 
A steal by graduate forward Alexis Phillips led to a free throw from Davidson to cut the deficit back to 13 at the start of the fourth quarter.  
 
Senior guard Jaisah Smith scored 10 of her 21 points in the final quarter, including the only three-pointer for CU in the contest.  
 
Concord outscored Lock Haven 38-34 in the paint, as well as 6-4 on second chance points.  
 
Jaisah Smith led CU in scoring with 21 points on 8-14 from the field. Abbie Smith (15 points) and Davidson (10 points) also notched double figures. Junior guard/forward Deja Atkinson added five steals defensively. Eight Mountain Lions grabbed at least three rebounds in the contest. 
 
Concord returns to the Carter Center for its 2023-24 home opener against Mercer County rival Bluefield State Wednesday starting at 5:30 p.m.