Gray leads No. 12 Lady Lions over Middle Tennessee

Zhaque Gray scored 15 points, Maggie Lucas added 14 and No. 12 Penn State beat Middle Tennessee 65-49 on Sunday to win the Lady Lion Classic.

The Lady Lions (2-0) were down by as many as 10 points twice, including a 12-2 deficit to begin the game. Penn State's first lead came with 8:50 remaining when Lucas hit a 3-pointer to cap a 12-2 Penn State run to make it 46-45.

Reserve Ariel Edwards chipped in 10 points for the Lady Lions, who were just 5 of 21 from 3-point range.

Icelyn Ellie and Kortni Jones each scored 13 points for the Blue Raiders (1-1), who took advantage of Penn State's poor shooting in the first half to take a 32-26 lead into halftime.

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