Irwin scores career-high 43 to lift State College to win

Kyla Irwin scored a career-high 43 points to lead the State College girls’ basketball team to a 67-59 win over Mifflin County on Tuesday night.

Irwin finished with 17 field goals, including two 3-pointers, and went 7 for 8 from the free-throw line. The Lady Little Lions took an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter and held on for the win.

“We knew it was going to be a close barnburner,” State College coach Bethany Irwin said. “... They shot the lights out.”

Abby Allen added 15 points for State College.

“It was a tough win,” Irwin said.

The Lady Little Lions (15-3) host Altoona on Thursday.

This story was originally published February 2, 2016 at 10:57 PM with the headline "Irwin scores career-high 43 to lift State College to win."