TOWSON, Md. — The Landmark Conference Women’s Basketball Championship concludes Saturday, February 28, at 2:00 p.m., as third-seeded Elizabethtown College faces top-seeded University of Scranton.
Championship Central
Storylines:
- Third time Elizabethtown and Scranton meet in the Landmark championship game. Scranton won in 2018-19 (68-48) and 2022-23 (69-54).
- Scranton enters undefeated in both conference (18-0) and overall play (26-0).
- Elizabethtown is making its third championship appearance and first since 2022-23.
- Regular season matchups were competitive: Scranton won 59-50 on Jan. 7 and 88-48 on Feb. 7; Elizabethtown was the only conference team to keep a close score against Scranton.
- Scranton ranks third nationally in assists (20.0 per game) and third in field goal percentage (45.9%), while leading the nation in scoring defense (42.4 ppg).
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown advanced to the championship with consecutive postseason wins, defeating sixth-seeded Drew 80-72 in overtime in the opening round and second-seeded Susquehanna 68-61 in the semifinals.
Players to Watch:
- Makenna Mummert: 17.4 ppg
- Allyia Kennedy: 11.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg
- Ellie Fasick: 1.5 bpg
Team Notes:
- Scoring: 67.6 ppg
- Defense: 60.7 ppg
- Rebounding: 42.1 rpg
- Blocked Shots: 4.04 per game
University of Scranton
Scranton earned a first-round bye as the top seed after completing a perfect conference season and recently defeated Catholic 74-36 in the semifinals, the seventh time this season it has held a conference opponent under 40 points.
Players to Watch:
- Kaci Kranson: 18.4 ppg
- Elizabeth Bennett: 12.2 ppg
- Katie Gorski: 10.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg
- Meghan Lamanna: 10.4 ppg
- Kaeli Romanowski: 2.8 spg, 4.2 apg
Team Notes:
- Scoring: 80.8 ppg
- Defense: 42.2 ppg
- Rebounding: 41.8 rpg
- Blocked Shots: 4.31 per game
- Assists: 20.04 per game
- Steals: 14.58 per game