The Pitt-Johnstown men's and women's basketball teams will host a PSAC Crossover doubleheader against West Chester University, Wednesday evening in the Sports Center. The women will tip-off against the PSAC-East leaders at 5:30 p.m., before the men's game against the 20
th-ranked Golden Rams follows at 7:30 p.m.
Pitt-Johnstown, 8-10 overall and 5-8 in the PSAC Western Division under
Coach Mike Drahos (5th year), is coming off of a 64-60 home loss to Slippery Rock last Wednesday and a 79-50 setback at Seton Hill on Saturday.
Gabrielle Smith's 12 points and game-high 10 rebounds and
Olivia McCabe's 12 points and four rebounds led Pitt-Johnstown. The Cats also got eight points, seven rebounds, and four assists from
Maurina Nunn and six points and four rebounds from
Tori Moreland in the loss to the Griffins.
McCabe is currently 29
th on the Pitt-Johnstown All-Time Scoring List with 1,071 points and 12
th on the All-Time Rebounding List with 735 rebounds.
Head Coach Kiera Wooden's West Chester Golden Rams have won their last eight games and sit atop of the PSAC Eastern Division standings at 13-4 overall and 10-3 in conference-play. West Chester earned an 84-77 win at East Stroudsburg last Wednesday, before securing an 82-74 home victory over Shippensburg on Saturday.
Mia Hopkins' 19 points and six rebounds and
Camden Boehner's 13 points paced four Golden Rams who scored in double figures against the Raiders.
Pitt-Johnstown and West Chester last met on November 21, 2015 in the Sports Center and the Cats held on for a 69-64 victory.
Ana Hollen scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while
McCabe had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and
Laurel O'Barto chipped-in 12 points for Pitt-Johnstown. The Golden Rams were led by
Brittany Sicinski's 20 points and 10 rebounds and
Anna Kuntz's 10 points and nine rebounds.
Head Coach Bob Rukavina's Mountain Cats made it three straight wins to improve to 9-8 overall and 7-6 in the PSAC Western Division with an 88-85 overtime win over Slippery Rock last Wednesday and an 86-83 victory at Seton Hill on Saturday.
Josh Wise scored 25 points, and
Isaac Vescovi, the current PSAC Player of the Week, added 20 points to lead the Mountain Cats against the Griffins. Pitt-Johnstown also got 16 points and 12 rebounds from
Levi Masua, and 12 points and five assists from
Dale Clancy.
Clancy currently stands in 14
th-place on the Mountain Cat All-Time Scoring List (1,288 points), fourth on the assists list (469), and fifth on the 3-point field goals list (201).
Vescovi is 18
th-place on the Pitt-Johnstown Scoring List with 1,188 points.
West Chester, under 10
th-year
Head Coach Damien Blair, is ranked 20th in NCAA Division II and lead the PSAC Eastern Division at 15-2 overall record and a 11-2 in conference-play
. The Golden Rams defeated East Stroudsburg, 76-74, last Wednesday, before suffering a 93-83 loss to Shippensburg on Saturday.
Tyrell Long scored 23 points, and
Jawan Collins collected 16 points and five rebounds to pace four Golden Rams who scored in double figures against Shippensburg.
West Chester has won the previous three meetings and holds a 6-5 advantage in the series that dates back to the 1989-90 season. The Mountain Cats and Golden Rams last met on November 21, 2015 in the Sports Center, and West Chester came away with an 88-82 victory.
Nate Snodgrass scored 25 points, and
Olando King, Jr. added 20 points to pace Pitt-Johnstown.
Mike Wilson's game-high 28 points and
Matt Wiseley's 21 points and nine rebounds led the Golden Rams.
The Pitt-Johnstown teams travel to a PSAC game at Gannon on Saturday, before hosting conference doubleheaders against Edinboro next Wednesday and Clarion on February 3.
