SALEM, W.Va. – Alyssa DeAngelo led all scorers with 27 points and eclipsed 1,000 career points as the Fairmont State women's basketball team (11-6, 6-4 Mountain East Conference) picked up a road non-conference win at Salem (8-14) on Monday (Jan. 16) afternoon at T. Edward Davis Gymnasium in Salem, W.Va.
 
DeAngelo, who has tallied 1,022 career points after Monday's game, reached the milestone in 62 games and now ranks 28^th on the all-time Fairmont State women's basketball scorers list, surpassing Ashley Reed. She has averaged 16.5 points per game during her time donning a Fairmont State uniform.
 
In Monday's game, DeAngelo converted five shots from beyond the arc and went a perfect 8-for-8 at the charity stripe. She added four steals and two assists to her final stat line. Katy Darnell dished out a team-high five assists and finished with 18 points to go with six boards and four steals. Jalen Gibbs posted 10 points and hauled in seven rebounds. Jertaya Hall led the Falcons with eight rebounds and netted eight points.
 
The Fighting Falcons hit on their opportunities at the free throw line and made 23 out of 24 free throw attempts. Four players (DeAngelo, Gibbs, Madeline Huffman and Aaliyah Brunny) did not miss at the line. Fairmont State forced 24 turnovers and won the turnover margin by 10. The Falcons were able to capitalize on the offensive end and scored 22 points from Salem turnovers.
 
Fairmont State started the game on an 8-0 scoring run. After two free throws by Gibbs, DeAngelo hit her first three of the day that put the Fighting Falcons ahead 5-0. Darnell completed the scoring run with a three at the 7:06 mark. The Tigers responded with a seven-point run of their own and trailed by a point. Brunny swished the Falcons' third three of the quarter and Fairmont State held an 11-7 lead midway through the first. The Fighting Falcons scored the final five points of the quarter after Hall hit a three and Brunny sank a pair of free throws. Fairmont State led by eight after one quarter. DeAngelo eclipsed 1,000 points after receiving a pass from Darnell and draining a three with 5:54 remaining in the second quarter that put Fairmont State ahead 25-20. The Tigers scored 15 of the last 20 points of the half and held a five-point advantage after one half of play.
 
Salem gained its largest lead of the afternoon in the opening two minutes of the second half. Salem led by 10 points after scoring five-consecutive points. Fairmont State cut into the Salem lead after DeAngelo made two free throws and drilled a three after a Salem turnover to trim the deficit to two points. She tied the score at 44 after drawing a foul and sinking two free throws with 1:49 left in the third. The Tigers outscored the Falcons by four points down the stretch in the third quarter and led with 10 minutes to go.
 
Salem extended its lead to eight points in the first 100 seconds of the final quarter. Darnell scored three-straight points and the Falcons trailed by five with just under eight minutes remaining. With the Fighting Falcons down five, Darnell made a layup and DeAngelo swished her fifth three-pointer of the day to tie the score at 58. Salem pushed their lead back to five points with 3:27 remaining. DeAngelo finished a layup and Gibbs made two shots at the line to put the Fighting Falcons within one point with under 2:30 on the clock. Hall tied the game at 67 with a clutch three-point basket at the 1:26 mark. DeAngelo put Fairmont State back in the lead for the first time since the 4:45 mark in the second quarter with 45 seconds remaining in the game. Salem responded with a two-point shot and tied the game at 69. After a Falcons' missed shot, Huffman alertly grabbed the loose ball and was fouled with eight seconds to go. She calmly sank what would be the game-winning free throws. After a Salem timeout, the Tigers attempted a pass that was stolen by DeAngelo. She sank a pair of free throws to seal the game and give Fairmont State a 73-69 win.
 
The Fairmont State women's basketball team will return to Joe Retton Arena on Wednesday (Jan. 18) for an MEC game versus Davis & Elkins at 5:30 p.m.