FROSTBURG, Md. - The Penn State Altoona women's basketball team was held to under 34% shooting, and the Lions were outrebounded 53-33 in a 70-54 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference loss to Frostburg State Wednesday night.

The loss was Altoona's first conference defeat of the season.

Sophomore Courtney Carrol (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle) paced the Lion effort with 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while freshman Marissa Lucas (Washington, PA/Trinity) contributed 12 points, six assists, and six rebounds in 35 minutes of action.

The Bobcats were led by Brittany James, who not only scored a team-high 20 points, but also grabbed 16 rebounds and swiped six steals.  Caryn Wright also recorded a double-double for Frostburg with 13 points and 10 boards. 

The closest Altoona ever came was at the 2:49 mark in the first half, when the Lions trailed 27-24. 

Altoona managed just two made three-pointers on 12 attempts, while the Bobcats hit 44% of their three-point tries.  Frostburg also managed a 24-16 advantage in points in the paint.  Both teams shot relatively well for the free-throw stripe, as Altoona went 10-14 and Frostburg connected on 12 of 16 attempts.

The Lions' record drops to 7-4 overall, 5-1 in the AMCC with the loss.  Altoona will be back in action this Saturday, January 17 when it travels to Medaille to take on the Mavericks.  Game time is set for 1:00 PM.